What are the main factors that influence a Float Teacher's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Float Teacher's salary?

A Float Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $51,802 for beginners, reaching about $54,919 at mid-level, and approach $58,280 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Float Teacher?

Float Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Float Teacher roles are District of Columbia $67,296, California $67,040, Massachusetts $66,147. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Float Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Float Teacher level roles vary by specialization: Float Pharmacist: $152,584; Float Manager: $106,409; Float Nurse: $82,828; Float Analyst: $56,999; LPN FLOAT: $55,688.

How do different companies affect a Float Teacher's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Float Teacher roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Float Teacher Salary in the United States

How much does a Float Teacher make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Float Teacher in the United States is $60,780 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, a Float Teacher's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $86,297
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,801 to $74,136
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,715

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Float Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,136	$6,178	$1,426	$36
Average	$60,780	$5,065	$1,169	$29
25th Percentile	$50,801	$4,233	$977	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Float Teacher Salaries

A Float Teacher's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Float Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Float Teacher's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $51,802
Early Career (1-2 years): $52,035
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $54,919
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $58,056
Expert (over 8 years): $58,280

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Float Teacher	$51,802
Intermediate Level Float Teacher	$52,035
Senior Level Float Teacher	$54,919
Specialist Level Float Teacher	$58,056
Expert Level Float Teacher	$58,280

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How Do Float Teacher Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Float Teachers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,296.
California: $67,040.
Massachusetts: $66,147.

District of Columbia $67,296

California $67,040

Massachusetts $66,147

Washington $65,904

New Jersey $65,879

Alaska $65,794

Connecticut $64,956

New York $64,615

Hawaii $63,527

Rhode Island $63,017

Maryland $62,670

Minnesota $62,196

Colorado $62,014

Illinois $61,953

Oregon $61,722

Delaware $61,552

New Hampshire $61,445

Virginia $61,205

Pennsylvania $60,506

Nevada $60,154

North Dakota $60,038

Michigan $59,856

Wisconsin $59,789

Vermont $59,656

Texas $59,285

Maine $59,260

Arizona $59,224

Ohio $59,181

Georgia $58,622

Indiana $58,343

Wyoming $58,288

Utah $58,203

Iowa $58,166

Kansas $57,875

Louisiana $57,790

North Carolina $57,759

Missouri $57,747

Florida $57,510

Montana $57,382

Nebraska $57,261

Kentucky $57,194

South Carolina $56,951

Tennessee $56,799

Idaho $56,738

New Mexico $56,294

Oklahoma $56,197

Alabama $55,839

South Dakota $55,237

Arkansas $54,909

West Virginia $54,732

Mississippi $54,204

Top Paying Cities for Float Teachers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $76,662
San Francisco: $75,908
Oakland: $74,224

