Entry-level Elementary School Teacher salary in Fayetteville, NC

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Fayetteville, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$43,050
Middle 50%$41.6k–$45k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $43,050
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $41,000 and $47,786.
PercentileSalary
10th$41,000
25th$41,617
50th (median)$43,050
75th$45,000
90th$46,626

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $40k $50k FY2022: median $40,000 (16 filings) FY2023: median $41,000 (10 filings) FY2025: median $41,617 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 16
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–––5
FY2021–––8
FY2022$40,000$38,360$40,00016
FY2023$41,000$41,000$41,00010
FY2024–––9
FY2025$41,617$41,000$42,00010
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Fayetteville's median entry-level Elementary School Teacher salary of $43,050 is worth about $46,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Fayetteville = 92.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the Fayetteville, NC area earned a median of $54,350 in May 2025 (1,490 employed). The H-1B median here is $43,050, 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
Alpha Academy$42,52516

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $43,050 17
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
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$39,480$43,05017

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.