Teacher

Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.

55,018 employees hold this title in Department of Education Pedagogical. Median total compensation for the role is $106,308, above the department median of $105,971.

Employees: 55,018
Total payroll: $5.4B
Role median: $106,308
Agency median: $105,971
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$24,992$141,628+

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How total compensation varies among the 55,018 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across New York City

Teacher is held in 2 New York City departments. In Department of Education Pedagogical, the median of $106,308 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Hunter College High School

$102,630 · 100

Median total compensation for the Teacher role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Teacher beyond New York City

This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $106,285 ranks #4 of 12. See Teacher across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Davis School District, Utah

$125,139 · 7

California

$123,221 · 879

City of Boston

$122,781 · 5,388

School District of Philadelphia

$94,011 · 7,117

$74,385 · 161

$71,579 · 60

$63,112 · 11

$57,351 · 74

Median total compensation for comparable Teacherroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Beth Wolff

Teacher/Department of Education Pedagogical

2025 total comp

-$23,115

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$23,115
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$23,115
Hire date: 2003-09-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $96,871
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 742
Regular Hours: 0

At Department of Education Pedagogical, Beth Wolff serves as a Teacher based in Manhattan. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years). Their 2025 pay totaled -$23,115.