How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Ocala, FL?

Percentile spread

For Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $46,980 and the 90th percentile is $70,030. The difference is $23,050, which is 40.1% 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 $46,980 to the 75th at $57,540, covers $10,560.

The mean annual wage is $56,020, which sits below the median of $57,540. 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 Ocala, FL median is 10.1% lower than the national median of $63,970 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,420, which is 5.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.4% lower than the Florida median of $58,930.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ocala, FL is 95.234, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at $60,420 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Ocala, FL ranks 12th of 18 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).).

• Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 34 miles away, with a median of $59,360 and employment of 300. That median is 3.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,489, against $60,420 here.
• Gainesville, FL is 41 miles away, with a median of $56,430 and employment of 1,370. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,336, against $60,420 here.
• Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $57,770 and employment of 2,280. That median is 0.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,138, against $60,420 here.

Employment share

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 1.0% of wage-and-salary employment in Ocala, FL (1,220 of 120,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.89% of employment (1,388,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.13 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.