Teaching Schools
In Des Moines, Iowa

There are 2 teaching schools in Des Moines for faculty to choose from. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of teaching and teaching education in Des Moines, which includes teaching training at the following levels:

  • Teaching Certificate
  • Bachelors degree in Teaching
  • Masters degree in Teaching

Statistics

Professional Trends

Des Moines Vs. Iowa Teaching Employment

Des Moines 6,690
Iowa 47,860

Exactly 6,690 of the 45,830 teaching professionals employed in Iowa, work in Des Moines. There has been a 2% decline in the number of teaching professionals in Des Moines between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Des Moines has increased.

Des Moines Vs. Iowa Teaching employment growth

47,750 50,480 49,060 48,130 45,830
6,800 8,650 8,960 8,190 6,690
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Grey: Iowa
  • Dark Yellow: Des Moines

Teaching VS. All professions salaries in Des Moines

$47,504 $53,457 $55,512 $58,920 $59,975
$38,230 $39,530 $40,840 $42,120 $43,100
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Teaching in Des Moines
  • Dark Yellow: All Professions in Des Moines

In Des Moines, salaries for teaching professionals have increased. In 2010 Des Moines teaching professionals earned an average yearly salary of $59,975. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for teaching professionals in Des Moines was $47,504 per year. The growth in the salary of teaching professionals in Des Moines is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Salary percentiles for Teaching professionals in Des Moines

10th percentile		 $32,885
25th percentile		 $39,467
50th percentile		 $54,528
75th percentile		 $74,283
90th percentile		 $97,129

Teaching professionals in Des Moines earn a median salary of $54,528 per year. The difference in pay between the teaching professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 195%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $32,885 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $97,129 per year.

Average Salaries for Teaching professionals and related professions in Des Moines

Early Childhood Education		 $43,035
Special Education		 $50,690
Elementary Education		 $50,910
Teaching		 $59,975
Educational Leadership		 $68,857

Teaching professional salaries in Des Moines are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Teaching schools in Des Moines

2

Many of Des Moines' teaching professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited teaching schools in the city.

Teaching Programs Offered In Des Moines

associate		 0
bachelor		 8
master		 3
doctor		 0
Certificate		 2
Total13

There are a total of 13 degree and certificate programs in teaching offered by Des Moines' teaching schools.

Student Completed Teaching Degrees In Des Moines

associate		 0
bachelor		 93
master		 55
doctor		 0
Certificate		 4
Total152

Approximately 152 students completed teaching courses in 2010.

Teaching Faculty Salaries in Des Moines, Iowa

Share & Compare

Enter your salary to gain access to our continually growing higher education faculty salary database. Don't worry! This is 100% secure and anonymous.

We are in the process of collecting data for the number of teaching faculty, growth in the field of teaching academia and teaching faculty salaries in Des Moines. If you are involved in teaching teaching courses to students at the certificate in teaching, bachelors degree in teaching, and masters degree in teaching levels, please anonymously submit your information in the field below. By doing so, you will be helping us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future teaching faculty in Des Moines. A summary of the data collected thus far will be available to you once you have submitted your information.

Schools

Career Index

Your free online education database