How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Duluth, MN-WI?

Percentile spread

For Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $46,520 and the 90th percentile is $91,940. The difference is $45,420, which is 69.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $55,280 to the 75th at $79,560, covers $24,280.

The mean annual wage is $68,790, which sits above the median of $65,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Duluth, MN-WI median is 2.9% higher than the national median of $63,970 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $74,171, which is 15.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.8% lower than the Minnesota median of $76,350.

Duluth, MN-WI covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Minnesota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Duluth, MN-WI is 88.768, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at $74,171 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Duluth, MN-WI ranks 3rd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• St. Cloud, MN is 157 miles away, with a median of $73,160 and employment of 950. That median is 11.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,485, against $74,171 here.
• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 160 miles away, with a median of $79,730 and employment of 16,990. That median is 21.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,062, against $74,171 here.
• Eau Claire, WI is 173 miles away, with a median of $60,340 and employment of 580. That median is 8.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,024, against $74,171 here.

Employment share

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.88% of wage-and-salary employment in Duluth, MN-WI (1,100 of 124,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.89% of employment (1,388,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.99 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.