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How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Lewiston, ID-WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Lewiston, ID-WA is $64,600. The 10th percentile is $48,810 and the 90th percentile is $105,120. Employment is 230.

Median annual wage

$64,600

10th percentile
$48,810
25th percentile
$60,830
Median
$64,600
75th percentile
$80,480
90th percentile
$105,120
Mean
$72,180

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $48,810 and the 90th percentile is $105,120. The difference is $56,310, which is 87.2% 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 $60,830 to the 75th at $80,480, covers $19,650.

The mean annual wage is $72,180, which sits above the median of $64,600. 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 Lewiston, ID-WA median is 1% higher than the national median of $63,970 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,864, which is 10.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.9% higher than the Idaho median of $61,600.

Lewiston, ID-WA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Idaho, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lewiston, ID-WA is 91.160, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at $70,864 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Lewiston, ID-WA ranks 6th of 8 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).).

  • Walla Walla, WA is 74 miles away, with a median of $102,980 and employment of 220. That median is 59.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,528, against $70,864 here.
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID is 99 miles away, with a median of $63,550 and employment of 480. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,654, against $70,864 here.
  • Kennewick-Richland, WA is 111 miles away, with a median of $100,380 and employment of 1,410. That median is 55.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,301, against $70,864 here.

Employment share

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.80% of wage-and-salary employment in Lewiston, ID-WA (230 of 28,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.89% of employment (1,388,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.90 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Lewiston, ID-WA · Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Lewiston, ID-WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Lewiston, ID-WA is $64,600. The 10th percentile is $48,810 and the 90th percentile is $105,120. Employment is 230.

How does that compare with the national median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education?

The local median is 1% higher than the national median of $63,970.

What is Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education pay in Lewiston, ID-WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lewiston, ID-WA is 91.160, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $64,600 is $70,864. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lewiston, ID-WA compare with nearby metros for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education?

Walla Walla, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 74 miles away, at $102,980. Lewiston, ID-WA ranks 6th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.