Senior Elementary School Teacher salary in Savannah, GA

Based on 51 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Savannah, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$68,569
Middle 50%$67.2k–$69.9k
vs. all levels here+5%comparison median $65,512
Filings51FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,172 and $75,008.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,369
25th$67,224
50th (median)$68,569
75th$69,941
90th$72,385

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $55,098 (19 filings) FY2021: median $56,661 (12 filings) FY2023: median $62,515 (43 filings) FY2024: median $63,040 (25 filings) FY2025: median $67,352 (28 filings) FY2026: median $69,305 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 43 filings FY23 FY2024: 25 filings FY24 FY2025: 28 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 43
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$55,098$55,098$58,05019
FY2021$56,661$55,098$58,32512
FY2022–––5
FY2023$62,515$59,979$64,23843
FY2024$63,040$60,355$64,84025
FY2025$67,352$66,005$69,86528
FY2026$69,305$67,516$71,71823

Cost of living

Savannah's median senior Elementary School Teacher salary of $68,569 is worth about $72,000 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 $68,569, 8% 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$68,56951

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.