What are the main factors that influence a 5th Grade Elementary Teacher's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for 5th Grade Elementary Teacher?

The Hospitality & Leisure industry offers the highest average compensation for 5th Grade Elementary Teacher roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change A 5th Grade Elementary Teacher's salary?

A 5th Grade Elementary Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,043 for beginners, reaching about $62,730 at mid-level, and approach $66,241 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a 5th Grade Elementary Teacher?

5th Grade Elementary Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for 5th Grade Elementary Teacher roles are District of Columbia $69,670, California $69,406, Massachusetts $68,481. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of 5th Grade Elementary Teacher roles make?

Salaries for 5th Grade Elementary Teacher level roles vary by specialization: 5th Grade Science Teacher: $61,512; 4th/5th Grade Teacher: $61,293; 5th Grade Math Teacher: $61,280; Elementary Teacher: $61,171; Teacher Elementary School: $60,819.

5th Grade Elementary Teacher Salary in Oregon

How much does a 5th Grade Elementary Teacher make in Oregon? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a 5th Grade Elementary Teacher in Oregon is $63,900 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, a 5th Grade Elementary Teacher's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,998
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,238 to $72,327
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,351

10% $47,351

50% (Median) $63,900

90% $79,998

5th Grade Elementary Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,327	$6,027	$1,391	$35
Average	$63,900	$5,325	$1,229	$31
25th Percentile	$55,238	$4,603	$1,062	$27

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Key Factors That Influence 5th Grade Elementary Teacher Salaries

A 5th Grade Elementary Teacher's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects 5th Grade Elementary Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 5th Grade Elementary Teacher's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $59,043
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,325
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,730
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $66,007
Expert (over 8 years): $66,241

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level 5th Grade Elementary Teacher	less than 1 year	$59,043
Early Career Level 5th Grade Elementary Teacher	1-2 years	$59,325
Mid-Level Level 5th Grade Elementary Teacher	2-4 years	$62,730
Senior-Level Level 5th Grade Elementary Teacher	5-8 years	$66,007
Expert Level 5th Grade Elementary Teacher	over 8 years	$66,241

How Do 5th Grade Elementary Teacher Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract 5th Grade Elementary Teachers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,670.
California: $69,406.
Massachusetts: $68,481.

District of Columbia $69,670 California $69,406 Massachusetts $68,481 Washington $68,229 New Jersey $68,204 Alaska $68,116 Connecticut $67,248 New York $66,895

Hawaii $65,769 Rhode Island $65,240 Maryland $64,882 Minnesota $64,391 Colorado $64,202 Illinois $64,139 Oregon $63,900 Delaware $63,724

New Hampshire $63,613 Virginia $63,365 Pennsylvania $62,642 Nevada $62,277 North Dakota $62,157 Michigan $61,968 Wisconsin $61,899 Vermont $61,761

Texas $61,377 Maine $61,352 Arizona $61,314 Ohio $61,270 Georgia $60,691 Indiana $60,402 Wyoming $60,345 Utah $60,257

Iowa $60,219 Kansas $59,917 Louisiana $59,829 North Carolina $59,797 Missouri $59,785 Florida $59,539 Montana $59,407 Nebraska $59,281

Kentucky $59,212 South Carolina $58,961 Tennessee $58,803 Idaho $58,740 New Mexico $58,281 Oklahoma $58,180 Alabama $57,809 South Dakota $57,186

Arkansas $56,846 West Virginia $56,664 Mississippi $56,116

Top Paying Cities for 5th Grade Elementary Teacher

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Antelope: $60,821
Aurora: $64,509
Beaverton: $65,808

