Expert Elementary School Teacher salary in Savannah, GA

Based on 44 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Savannah, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$80,679
Middle 50%$74.2k–$82.1k
vs. all levels here+23%comparison median $65,512
Filings44FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,973 and $103,277.
PercentileSalary
10th$73,438
25th$74,187
50th (median)$80,679
75th$82,099
90th$89,283

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $64,720 (34 filings) FY2021: median $64,840 (32 filings) FY2023: median $69,444 (42 filings) FY2024: median $77,110 (31 filings) FY2025: median $79,090 (14 filings) FY2026: median $80,679 (30 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 34 filings FY20 FY2021: 32 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 42 filings FY23 FY2024: 31 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 30 filings FY26 42
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$64,720$62,913$66,47334
FY2021$64,840$63,008$66,59432
FY2022–––6
FY2023$69,444$67,643$73,43842
FY2024$77,110$71,904$77,11031
FY2025$79,090$75,286$81,32214
FY2026$80,679$74,187$85,12730

Cost of living

Savannah's median expert Elementary School Teacher salary of $80,679 is worth about $84,700 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 $80,679, 27% higher.

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$80,67944

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.