Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in United States
United States: Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 was 92.28 Index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in United States, 2013–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
United States recorded 92.28 Index for trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in United States peaked at 100 Index in 2015 and was at its lowest, 84.53 Index, in 2021.
That places United States 17th out of 20 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in United States, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 99.11 Index | — |
| 2014 | 99.87 Index | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 100 Index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.89 Index | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 85.84 Index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.27 Index | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.96 Index | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 87.05 Index | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 84.53 Index | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 87.14 Index | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 89.73 Index | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 90.3 Index | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 92.28 Index | +2.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 92.28 Index is below the median for high income countries, which is 102.02 Index, 90% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.13 Index | 85.84 Index | 100 Index | 7 |
| 2020s | 88.5 Index | 84.53 Index | 92.28 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.02 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in United States?
- Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in United States was 92.28 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 100 Index in 2015.
- What is the lowest trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.53 Index in 2021.
- How does United States rank for trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000?
- United States ranks 17th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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’ statutory salaries since 2000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains a trend of statutory salaries of teachers 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 statutory salaries of teachers in primary education after 15 years of experience with the most prevalent qualification at this stage of the career. The selection can be changed to display data by education level and by qualification 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.