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NEA Report

ESP Earnings

NEA's ESP Earnings Report offers a breakdown of educational support professional (ESP) pay in K-12 and higher education. 
Published: April 26, 2022
This resource originally appeared on NEA.org

Key Findings

  • For 2020-21, K-12 ESPs working full time (at least 30 hours per week) earned an average of $32,837. During the same school year, higher education ESP working full time earned an average of $44,225. 

  • 13.7% of K-12 ESPs working full time earned less than $15,000, and 27.8% earned between $15,000 and $24,999. Within higher education, 17.4 percent earn less than $25,000, and 7.5 percent earn less than $15,000. 

  • The average salary for ESP has risen from $30,819 in 2011-12 to $35,124 in 2020-21. When adjusted for inflation, the earnings for ESP in 2012 dollars has fallen from $30,819 to $30,279. 

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