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State profile · NCES F-33 FY2023

Teacher Salary in Virginia

Virginia is in the largest third by reported enrollment (1,260,290 students) among states with NCES enrollment. According to the NCES Common Core of Data finance survey, estimated teacher pay and per-pupil spending are available for every public school district in Virginia.

$63,048
Est. state avg salary

Below benchmark

-10.2%
vs national
#33
National rank
131
Districts

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$63,048/year (est.)

Virginia is in the largest third by reported enrollment (1,260,290 students) among states with NCES enrollment. Estimated average teacher salary is $63,048, materially below the national average of $70,245, ranking #33 of 49, across 131 public school districts with reliable data (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large K-12 enrollment scale: Virginia is in the largest third by reported enrollment (1,260,290 students) among states with NCES enrollment.
  • middle third nationally (#33 of 49)
  • Virginia ranks #33 of 49 on the salary estimate and #10 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • $59,435 spread between its highest- and lowest-paying districts
  • -10.2% vs the national average
  • +17.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (balanced cohort, not the FTE average above)
  • #31 of 49 purchasing-power-adjusted (BEA RPP 101.3)

How do price levels change Virginia's national position?

Within the enrollment-weighted state comparison, the nominal F-33 estimate is $72,246 and ranks #24. Applying the BEA 2023 Regional Price Parity (101.3, US=100) produces a relative purchasing-power figure of $71,297 and rank #31: 7-place drop.

This is a separate, enrollment-weighted state-level price comparison; the headline and main state-salary rank use an unweighted district mean. Neither measure is take-home pay, a district cost-of-living budget, or an individual contract offer.

Virginia's purchasing-power rank moves 7-place drop

Virginia's nominal average teacher salary ranks #33 of the 49 states and territories that report teacher salaries. Adjusted by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's 2023 Regional Price Parity (101.3, US = 100, a relative state-level price-level index, not a district or metro cost-of-living figure), the estimate becomes $71,297, ranking #31 of 49 , 2 places higher than the nominal rank once relative price levels are factored in. This purchasing-power view is not published by NEA's teacher-pay rankings or the aggregator sites; it comes from combining our own F-33-derived salary estimate with BEA's public RPP series. See the full 51-state release for methodology and download. BEA Regional Price Parities · NCES CCD F-33

Virginia in the teacher-salary distribution

FY2023 estimated state averages from the same NCES-derived ranking

$63,048 33rd percentile higher than 33% of 49 reporting states and territories

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey; state estimates derived from reported instructional-salary expenditure and teacher FTE · FY2023

Virginia's comparable salary trend

Same reporting-district cohort, FY2019-FY2023

FY2023 estimated average
$78,378 17.634951713423458% vs FY2019
127 districts held in the panel
$65,000$70,000$75,000$80,000 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023 Virginia est. avg teacher salary, FY2019: $66,628Virginia est. avg teacher salary, FY2020: $68,681Virginia est. avg teacher salary, FY2021: $71,346Virginia est. avg teacher salary, FY2022: $75,141Virginia est. avg teacher salary, FY2023: $78,378 $66,628 $78,378 ▲ +17.6%
Read the chart as text
Period Virginia est. avg teacher salary
FY2019 $66,628
FY2020 $68,681
FY2021 $71,346
FY2022 $75,141
FY2023 $78,378

Highest-paying districts in Virginia

Estimated average teacher salary, enrolling districts (200+ students)

Est. avg salary

What this shows Falls Church City Public Schools leads Virginia on the F-33 instructional-salary estimate. Service entities (CTCs, county offices) are excluded, their enrollment-based ratios are not reliable salary figures.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

