The average teacher salary in Idaho increased by 9.1% to $61,516 in this school year, according to the Idaho Department of Education.

Average salaries are up $5,151 since the 2022-23 school year.

This year’s results include base salary plus extra pay, an amount determined by individual districts and charter schools. The average was calculated by dividing the state’s 17,949 full-time teachers by total salaries of approximately $1 billion, plus $18 million in extra pay. 

The average teacher salary without extra pay is $60,510.

Use this link to see statewide averages for each district and charter. Click here to see the growth in salaries at each district and charter over the past 10 years. 

Idaho teachers earn 8.5% less than the national average of $66,745.

And when adjusted for inflation, the average salary of classroom teachers declined by an estimated 6.4% over the past decade, according to latest data from the National Education Association.

There are four districts and 12 charters with average teacher salaries over $70,000. Blaine County School District pays the highest, at an average of $90,942. The top 16 are:

• Blaine County — $90,942
• The Kootenai Bridge Academy — $81,716
• Legacy Public Charter — $79,000
• Isucceed Virtual High — $76,835
• Victory Charter — $74,980
• Liberty Charter — $74,974
• Island Park Charter — $74,492
• Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy — $73,455
• Meridian Technical Charter — $73,438
• Genesee — $73,246
• Vision Charter — $73,112
• Mccall-Donnelly — $72,906
• Gem Prep: Online — $72,815
• Boise — $72,228
• Upper Carmen Public Charter— $71,143
• Idaho Virtual Education Partners — $70,800

A striking disparity exists between the highest paying and lowest paying districts and charters. Teachers employed in the 16 lowest paying earn 49% less than the 16 highest. Those districts are:

• Rolling Hills Public Charter — $52,642
• Salmon River — $52,168
• Pathways In Education, Nampa — $52,091
• Peace Valley Charter — $51,672
• The Village Charter — $51,013
• Jerome  — $50,871
• Doral Academy Of Idaho — $50,860
• Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy — $50,804
• Kootenai Classical Academy — $50,618
• Grace — $50,528
• Idaho Science And Technology Charter — $50,309
• Pinecrest Academy, Lewiston — $50,103
• Gooding — $49,400
• Cascade — $49,340
• McCall Community, Inc — $47,997
• Oneida County — $45,512

The data also shows that tiny Prairie Elementary School District increased by 41%, from $44,375 to $62,588; both Marsing and Parma saw significant increases: 28.4% and 24.9%, respectively.

While the overall average was higher than last year, seven districts and charters decreased: Elevate Academy, Nampa (-2.6%), Idaho Virtual High School (-4%), Fern-Waters Public Charter (-9.7%), West Bonner County School District (-.4%), Rolling Hills Public Charter (-.3%), Grace Joint School District (-.2%) and Oneida County )-2.4%.

Idaho Education News data analyst Randy Schrader contributed to this report.