Trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 in United States
United States: Trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 was 103.65 Index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 in United States, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 in United States stood at 103.65 Index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 in United States peaked at 103.66 Index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.88 Index, in 2005.
Trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 in United States, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.52 Index | — |
| 2005 | 94.88 Index | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 102.31 Index | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 102.15 Index | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.78 Index | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 99.86 Index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 100.06 Index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 100 Index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 100.09 Index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 100.54 Index | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 100.08 Index | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 100.42 Index | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 100.7 Index | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 100.39 Index | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 102.45 Index | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 103.56 Index | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 103.66 Index | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 103.65 Index | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.2 Index | 94.88 Index | 99.52 Index | 2 |
| 2010s | 100.53 Index | 99.78 Index | 102.31 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.4 Index | 100.39 Index | 103.66 Index | 6 |
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- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 in United States?
- Trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 in United States was 103.65 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 103.66 Index in 2024.
- What is the lowest trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.88 Index in 2005.
- How does United States rank for trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000?
- United States ranks 7th out of 14 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains a trend of actual salaries of teachers (including additional work-related payments) since 2000. It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary and (lower and upper) secondary general education. The default table displays index of change in actual salaries of teachers in primary education aged 25-64. The selection can be changed to display data by education level, and data in national currency. >Additional details regarding sources for data and the methodology used and specific notes for countries can be found in the accompanying document Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes. For more information, please consult Education at a Glance. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.