Elementary School Teacher salary in Sacramento, CA

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes El Dorado Hills, Carmichael, Elk Grove, Placerville.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$57,917
Middle 50%$57.6k–$60.5k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $61,479
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,612 and $74,676.
PercentileSalary
10th$57,629
25th$57,629
50th (median)$57,917
75th$60,493
90th$64,191

Cost of living

Sacramento's median Elementary School Teacher salary of $57,917 is worth about $54,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Sacramento = 106.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the Sacramento, CA area earned a median of $103,390 in May 2025 (10,480 employed). The H-1B median here is $57,917, 44% lower.

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
Buckeye Union School Districttoo 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 – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.