Elementary School Teacher salary in Savannah, GA

Based on 185 certified H-1B filings in the Savannah, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$65,512
Middle 50%$59k–$72.8k
vs. national median+7%comparison median $61,479
Filings185FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $47,880 and $95,893.
PercentileSalary
10th$54,384
25th$58,987
50th (median)$65,512
75th$72,770
90th$81,082

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $59,929 (68 filings) FY2021: median $62,913 (56 filings) FY2022: median $59,028 (80 filings) FY2023: median $62,913 (123 filings) FY2024: median $65,520 (70 filings) FY2025: median $62,449 (94 filings) FY2026: median $68,569 (91 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 68 filings FY20 FY2021: 56 filings FY21 FY2022: 80 filings FY22 FY2023: 123 filings FY23 FY2024: 70 filings FY24 FY2025: 94 filings FY25 FY2026: 91 filings FY26 123
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$59,929$53,580$64,71568
FY2021$62,913$55,098$64,84056
FY2022$59,028$54,652$64,29480
FY2023$62,913$57,481$67,770123
FY2024$65,520$60,254$74,49970
FY2025$62,449$56,427$69,22194
FY2026$68,569$62,695$74,18791

Cost of living

Savannah's median Elementary School Teacher salary of $65,512 is worth about $68,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Savannah = 95.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the Savannah, GA area earned a median of $63,710 in May 2025 (1,570 employed). The H-1B median here is $65,512, 3% 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
Savannah Chatham County Public School System$65,512185

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $54,384 37
Mid-level · Level II $61,493 53
Senior · Level III $68,569 51
Expert · Level IV $80,679 44

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$51,790$54,38437
Mid-level · Level II$55,807$61,49353
Senior · Level III$63,733$68,56951
Expert · Level IV$73,330$80,67944

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.