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Teacher Salaries by State

Finding accurate beginning and average salaries for teachers by state is a tricky business. In our effort to build the most accurate list of teacher salaries by state, we have averaged the salary from multiple sources, including the National Education Association, job surveys, and private data analyses to create the Salary Comfort Index.

State Starting Salary Average Salary 10-year increase Salary Comfort Index
Connecticut $42,450 $69,165 31 1
Michigan $34,724 $63,940 24 3
Illinois $36,636 $64,509 34 2
Pennsylvania $41,192 $60,760 22 4
Ohio $33,035 $56,715 32 7
Massachusetts $40,462 $70,752 45 13
Georgia $33,673 $52,815 25 12
Texas $34,234 $48,638 26 14
Wyoming $43,053 $56,100 61 5
Nevada $35,449 $53,023 31 9
Indiana $33,574 $50,801 17 10
Washington $36,474 $52,926 25 18
Wisconsin $33,170 $54,195 28 20
California $41,131 $67,871 29 33
Virginia $36,737 $48,761 21 16
Delaware $39,099 $57,934 23 17
Idaho $29,915 $47,416 27 29
Oregon $33,241 $56,503 25 38
Louisiana $38,655 $49,006 45 6
Alabama $36,201 $47,803 28 11
Rhode Island $39,006 $60,923 25 40
New Jersey $48,101 $66,612 28 15
Minnesota $34,025 $53,680 27 26
Kentucky $35,075 $48,908 33 8
Tennessee $33,287 $45,891 22 19
Utah $33,268 $47,033 29 21
Maryland $43,003 $63,960 39 25
Kansas $32,964 $46,598 29 22
Oklahoma $31,600 $44,343 28 27
Iowa $32,895 $49,844 36 23
New Mexico $32,092 $46,888 38 37
Nebraska $30,086 $47,368 38 28
Florida $35,236 $45,732 19 31
New York $44,370 $72,708 41 24
North Carolina $30,779 $46,605 12 35
Colorado $32,095 $49,228 25 36
South Carolina $31,685 $47,050 24 32
Missouri $29,857 $45,321 28 34
West Virginia $32,435 $44,260 23 30
Mississippi $31,187 $41,975 31 39
Montana $26,734 $47,132 41 44
Arizona $31,689 $47,553 27 41
Alaska $42,928 $62,918 30 43
North Dakota $31,065 $44,807 45 42
New Hampshire $33,871 $52,792 37 47
Vermont $34,709 $50,141 31 48
Maine $31,580 $47,182 29 46
South Dakota $29,308 $39,850 31 45
Arkansas $32,478 $46,500 34 49
Hawaii $38,479 $55,063 37 50
Source : National Education Association (nea.org)

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