Entry-level Elementary School Teacher salary in Savannah, GA

Based on 37 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Savannah, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$54,384
Middle 50%$51.8k–$55.8k
vs. all levels here−17%comparison median $65,512
Filings37FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $47,880 and $70,374.
PercentileSalary
10th$48,406
25th$51,790
50th (median)$54,384
75th$55,809
90th$57,651

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $50k $60k FY2020: median $45,839 (10 filings) FY2025: median $53,151 (21 filings) FY2026: median $55,040 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 2 filings FY24 FY2025: 21 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 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.
Show as table
Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$45,839$45,436$46,41210
FY2021–––6
FY2022–––8
FY2023–––8
FY2024–––2
FY2025$53,151$51,549$55,01921
FY2026$55,040$52,788$57,58716

Cost of living

Savannah's median entry-level Elementary School Teacher salary of $54,384 is worth about $57,100 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 $54,384, 15% 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
Savannah Chatham County Public School System$54,38437

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.