How much do teachers get paid in ?

Updated annually
Between $54,100 and $61,100 per year in 2024, depending on the role. These figures represent the annual median wage for Idaho pre-K–12 teachers. Preschool teachers tend to be at the lower end of the range, while Kindergarten teachers tend to be at the higher end, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates. The median wage is the midpoint — half of teachers in each role earn more, and half earn less.
For comparison, in Idaho, the median wage across all occupations was $46,500 in 2024 — about 14% lower than the median preschool teacher wage.

$54.1K

median annual wage for preschool teachers in Idaho (2024)

$60.3K

median annual wage for middle school teachers in Idaho (2024)
Among teachers working in elementary, middle, and high schools, annual pay varied by the grade level taught. In Idaho in 2024, preschool teachers earned the least, earning around $54,100 annually. Kindergarten teachers made the most at around $61,100 per year. In other words, kindergarten teachers earned about 13% more than preschool teachers.

Kindergarten teachers earn $61,100 annually, more than any other ID teachers

Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (ID, 2024)

Teacher salaries vary nationwide. In 2024, Idaho teachers earned less than the national median for 4 of 5 grade levels reported. The largest percentage difference was among high school teachers, who earned 6% less than the national median. Kindergarten teachers — typically the lowest-paid group — were the highest-paid in Idaho, earning about 1% less than their counterparts nationwide.

Idaho teachers earn less than the national average at 4 of 5 levels level

Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (ID, 2024)

Pay also varies by specialization. Teachers of students with disabilities (collected in the data as “special education”), earn about the same or less than general education teachers at all levels except preschool in Idaho. In 2024, the median wages for teachers of students with disabilities ranged from 21% lower to 4% higher than those of other teachers at the same grade level.
The largest difference for teachers of students with disabilities was at the high school level, where they earned $48,000 per year compared to $61,000 for other high school teachers, a 21% difference.
Some schools, primarily middle and high schools, also employ technical teachers. These teachers provide vocational and technical training in fields such as automotive repair, culinary arts, cosmetology, and information technology, to help students develop career skills. In Idaho, their median wages were $62,300 at the high school level in 2024, 2% higher than those of general education teachers at the same level.

In Idaho, teachers of students with disabilities out-earned other teachers only at the Elementary level.

Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers (ID, 2024)

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