High School Teacher salary in Savannah, GA

Based on 77 certified H-1B filings in the Savannah, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Secondary School Teacher, Math Teacher

Median salary$66,005
Middle 50%$57.5k–$71.4k
vs. national median+13%comparison median $58,385
Filings77FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $49,360 and $84,587.
PercentileSalary
10th$51,742
25th$57,537
50th (median)$66,005
75th$71,425
90th$75,756

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $60,599 (32 filings) FY2021: median $53,580 (43 filings) FY2022: median $59,274 (40 filings) FY2023: median $62,264 (50 filings) FY2024: median $55,809 (29 filings) FY2025: median $61,353 (34 filings) FY2026: median $69,305 (43 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 32 filings FY20 FY2021: 43 filings FY21 FY2022: 40 filings FY22 FY2023: 50 filings FY23 FY2024: 29 filings FY24 FY2025: 34 filings FY25 FY2026: 43 filings FY26 50
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$60,599$52,880$65,27132
FY2021$53,580$49,288$61,16843
FY2022$59,274$54,744$64,85440
FY2023$62,264$55,422$67,38150
FY2024$55,809$51,796$64,84029
FY2025$61,353$56,200$67,89434
FY2026$69,305$60,782$72,72443

Cost of living

Savannah's median High School Teacher salary of $66,005 is worth about $69,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Savannah = 95.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Savannah, GA area earned a median of $63,960 in May 2025 (900 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,005, 3% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Savannah Chatham County Public School System$65,75976

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $54,744 22
Mid-level · Level II $63,037 18
Senior · Level III $69,897 25
Expert · Level IV $79,253 12

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$51,660$54,74422
Mid-level · Level II$59,157$63,03718
Senior · Level III$66,653$69,89725
Expert · Level IV$74,150$79,25312

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.