Antelope, OR $60,821

Aurora, OR $64,509

Beaverton, OR $65,808

Beavercreek, OR $64,731

Boring, OR $65,150

Bridal Veil, OR $65,049

Brightwood, OR $64,035

Canby, OR $64,551

Cascade Locks, OR $63,118

Clackamas, OR $65,783

Clatskanie, OR $63,002

Colton, OR $64,053

Columbia City, OR $64,631

Corbett, OR $64,730

Donald, OR $64,164

Dufur, OR $61,152

Eagle Creek, OR $64,870

Estacada, OR $63,896

Fairview, OR $65,671

Gervais, OR $63,483

Gladstone, OR $65,760

Government Camp, OR $62,871

Grass Valley, OR $60,957

Gresham, OR $65,650

Hood River, OR $62,757

Hubbard, OR $63,837

Kent, OR $60,820

Lake Oswego, OR $65,919

Marylhurst, OR $65,834

Maupin, OR $60,892

Molalla, OR $63,519

Moro, OR $61,086

Mosier, OR $62,111

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $62,525

Mulino, OR $64,476

Odell, OR $62,614

Oregon City, OR $65,300

Rainier, OR $63,917

Rhododendron, OR $63,445

Rufus, OR $61,275

Saint Helens, OR $64,425

Warren, OR $64,784

Deer Island, OR $64,195

Sandy, OR $64,369

Scappoose, OR $64,697

Shaniko, OR $61,021

The Dalles, OR $61,490

Troutdale, OR $65,420

Tualatin, OR $65,614

Tygh Valley, OR $61,429

Vernonia, OR $63,720

Wasco, OR $61,136

Welches, OR $63,721

West Linn, OR $65,615

Wilsonville, OR $65,206

Woodburn, OR $63,620

Happy Valley, OR $65,873

Damascus, OR $65,544

Amity, OR $63,325

Arch Cape, OR $61,656

Astoria, OR $62,056

Banks, OR $64,595

Bay City, OR $61,915

Beaver, OR $62,231

Buxton, OR $64,203

Cannon Beach, OR $61,629

Carlton, OR $63,484

Cloverdale, OR $61,846

Cornelius, OR $65,078

Dayton, OR $63,524

Dundee, OR $64,036

Forest Grove, OR $64,561

Gales Creek, OR $63,842

Garibaldi, OR $61,921

Gaston, OR $64,227

Hammond, OR $61,352

Hebo, OR $62,047

Hillsboro, OR $65,257

Manning, OR $64,273

Lafayette, OR $63,602

Mcminnville, OR $63,291

Manzanita, OR $61,840

Nehalem, OR $62,004

Newberg, OR $64,607

North Plains, OR $64,959

Oceanside, OR $61,702

Pacific City, OR $61,849

Rockaway Beach, OR $61,837

Saint Paul, OR $63,802

Seaside, OR $62,179

Sherwood, OR $65,278

Tillamook, OR $62,275

Netarts, OR $61,760

Timber, OR $63,811

Tolovana Park, OR $61,639

Warrenton, OR $61,612

Wheeler, OR $61,998

Yamhill, OR $63,682

Neskowin, OR $61,817

Portland, OR $65,933

Salem, OR $63,535

Keizer, OR $63,547

Albany, OR $62,909

Alsea, OR $61,839

Aumsville, OR $63,414

Blodgett, OR $61,909

Brownsville, OR $62,252

Cascadia, OR $61,517

Corvallis, OR $62,759

Crabtree, OR $62,846

Crawfordsville, OR $62,220

Dallas, OR $63,219

Depoe Bay, OR $61,601

Detroit, OR $61,356

Eddyville, OR $61,579

Falls City, OR $62,909

Foster, OR $61,999

Gates, OR $62,540

Grand Ronde, OR $62,649

Halsey, OR $62,262

Idanha, OR $61,406

Independence, OR $63,455

Jefferson, OR $63,319

Lebanon, OR $62,314

Logsden, OR $61,837

Lyons, OR $62,672

Mill City, OR $62,677

Monmouth, OR $63,052

Mount Angel, OR $63,467

Neotsu, OR $61,890

Newport, OR $61,482

South Beach, OR $61,281

Lincoln City, OR $61,815

Otis, OR $61,936

Otter Rock, OR $61,493

Philomath, OR $62,129

Rickreall, OR $63,466

Rose Lodge, OR $61,998

Saint Benedict, OR $63,458

Scio, OR $62,952

