Elementary School Teacher salary in Kansas, MO

Based on 36 certified H-1B filings in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Kansas City, Overland Park.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$61,465
Middle 50%$53.7k–$65k
vs. national median−0%comparison median $61,479
Filings36FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $48,000 and $72,904.
PercentileSalary
10th$50,750
25th$53,703
50th (median)$61,465
75th$65,020
90th$67,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2022: median $56,281 (12 filings) FY2023: median $50,000 (23 filings) FY2025: median $55,458 (22 filings) FY2026: median $64,554 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 23 filings FY23 FY2024: 4 filings FY24 FY2025: 22 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 23
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–––8
FY2021–––5
FY2022$56,281$49,031$61,72512
FY2023$50,000$48,465$52,96223
FY2024–––4
FY2025$55,458$51,024$64,14322
FY2026$64,554$62,383$67,27714

Cost of living

Kansas's median Elementary School Teacher salary of $61,465 is worth about $66,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Kansas = 92.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the Kansas, MO area earned a median of $61,060 in May 2025 (11,500 employed). The H-1B median here is $61,465, 1% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Academie Lafayette$60,65725
School District of Kansas City 33too few8

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $60,657 25
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
Mid-level · Level II$42,070$60,65725

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.