Arizona Teacher Salary
Rankings
Average Teacher Salary Rank: 32nd
Starting Teacher Salary Rank: 39th
Salary raise last year: 1.0 %
Salary raise over 10 years: 27.0 %
Starting Teacher Salary Rank: 39th
Salary raise last year: 1.0 %
Salary raise over 10 years: 27.0 %
Arizona is a tougher place to make a living as a starting teacher. Get your masters degree if you want to teach in Arizona - it's our suggested path to maintain a "sunny" lifestyle. Teacher's with masters degrees may make 20% higher more on average than teacher's without
How do salaries grow in Arizona?
Starting Salary: $31,689
Average Salary: $47,553
Average Salary: $47,553
Student/Teacher Ratios in Arizona, 2011
Number of Teachers: 58,305
Number of Students: 1,071,484
Students per Teacher: 18.0
Number of Students: 1,071,484
Students per Teacher: 18.0
Arizona teacher salaries vs. total education expenditures
Total Expenditures: $6,908,928,832
Teacher Expenditures: $2,737,536,360
Percent Spent on Teachers: 39 %
Teacher Expenditures: $2,737,536,360
Percent Spent on Teachers: 39 %
Source : National Education Association (nea.org), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), 2011
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Teaching Schools in Arizona
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University of Phoenix
Programs Offered :
- M.A. in Education/Early Childhood Ed.
- MA in Education/Early Childhood Education
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Western Governors University
Programs Offered :
- M.A. Teaching (K-8)
- Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Preparation Program (K-8)
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Capella University
Programs Offered :
- MS - K-12 Studies in Education
- PhD - K-12 Studies in Education
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Walden University
Programs Offered :
- Ph.D. in Education - Mixed-Model
- Ed.S. in Assessment Evaluation and Accountability - General Program
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Arizona State University Online
Programs Offered :
- MEd in Teaching and Learning - Gifted Education Focus
- MEd in Early Childhood Education
- More..
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