Teacher Salary at St. Louis City
ST LOUIS, Missouri · St. Louis city
Estimated salary range
$33,000–$63,000
Estimated annual teacher salary range at St. Louis City
Estimate only. Actual district salary schedules are negotiated by contract and vary by step (years of service) and lane (degree / credit hours). Contact St. Louis City directly for the exact schedule.
How we estimated this
- State baseline: Missouri average teacher salary is $48,293 (NEA Rankings & Estimates 2023–24). Entry BS step-1 averages $32,800.
- District adjustment: Per-pupil spending data not yet available for St. Louis City — estimate uses the Missouri state baseline directly.
- Cost of living: Missouri cost-of-living index is 90.5 (BEA Regional Price Parities; national average = 100). High-COL states tend to pay more in nominal terms, but real purchasing power may not track.
- Range bounds: Lower bound = entry BS step-1 (a new hire with a bachelor's degree and no district experience). Upper bound ≈ MA + 30 credits at top of step ladder. The exact ceiling depends on each district's specific schedule.
About St. Louis City
- Enrollment
- 17,933 students
- Schools
- 68
- Teachers
- 1,575.15
- Student / teacher ratio
- 11.4 : 1
- Title I status
- eligible
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Open teaching positions at St. Louis City
210 open positions right now at St. Louis City.
- 126 certificated teaching
- 12 administration
- 25 paraprofessional