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Table 3.10. | Average base salary for full-time teachers in public elementary and secondary schools adjusted for geographic cost differences, by highest degree earned and locale: 2003–04 |
| Locale | All teachers1 | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree | Education specialist2 | Doctor's degree | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | $44,400 | $39,200 | $49,400 | $52,900 | $53,700 | |||
| City | 44,000 | 39,200 | 48,200 | 52,000 | 52,700 | |||
| Suburban | 45,700 | 39,800 | 50,600 | 55,100 | 55,600 | |||
| Town | 45,900 | 41,600 | 51,200 | 52,200 | 45,600 | |||
| Rural | 43,000 | 38,800 | 48,400 | 50,200 | 51,400 | |||
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1 Includes teachers with levels of education below the bachelor's degree (not shown separately) and some teachers not assigned to a locale. 2 Includes certificate of advanced graduate studies. NOTE: NCES's Comparable Wage Index (CWI) was used to adjust for geographic cost differences. For more details on the CWI, see A Comparable Wage Approach to Geographic Cost Adjustment (NCES 2006-321). SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, "Teacher Questionnaire," 2003–04. |
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