Entry-level Elementary School Teacher salary in Rocky Mount, NC

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Rocky Mount, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Battleboro, Middlesex, Tarboro, Elm City, Red Oak.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$38,750
Middle 50%$38.8k–$39k
vs. all levels here−10%comparison median $43,087
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $38,750 and $50,728.
PercentileSalary
10th$38,750
25th$38,750
50th (median)$38,750
75th$39,040
90th$39,040

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $40k $50k FY2023: median $36,620 (16 filings) FY2024: median $37,380 (17 filings) FY2025: median $38,750 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 0 filings FY21 FY2022: 1 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 17
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–––0
FY2021–––0
FY2022–––1
FY2023$36,620$36,620$36,62016
FY2024$37,380$37,380$43,87017
FY2025$38,750$38,750$38,75014
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Rocky Mount's median entry-level Elementary School Teacher salary of $38,750 is worth about $44,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Rocky Mount = 88.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the Rocky Mount, NC area earned a median of $48,670 in May 2025 (550 employed). The H-1B median here is $38,750, 20% 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
Nash County Public Schools$38,75013
Nash County Board of Educationtoo few6

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $38,750 21
Mid-level · Level II $43,343 13
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 7

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$38,750$38,75021
Mid-level · Level II$43,343$43,34313

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.