Entry-level Elementary School Teacher salary in Tucson, AZ

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Tucson, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sells, Ajo, Vail.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$49,900
Middle 50%$46.8k–$53.1k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $50,500
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $42,433 and $58,713.
PercentileSalary
10th$43,300
25th$46,800
50th (median)$49,900
75th$53,106
90th$57,088

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $50k $60k FY2023: median $45,800 (11 filings) FY2024: median $51,940 (15 filings) FY2025: median $50,550 (14 filings) FY2026: median $47,550 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 4 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 15
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–––7
FY2022–––4
FY2023$45,800$43,550$49,79511
FY2024$51,940$46,100$56,42015
FY2025$50,550$47,377$52,74514
FY2026$47,550$44,175$54,15010

Cost of living

Tucson's median entry-level Elementary School Teacher salary of $49,900 is worth about $51,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Tucson = 96.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the Tucson, AZ area earned a median of $47,220 in May 2025 (3,530 employed). The H-1B median here is $49,900, 6% 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
Tucson Unified School District$47,40013
Vail Unified School Districttoo few4
Ajo Unified School Districttoo few2
Indian Oasis - Baboquivari Unified School District No. 40too few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $49,900 24
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$39,880$49,90024

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.