San Jose, CA $76,662

San Francisco, CA $75,908

Oakland, CA $74,224

New York, NY $70,438

Queens Village, NY $69,982

Paramus, NJ $69,496

Passaic, NJ $69,435

Bergenfield, NJ $69,374

Stamford, CT $69,283

Huntington, NY $69,222

Newark, NJ $68,827

Bridgeport, CT $68,706

New Brunswick, NJ $68,505

Vallejo, CA $68,377

Middlesex, NJ $68,341

Somerset, NJ $68,286

Petaluma, CA $68,146

Santa Cruz, CA $67,909

Boston, MA $67,788

Monterey, CA $67,484

Fairbanks, AK $67,441

Los Angeles, CA $67,326

Washington, DC $67,296

Seattle, WA $67,186

Santa Rosa, CA $67,174

Juneau, AK $66,998

Orange, CA $66,797

Anchorage, AK $66,688

Anaheim, CA $66,645

Santa Ana, CA $66,554

Nassau, NY $66,518

Long Beach, CA $66,493

Danbury, CT $66,475

Santa Maria, CA $66,268

Everett, WA $66,256

Bremerton, WA $65,958

Trenton, NJ $65,843

Sacramento, CA $65,819

San Diego, CA $65,788

Brockton, MA $65,764

Tacoma, WA $65,740

Santa Barbara, CA $65,654

Lowell, MA $65,411

New Suffolk, NY $65,387

Nashua, NH $65,314

Lompoc, CA $65,217

Ventura, CA $65,156

Stockton, CA $65,138

New Haven, CT $65,016

Atlantic City, NJ $64,858

Hartford, CT $64,725

Modesto, CA $64,694

Poughkeepsie, NY $64,560

New Britain, CT $64,530

Kennewick, WA $64,445

Olympia, WA $64,445

New London, CT $64,433

Norwich, CT $64,415

Lawrence, MA $64,384

Bakersfield, CA $64,214

New Bedford, MA $64,129

Riverside, CA $64,129

Richland, WA $64,068

Portsmouth, NH $64,020

Vineland, NJ $64,007

San Bernardino, CA $63,959

Boulder, CO $63,789

Worcester, MA $63,740

Portland, OR $63,685

Saint Paul, MN $63,612

Minneapolis, MN $63,612

Philadelphia, PA $63,527

Honolulu, HI $63,205

Springfield, MA $62,992

Providence, RI $62,986

Chicago, IL $62,810

Bellingham, WA $62,737

Baltimore, MD $62,670

Chico, CA $62,518

Wilmington, DE $62,415

Pittsfield, MA $62,354

Manchester, NH $62,239

Spokane, WA $61,971

Denver, CO $61,965

Albany, NY $61,679

Troy, NY $61,655

Schenectady, NY $61,528

Burlington, VT $61,394

Portland, ME $61,181

Salem, OR $61,132

Yakima, WA $61,120

Ann Arbor, MI $61,102

Rochester, MN $60,932

Reno, NV $60,901

Fresno, CA $60,901

Milwaukee, WI $60,847

Detroit, MI $60,786

Allentown, PA $60,768

Carson City, NV $60,762

Houston, TX $60,671

Colorado Springs, CO $60,664

Syracuse, NY $60,634

Eugene, OR $60,519

Gary, IN $60,446

Bismarck, ND $60,446

Galveston, TX $60,446

Springfield, OR $60,397

Medford, OR $60,251

Fort Collins, CO $60,227

Austin, TX $60,178

Mesa, AZ $60,051

Phoenix, AZ $60,038

Dallas, TX $60,020

Reading, PA $59,984

Saint Cloud, MN $59,959

Concord, NH $59,905

Madison, WI $59,880

Utica, NY $59,716

Raleigh, NC $59,668

Las Vegas, NV $59,662

Rochester, NY $59,619

Des Moines, IA $59,613

Atlanta, GA $59,516

Battle Creek, MI $59,497

Salt Lake City, UT $59,479

Lancaster, PA $59,388

Champaign, IL $59,376

Harrisburg, PA $59,303

Durham, NC $59,248

Kansas City, MO $59,242

Kansas City, KS $59,230

Fort Worth, TX $59,224

Boca Raton, FL $59,200

Cleveland, OH $59,194

Columbus, OH $59,181

Pittsburgh, PA $59,175

Richmond, VA $59,151

Indianapolis, IN $59,139

Cincinnati, OH $59,060

Petersburg, VA $58,969

Lansing, MI $58,835

Billings, MT $58,835

Huntsville, AL $58,835

Lebanon, PA $58,829

Pueblo, CO $58,823

Dayton, OH $58,823

Appleton, WI $58,805

Buffalo, NY $58,780

Racine, WI $58,750

Charlotte, NC $58,744

Saint Louis, MO $58,726

Springfield, IL $58,701

York, PA $58,689

Elkhart, IN $58,689

Gastonia, NC $58,683

Benton Harbor, MI $58,683

Beaumont, TX $58,647

Lorain, OH $58,634

Toledo, OH $58,610

Binghamton, NY $58,580

Rock Hill, SC $58,574

Rockford, IL $58,543

Elyria, OH $58,513

Fargo, ND $58,513

Flagstaff, AZ $58,470

Fort Lauderdale, FL $58,434

Miami, FL $58,397

Duluth, MN $58,300

Bangor, ME $58,221

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,154

Louisville, KY $58,124

Grand Rapids, MI $58,112

Hialeah, FL $58,106

Casper, WY $58,021

Scranton, PA $57,948

New Orleans, LA $57,929

Virginia Beach, VA $57,923

Akron, OH $57,893

Peoria, IL $57,814

Sarasota, FL $57,802

Green Bay, WI $57,759

Baton Rouge, LA $57,729

Charleston, SC $57,717

Nashville, TN $57,698

Jamestown, NY $57,686

Davenport, IA $57,686

Tucson, AZ $57,656

Cheyenne, WY $57,638

Saint Petersburg, FL $57,619

Tampa, FL $57,607

Omaha, NE $57,595

Evansville, IN $57,571

Port Arthur, TX $57,571

Bradenton, FL $57,546

Santa Fe, NM $57,437

Orlando, FL $57,376

Clearwater, FL $57,309

La Crosse, WI $57,182

Canton, OH $57,182

Grand Forks, ND $57,164

Tulsa, OK $57,145

Albuquerque, NM $57,145

Newport News, VA $57,139

High Point, NC $57,121

Ogden, UT $57,097

Corpus Christi, TX $57,048

Laramie, WY $57,012

Norfolk, VA $57,012

Rock Island, IL $56,975

Saginaw, MI $56,963

Jacksonville, FL $56,957

Salisbury, NC $56,945

Memphis, TN $56,933

Moline, IL $56,902

Fort Myers, FL $56,884

Waterloo, IA $56,805

Spartanburg, SC $56,744