Scotts Mills, OR $63,309

Seal Rock, OR $61,209

Shedd, OR $62,236

Sheridan, OR $63,078

Siletz, OR $61,722

Silverton, OR $63,328

Stayton, OR $63,154

Mehama, OR $62,986

Sublimity, OR $63,258

Sweet Home, OR $62,111

Gleneden Beach, OR $61,668

Tangent, OR $62,348

Tidewater, OR $61,430

Toledo, OR $61,501

Turner, OR $63,424

Waldport, OR $61,284

Willamina, OR $62,861

Eugene, OR $62,654

Agness, OR $60,650

Allegany, OR $60,723

Alvadore, OR $62,594

Azalea, OR $61,359

Bandon, OR $60,770

Blachly, OR $62,060

Blue River, OR $61,101

Broadbent, OR $60,677

Brookings, OR $61,028

Camas Valley, OR $60,710

Canyonville, OR $61,164

Cheshire, OR $62,292

Coos Bay, OR $60,741

Coquille, OR $60,746

Cottage Grove, OR $62,082

Crescent Lake, OR $60,826

Creswell, OR $62,449

Culp Creek, OR $61,821

Curtin, OR $62,036

Days Creek, OR $61,084

Deadwood, OR $61,803

Dexter, OR $62,270

Dillard, OR $60,904

Dorena, OR $61,635

Drain, OR $61,812

Elkton, OR $61,377

Elmira, OR $62,374

Fall Creek, OR $62,187

Florence, OR $61,322

Gardiner, OR $60,824

Glendale, OR $61,231

Glide, OR $60,972

Gold Beach, OR $60,845

Harrisburg, OR $62,498

Idleyld Park, OR $60,824

Junction City, OR $62,457

Lakeside, OR $60,843

Langlois, OR $60,710

Lorane, OR $62,203

Lowell, OR $62,180

Mapleton, OR $61,452

Marcola, OR $62,375

Pleasant Hill, OR $62,542

Monroe, OR $62,179

Myrtle Creek, OR $60,910

Myrtle Point, OR $60,700

North Bend, OR $60,743

Noti, OR $62,165

Oakland, OR $61,282

Oakridge, OR $61,564

Ophir, OR $60,838

Port Orford, OR $60,755

Powers, OR $60,742

Reedsport, OR $61,172

Riddle, OR $61,035

Roseburg, OR $60,992

Scottsburg, OR $61,065

Springfield, OR $62,528

Sixes, OR $60,704

Sutherlin, OR $61,313

Swisshome, OR $61,520

Tenmile, OR $60,772

Thurston, OR $62,557

Tiller, OR $61,139

Umpqua, OR $60,941

Veneta, OR $62,321

Vida, OR $61,846

Walterville, OR $62,139

Walton, OR $61,934

Wedderburn, OR $60,880

Westfir, OR $61,768

Westlake, OR $61,148

Wilbur, OR $61,049

Winchester, OR $61,053

Winston, OR $60,783

Wolf Creek, OR $61,343

Yachats, OR $61,296

Yoncalla, OR $61,641

Medford, OR $62,377

Central Point, OR $62,290

White City, OR $61,898

Ashland, OR $61,926

Butte Falls, OR $61,527

Cave Junction, OR $61,353

Eagle Point, OR $62,030

Gold Hill, OR $62,142

Grants Pass, OR $61,654

Jacksonville, OR $62,029

Kerby, OR $61,449

Merlin, OR $61,256

Murphy, OR $61,889

O Brien, OR $61,323

Phoenix, OR $62,358

Prospect, OR $61,372

Rogue River, OR $61,861

Selma, OR $61,296

Shady Cove, OR $61,944

Talent, OR $62,239

Trail, OR $61,471

Wilderville, OR $61,425

Williams, OR $61,836

Klamath Falls, OR $61,361

Crater Lake, OR $60,702

Adel, OR $61,014

Beatty, OR $60,859

Bly, OR $60,917

Bonanza, OR $60,969

Chiloquin, OR $60,963

Dairy, OR $60,936

Fort Klamath, OR $60,943

Keno, OR $61,386

Lakeview, OR $61,065

Malin, OR $61,048

Merrill, OR $61,074

Midland, OR $61,139

New Pine Creek, OR $61,202

Paisley, OR $60,915

Plush, OR $60,985

Silver Lake, OR $60,893

Sprague River, OR $60,909

Summer Lake, OR $60,835

Christmas Valley, OR $60,937

Bend, OR $61,078

Fields, OR $61,001

Ashwood, OR $60,806

