Elementary School Teachers salary in Baltimore, MD

Median pay for elementary school teachers in Baltimore, MD: $62,340/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $39,050 – $100,030 · about 11,030 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($62,430) by −$90 (+0%).

What it's really worth in Baltimore

With Baltimore's cost of living at 103 (US=100), that $62,340 has the buying power of about $60,416 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $94,167 · median home $405,877 · median rent $1,919/mo.

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How Baltimore ranks for this job

On raw pay, Baltimore, MD is 96th of the 187 metros we hold elementary school teachers wages for. Once Baltimore's cost of living is applied, it ranks 133rd.

The headline number flatters Baltimore. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, elementary school teachers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Baltimore

A median home in Baltimore, MD costs $405,877 — about 6.5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,919/mo works out at 37% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where elementary school teachers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Baltimore.

Metro	Median pay	vs Baltimore	Rent vs Baltimore
Merced, CA	$105,090	+69%	1×
San Francisco, CA	$103,440	+66%	1.7×
Oxnard, CA	$103,350	+66%	1.6×
Modesto, CA	$101,210	+62%	1.1×

Same job elsewhere in MD

Metro	Median pay	vs Baltimore	Rent vs Baltimore
Salisbury, MD	$65,690	+5%	1×
Hagerstown, MD	$60,910	−2%	0.8×

Staying in MD keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires elementary school teachers around Baltimore

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Johns Hopkins University · Education
• Morgan State University · Education

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