But given the rash of walkouts and strikes in certain pockets of the country lately, it’s clear that many teachers feel overworked and undercompensated. In a recent interview with former public school teacher Jennifer Ross, she acknowledged working more than 60 hours most weeks and spending off time planning classroom activities.
And, according to an annual report from the U.S. Department of Education, dozens of districts across the country are facing teacher shortages (some are even begging retirees to come back to the workforce to fill the void).
But some places are bucking the trend. What about the cities that pay their teachers what they’re actually worth?
For Riverside County Superintendent Dr. Judy D. White, it’s simple: To prepare more students for college — and raise what were less-than-stellar college graduation rates — the district needed stellar teachers.
“When study after study reveals that great teachers have an enormous impact on student success, it becomes a priority for schools to focus on teacher compensation, professional development and retention strategies,” White said in an email.
Last year, White’s administration negotiated a 10% raise for about 650 teachers with the local union. Though that’s a fraction of the more than 20,000 teachers in the Riverside metropolitan area, it demonstrates why Riverside is one of the top paying metros for teachers.
For Teacher Appreciation Week, we wanted to find the top cities for teachers — elementary, middle and high school — when it comes to annual pay. So we pulled the most recent median annual salary numbers for the 50 metropolitan areas with the most teachers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (We used the median to avoid the effect of outliers, such as a 30-year veteran making more than six figures.)
But we ran into one big problem: Teachers in New York City obviously get paid more than those in Cincinnati, Ohio — because the rent is too dang high in NYC.
So we adjusted for the local cost-of-living to find the real pay in the top cities for elementary, middle and high school teachers using the latest regional price parities from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Metro areas in California and Ohio dominate the list, mainly due to competitive teacher pay in the former and the cheap cost of living in the latter.
Here’s the full list of the 30 best places for elementary, middle and high school teachers.
Note: We’ve only listed the name of the largest city in each metro area.
The 10 Best Cities for Elementary School Teachers
Teaching elementary school has its ups and down. You get to begin molding young minds, but also have to deal with the occasional “accident.” Then again, there’s nap time, which affords you some quiet to reflect on your life choices.
Here are the top 10 cities for elementary school teacher salaries:
1. Riverside, California
Real Pay: $80,412.37
Total Teachers: 20,180
2. Anaheim, California
Real Pay: $74,923
Total Teachers: 11,520
3. Virginia Beach, Virginia
Real Pay: $69,745
Total Teachers: 6,780
4. Cincinnati, Ohio
Real Pay: $69,552
Total Teachers: 8,620
5. Sacramento, California
Real Pay: $69,103
Total Teachers: 7,850
6. Boston, Massachusetts
Real Pay: $68,776
Total Teachers: 12,270
7. Los Angeles, California
Real Pay: $68,673
Total Teachers: 31,040
8. Columbus, Ohio
Real Pay: $67,261
Total Teachers: 9,320
9. Detroit, Michigan
Real Pay: $66,025
Total Teachers: 5,920
10. Cleveland, Ohio
Real Pay: $65,942
Total Teachers: 7,400
The 10 Best Cities for Middle School Teachers
Middle school is a transformative time for students — mostly thanks to puberty, which can make for quite a chaotic teaching environment. But that’s why middle school teachers are so important.
Here are the top 10 cities for middle school teacher salaries:
1. Portland, Oregon
Real Pay: $80,059
Total Teachers: 3,320
2. Hartford, Connecticut
Real Pay: $79,802
Total Teachers: 3,050
3. Riverside, California
Real Pay: $78,997
Total Teachers: 3,430
4. Sacramento, California
Real Pay: $71,208
Total Teachers: 2,760
5. Virginia Beach, Virginia
Real Pay: $69,959
Total Teachers: 3,490
6. Boston, Massachusetts
Real Pay: $68,957
Total Teachers: 8,350
7. Cincinnati, Ohio
Real Pay: $67,769
Total Teachers: 5,680
8. Cleveland, Ohio
Real Pay: $66,856
Total Teachers: 7,470
9. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Real Pay: $65,734
Total Teachers: 5,600
10. Columbus, Ohio
Real Pay: $65,403
Total Teachers: 4,680
The 10 Best Cities for High School Teachers
High school teachers are the last to instruct students before they head off to college or into the workforce (or into their parents’ basement — we’re not judging.) It’s largely up to them to prepare students for the real world.
Here are the top 10 cities for high school teacher salaries:
1. Buffalo, New York
Real Pay: $75,389
Total Teachers: 4,160
2. Anaheim, California
Real Pay: $75,349
Total Teachers: 7,460
3. Hartford, Connecticut
Real Pay: $74,653
Total Teachers: 5,050
4. Cleveland, Ohio
Real Pay: $73,746
Total Teachers: 8,930
5. Sacramento, California
Real Pay: $73,577
Total Teachers: 6,440
6. Riverside, California
Real Pay: $71,987
Total Teachers: 10,560
7. Portland, Oregon
Real Pay: $70,914
Total Teachers: 6,210
8. Providence, Rhode Island
Real Pay: $70,050
Total Teachers: 4,660
9. Virginia Beach, Virginia
Real Pay: $69,316
Total Teachers: 4,660
10. Boston, Massachusetts
Real Pay: $69,184
Total Teachers: 11,620
Alex Mahadevan is a data journalist at The Penny Hoarder. If he wasn’t a reporter, he’d probably be a math teacher.
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