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Teacher (K-12) Career Market Report 2026

5,220 active jobs. 400 companies. Median salary $42K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

5,220
Active Job Openings
400
Companies Hiring
$42K
Median Salary (US)
63%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Teacher (K-12) market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 63% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $42K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $38K to $69K.

Remote roles pay 14% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Lesson Planning is the most-demanded skill at 29%

R demand rose +9.5pp — fastest-growing skill

Brighthorizons leads hiring with 571 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Senior (+$55K, +85%)

Salary increase: +$55K · Sample: Mid-Level → Senior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior283$33K$37K$65K
Lead115$39K$40K$56K
Senior10$48K$120K$250K
Mid-Level7$48K$65K$135K
Entry-Level5$9K$9K$46K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Senior: +$55K (85%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States922$44KUSD
Remote39$50KUSD
United Kingdom15$47KUSD
Australia9$47KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site8.7%
Remote4.7%
Hybrid0.1%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Lesson Planning
29%
Bilingual
21%
Special Education
16%
Early Childhood Education
14%
Classroom Management
10%
R
10%
IEP
6%
Spring
6%
ESL / ELL
5%
Data Analysis
5%
Curriculum Development
4%
Go
3%

Skills on the Rise

R ↑+9.5ppLesson Planning ↑+7.6ppBilingual ↑+3.4ppSpecial Education ↑+3.4ppEarly Childhood Education ↑+3.0pp

Declining in Demand

Labor Law ↓-10.7ppFinancial Planning ↓-9.0ppCritical Thinking ↓-7.0ppMental Health ↓-6.7ppAdaptability ↓-4.5pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Brighthorizons57110.9%
Kipp3306.3%
Elevate3256.2%
Accelschools2464.7%
Guidepostmontessori2304.4%
Stride1873.6%
languagetr1713.3%
Uncommonschools741.4%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States2,374
China334
Remote266
Australia55
United Kingdom51
Nigeria24
India20
Singapore12

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree41.6%1,375
Bachelor's Degree25.7%849
Master's Degree11.3%374
High School / GED1.1%37
PhD / Doctorate0.4%12
MBA0.1%2

Certifications

CPR Certified (1%)

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