Mid-level Elementary School Teacher salary in Savannah, GA

Based on 53 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Savannah, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$61,493
Middle 50%$59.1k–$63.7k
vs. all levels here−6%comparison median $65,512
Filings53FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,065 and $65,605.
PercentileSalary
10th$57,481
25th$59,069
50th (median)$61,493
75th$63,698
90th$64,292

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $60k $70k FY2022: median $59,570 (61 filings) FY2023: median $55,809 (30 filings) FY2024: median $57,245 (12 filings) FY2025: median $60,665 (31 filings) FY2026: median $63,800 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 61 filings FY22 FY2023: 30 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 31 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 61
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–––5
FY2021–––6
FY2022$59,570$55,809$64,17261
FY2023$55,809$54,453$57,48130
FY2024$57,245$56,546$58,71412
FY2025$60,665$57,851$61,94331
FY2026$63,800$60,714$64,29222

Cost of living

Savannah's median mid-level Elementary School Teacher salary of $61,493 is worth about $64,600 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 $61,493, 3% 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$61,49353

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.