Top 3 districts

1 $96,912

Falls Church City Public Schools

Est. avg teacher salary
2 $95,205

Arlington County Public Schools

Est. avg teacher salary
3 $94,225

Alexandria City Public Schools

Est. avg teacher salary

Districts by Estimated Teacher Salary

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment Per-Pupil Exp
Galax City Public Schools $56,153 1,393 $17,690
Accomack County Public Schools $56,143 4,726 $15,730
Pittsylvania County Public Schools $56,052 7,918 $15,304
Halifax County Public Schools $55,881 4,620 $15,851
Bedford County Public Schools $55,745 9,084 $14,766
Appomattox County Public Schools $55,676 2,361 $14,141
Petersburg City Public Schools $55,653 4,272 $19,244
Danville City Public Schools $55,083 5,684 $21,574
Alleghany Highlands Public Schools $54,950 2,878 $15,666
Portsmouth City Public Schools $54,815 13,371 $15,640
Grayson County Public Schools $54,511 1,561 $19,045
Buena Vista City Public Schools $54,494 889 $16,849
Washington County Public Schools $53,939 6,737 $14,928
Campbell County Public Schools $53,897 7,873 $14,568
Craig County Public Schools $53,768 476 $21,592
Patrick County Public Schools $53,552 2,481 $16,484
Bland County Public Schools $53,228 796 $15,039
Tazewell County Public Schools $53,224 5,416 $14,130
Smyth County Public Schools $53,136 3,981 $15,970
Norton City Public Schools $52,740 813 $15,394
Martinsville City Public Schools $52,601 1,810 $18,760
Bath County Public Schools $51,473 504 $24,062
Northampton County Public Schools $51,339 1,359 $20,807
Russell County Public Schools $49,750 3,375 $15,417
Southampton County Public Schools $49,447 2,579 $16,766
Nottoway County Public Schools $49,338 1,810 $16,457
Charlotte County Public Schools $48,286 1,668 $17,268
Buchanan County Public Schools $47,364 2,462 $16,493
King and Queen County Public Schools $46,963 858 $17,118
Dickenson County Public Schools $46,690 1,946 $17,949
Charles City County Public Schools $37,477 562 $21,637

Showing 101–131 of 131 enrolling districts. Specialized non-enrolling agencies (career/technical centers, county offices, service co-ops) are excluded from the salary ranking, their enrollment-based estimates are not reliable.

Lowest-Paying Districts in Virginia

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment
Charles City County Public Schools $37,477 562
Dickenson County Public Schools $46,690 1,946
King and Queen County Public Schools $46,963 858
Buchanan County Public Schools $47,364 2,462
Charlotte County Public Schools $48,286 1,668
Nottoway County Public Schools $49,338 1,810
Southampton County Public Schools $49,447 2,579
Russell County Public Schools $49,750 3,375
Northampton County Public Schools $51,339 1,359
Bath County Public Schools $51,473 504

Among enrolling districts (200+ students) with a reliable estimate; service entities excluded, see methodology.

Nationwide peers near Virginia's large K-12 scale

Two nationwide peer sets for Virginia: closest on estimated average teacher salary ($63,048 here) and closest on total student enrollment (1,260,290 here). Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not geographic containment.

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other states by unweighted district-mean teacher pay (F-33 derived, ≥5 districts with reliable estimates).

Similar enrollment

Nearest other states by NCES-reported K-12 enrollment. Salary peers above are excluded.

Compare Nearby-Ranked States

Iowa
$63,660
Rank #30
Nebraska
$63,159
Rank #31
Michigan
$63,155
Rank #32
Maine
$62,872
Rank #34

Data: NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey + Staff Universe Survey, FY2023. Salary figures divide instructional expenditure (variable Z33) by each district's reported teacher FTE, or an estimated FTE for the small minority with no reported figure. Not individual salary data. Read our methodology.

Virginia teacher salary FAQ

What is the average teacher salary in Virginia?

Across 131 Virginia public school districts with reliable data, the average teacher salary is $63,048 (NCES CCD F-33 reported teacher salaries divided by CCD Staff Universe Survey teacher headcounts, FY2023). It is a district-level mean derived from finance filings, so it will not match a contract-salary survey exactly, read it as a relative comparison.

Which Virginia school district pays teachers the most?

Falls Church City Public Schools reports the highest average teacher salary in Virginia at $96,912, while Charles City County Public Schools sits at the lower end at $37,477.

How does Virginia teacher pay compare to the national average?

Virginia's average of $63,048 is materially below the national average of $70,245 (-10.2%), ranking #33 of the 49 jurisdictions with a reliable district estimate.

How many school districts are in Virginia?

Virginia has 131 public school districts in the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, together serving 1,260,290 students.

How much do teachers make in Virginia?

District-average teacher pay in Virginia sits in a comparatively narrow band, from $37,477 in Charles City County Public Schools to $96,912 in Falls Church City Public Schools. With that little district-to-district spread the statewide figure is a reasonable guide to what most districts pay. These are district-wide averages from NCES CCD F-33 (FY2023), not individual salaries or pay-scale steps.

Can teachers earn $100,000 in Virginia?

No Virginia district with reliable data reports an estimated average teacher salary at or above $100,000; the state's highest is Falls Church City Public Schools at $96,912. This is a district-wide average, not an individual salary, step, or years-of-experience figure.

How does Virginia rank after adjusting for cost of living?

Within the separate enrollment-weighted state comparison, BEA's 2023 Regional Price Parity (101.3, US=100) adjusts Virginia's nominal estimate of $72,246 from #24 to $71,297 and #31. The headline uses an unweighted district mean, so this does not replace it. Neither measure is take-home pay, taxes, or district/metro cost of living.

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Disclaimer & data sources

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher for Virginia