According to the BLS, in 2013, elementary school teachers earned a median average salary of $53,590.The best-paid earned about $83,600, while the lowest-paid made approximately $35,760.he highest paid in the elementary school teacher profession work in the metropolitan areas of Nassau, New York, Poughkeepsie, New York, and Kingston, New York. The Santa Ana, California area also pays well, as does the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts.