Entry-level Elementary School Teacher salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 47 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Concord, Wadesboro, Huntersville, Rock Hill, Statesville.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$46,410
Middle 50%$44.9k–$48.6k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $46,410
Filings47FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $41,247 and $67,273.
PercentileSalary
10th$44,860
25th$44,860
50th (median)$46,410
75th$48,565
90th$60,200

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $40k $50k FY2022: median $45,100 (11 filings) FY2023: median $43,590 (21 filings) FY2024: median $46,301 (22 filings) FY2025: median $46,410 (26 filings) FY2026: median $44,860 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 21 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 26 filings FY25 FY2026: 21 filings FY26 26
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––1
FY2021–––7
FY2022$45,100$41,736$51,83911
FY2023$43,590$35,790$43,59021
FY2024$46,301$44,058$46,41022
FY2025$46,410$46,410$51,75026
FY2026$44,860$44,860$44,86021

Cost of living

Charlotte's median entry-level Elementary School Teacher salary of $46,410 is worth about $47,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Charlotte = 97.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the Charlotte, NC area earned a median of $58,680 in May 2025 (10,770 employed). The H-1B median here is $46,410, 21% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools$44,86023
Anson County Schoolstoo few5
Iredell-Statesville Schoolstoo few4
Charlotte Lab Schooltoo few3
Rock Hill School District Threetoo few3

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $46,410 47
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$44,860$46,41047

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.