Lincoln, NE $56,714

Fort Wayne, IN $56,702

Birmingham, AL $56,635

Cedar Falls, IA $56,623

Provo, UT $56,617

Springfield, OH $56,610

San Antonio, TX $56,598

Greensboro, NC $56,574

South Bend, IN $56,568

Winston Salem, NC $56,562

Boise, ID $56,544

Savannah, GA $56,501

Muskegon, MI $56,392

Lima, OH $56,319

Lake Charles, LA $56,294

Anderson, IN $56,282

Lexington, KY $56,264

Augusta, GA $56,246

Greenville, SC $56,246

Wichita, KS $56,191

Tuscaloosa, AL $56,191

Columbia, SC $56,136

Bloomington, IN $55,984

Roanoke, VA $55,948

Asheville, NC $55,869

Knoxville, TN $55,766

Shreveport, LA $55,760

Wilmington, NC $55,680

Frankfort, KY $55,565

Oklahoma City, OK $55,522

Chillicothe, OH $55,498

Longview, TX $55,492

Topeka, KS $55,474

Mobile, AL $55,383

Terre Haute, IN $55,358

Erie, PA $55,352

Altoona, PA $55,322

Melbourne, FL $55,304

Amarillo, TX $55,279

Killeen, TX $55,261

Fayetteville, AR $55,212

Sioux Falls, SD $55,170

Chattanooga, TN $55,133

Idaho Falls, ID $55,127

Gainesville, FL $55,000

Portsmouth, OH $54,969

Little Rock, AR $54,957

Lynchburg, VA $54,957

Youngstown, OH $54,933

Lafayette, LA $54,933

Temple, TX $54,909

Daytona Beach, FL $54,896

Clarksville, TN $54,890

Pensacola, FL $54,884

Hopkinsville, KY $54,702

Charleston, WV $54,696

Florence, SC $54,665

Sioux City, IA $54,629

Macon, GA $54,453

Tallahassee, FL $54,447

Fayetteville, NC $54,435

Wichita Falls, TX $54,422

Waco, TX $54,422

Pine Bluff, AR $54,398

Vincennes, IN $54,283

Lubbock, TX $54,258

Great Falls, MT $54,222

Alamogordo, NM $54,216

Abilene, TX $54,167

Rapid City, SD $54,088

Monroe, LA $54,088

Albany, GA $54,052

Huntington, WV $54,046

Jackson, MS $54,039

Greenville, MS $54,033

Parkersburg, WV $53,973

Montgomery, AL $53,960

Johnstown, PA $53,948

Springfield, MO $53,900

Biloxi, MS $53,869

Sumter, SC $53,742

Columbus, GA $53,736

Twin Falls, ID $53,699

Pascagoula, MS $53,620

Kingsport, TN $53,462

Gulfport, MS $53,444

Alexandria, LA $53,243

Fort Smith, AR $53,091

El Paso, TX $52,927

Helena, MT $52,848

Las Cruces, NM $52,654

Harlingen, TX $52,483

Pocatello, ID $52,429

Florence, AL $52,411

Brownsville, TX $52,398

Dothan, AL $52,301

Mcallen, TX $52,271

Columbus, MS $51,821

Altus, OK $51,541

Lawton, OK $51,426

Pierre, SD $51,207

What Skills Can Increase a Float Teacher's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 6.13% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Special Education (Mentioned in 5.55% Job Postings): Special education is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual differences, disabilities, and special needs.
Physical Education (Mentioned in 2.46% Job Postings): Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys Ed. or P.E., is a subject taught in schools around the world. It is usually taught during primary and secondary education, and encourages psychomotor learning.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	6.13%
Special Education	5.55%
Physical Education	2.46%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Float Teacher's salary.

Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Physical Education: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Accountability	$64,427	6%
Collaboration	$63,819	5%
Physical Education	$62,603	3%
Analysis	$61,996	2%
Coaching	$61,996	2%
Dedication	$61,996	2%

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How Education impacts a Float Teacher's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Float Teachers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Float Teacher with a Bachelor's Degree is between $54,827 and $60,665).

Float Teacher Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Float Teacher

No Diploma 0.1%

High School 2.6%

Associates 2.2%

Bachelors 45.4%

Masters 46.3%

Doctorate 3.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.1%
High School	2.6%
Associates	2.2%
Bachelors	45.4%
Masters	46.3%
Doctorate	3.4%

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Float Teacher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Float Teacher's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$50,801

Average $60,780/year

$74,136

$4,233

Average $5,065/month

$6,178

$977

Average $1,169/week

$1,426

$24

Average $29/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,136	$6,178	$1,426	$36
Average	$60,780	$5,065	$1,169	$29
25th Percentile	$50,801	$4,233	$977	$24

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Salary Trends for Float Teacher

Salaries for a Float Teacher can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,377 in 2023 to around $54,157 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Float Teacher salary trends, .

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2023

$55,377

2024

$54,597

2025

$54,157

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2023	$55,377
2024	$54,597
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