Brothers, OR $60,863

Burns, OR $61,011

Princeton, OR $60,895

Diamond, OR $60,855

Camp Sherman, OR $60,901

Chemult, OR $60,857

Crane, OR $60,962

Crescent, OR $60,826

Culver, OR $60,948

Fort Rock, OR $60,901

Frenchglen, OR $60,850

Gilchrist, OR $60,943

Hines, OR $61,023

La Pine, OR $61,009

Madras, OR $60,990

Mitchell, OR $60,855

Paulina, OR $60,878

Post, OR $60,851

Powell Butte, OR $60,996

Prineville, OR $60,999

Redmond, OR $61,085

Riley, OR $60,847

Sisters, OR $60,902

Terrebonne, OR $61,023

Warm Springs, OR $60,913

Pendleton, OR $62,963

Adams, OR $61,728

Arlington, OR $61,027

Athena, OR $63,103

Baker City, OR $61,063

Bates, OR $60,894

Boardman, OR $62,682

Bridgeport, OR $60,907

Canyon City, OR $60,992

Condon, OR $60,882

Cove, OR $61,001

Dayville, OR $60,926

Echo, OR $63,141

Elgin, OR $61,013

Enterprise, OR $60,872

Fossil, OR $60,892

Haines, OR $61,027

Halfway, OR $60,894

Helix, OR $64,590

Heppner, OR $60,921

Hereford, OR $60,934

Hermiston, OR $64,941

Lexington, OR $62,041

Oxbow, OR $60,619

Imbler, OR $61,046

Imnaha, OR $60,468

Ione, OR $61,011

Irrigon, OR $64,514

John Day, OR $61,091

Joseph, OR $60,800

Kimberly, OR $60,908

La Grande, OR $61,082

Long Creek, OR $60,919

Lostine, OR $60,946

Meacham, OR $61,026

Mikkalo, OR $61,102

Milton Freewater, OR $62,517

Monument, OR $60,906

Mount Vernon, OR $60,989

North Powder, OR $61,001

Pilot Rock, OR $61,224

Prairie City, OR $61,033

Richland, OR $60,833

Seneca, OR $60,996

Spray, OR $60,904

Stanfield, OR $64,770

Summerville, OR $61,020

Sumpter, OR $60,969

Ukiah, OR $60,909

Umatilla, OR $65,252

Union, OR $61,013

Unity, OR $61,001

Wallowa, OR $61,030

Weston, OR $61,896

Adrian, OR $59,993

Arock, OR $60,634

Brogan, OR $60,882

Drewsey, OR $60,957

Durkee, OR $60,839

Harper, OR $60,709

Huntington, OR $60,887

Ironside, OR $60,913

Jamieson, OR $60,720

Jordan Valley, OR $60,644

Juntura, OR $60,912

Nyssa, OR $60,285

Ontario, OR $60,416

Riverside, OR $60,851

Vale, OR $60,737

Westfall, OR $60,931

5th Grade Elementary Teacher Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For 5th Grade Elementary Teacher roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 25% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Hospitality & Leisure, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, 5th Grade Elementary Teacher positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view 5th Grade Elementary Teacher as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a 5th Grade Elementary Teacher

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Hospitality & Leisure	$70,290	$34.0	10%
Healthcare	$67,095	$32.0	5%

5th Grade Elementary Teacher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a 5th Grade Elementary Teacher's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$55,238

Average $63,900/year

$72,327

$4,603

Average $5,325/month

$6,027

$1,062

Average $1,229/week

$1,391

$27

Average $31/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,327	$6,027	$1,391	$35
Average	$63,900	$5,325	$1,229	$31
25th Percentile	$55,238	$4,603	$1,062	$27

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