Entry-level Elementary School Teacher salary in Goldsboro, NC

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Goldsboro, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Pikeville, Mount Olive.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$41,100
Middle 50%$40.1k–$41.1k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $41,100
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $40,080 and $43,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$40,080
25th$40,080
50th (median)$41,100
75th$41,100
90th$41,886

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $40k $50k FY2024: median $41,100 (21 filings) FY2025: median $41,100 (15 filings) FY2026: median $40,080 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 2 filings FY21 FY2022: 0 filings FY22 FY2023: 0 filings FY23 FY2024: 21 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 21
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–––2
FY2021–––2
FY2022–––0
FY2023–––0
FY2024$41,100$41,100$41,10021
FY2025$41,100$41,100$41,10015
FY2026$40,080$40,080$40,08010

Cost of living

Goldsboro's median entry-level Elementary School Teacher salary of $41,100 is worth about $46,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Goldsboro = 88.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the Goldsboro, NC area earned a median of $49,240 in May 2025 (640 employed). The H-1B median here is $41,100, 17% 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
Wayne County Public Schools$41,10022
Dillard Academytoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $41,100 25
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$41,100$41,10025

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.