Public school teacher salaries in the United States
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The table below details teacher salaries from 1999-2000 through 2012-2013. Teacher salaries in Wyoming saw the highest increase over that time period, with a 24.2 percent increase in salary. Teacher salaries in North Carolina decreased 14.7 percent during that time period. For the school year 2012-2013, South Dakota had the lowest average teacher salary and the New York state had the highest average salary.
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Full table
| Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2012-13 {**in constant dollars) | |||||||||||||||
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| State | 1999-2000 | 2009-10 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | Percent change 1999-2000 to 2012-13 | ||||||||||
| Alabama | $50,139.00 | $50,779.00 | $48,802.00 | $47,949.00 | -4.40% | ||||||||||
| Alaska | $63,495.00 | $63,696.00 | $63,464.00 | $65,468.00 | 3.10% | ||||||||||
| Arizona | $50,430.00 | $50,119.00 | $49,501.00 | $49,885.00 | -1.10% | ||||||||||
| Arkansas | $45,625.00 | $49,850.00 | $47,085.00 | $46,632.00 | 2.20% | ||||||||||
| California | $65,159.00 | $72,803.00 | $69,672.00 | $69,324.00 | 6.40% | ||||||||||
| Colorado | $52,153.00 | $52,520.00 | $49,865.00 | $49,844.00 | -4.40% | ||||||||||
| Connecticut | $70,762.00 | $68,690.00 | $70,621.00 | $69,766.00 | -1.40% | ||||||||||
| Delaware | $60,724.00 | $60,930.00 | $59,779.00 | $59,679.00 | -1.70% | ||||||||||
| District of Columbia | $64,334.00 | $68,901.00 | $69,864.00 | $70,906.00 | 10.20% | ||||||||||
| Florida | $50,184.00 | $49,858.00 | $47,253.00 | $46,944.00 | -6.50% | ||||||||||
| Georgia | $56,062.00 | $56,694.00 | $53,819.00 | $52,880.00 | -5.70% | ||||||||||
| Hawaii | $55,453.00 | $58,777.00 | $54,970.00 | $54,300.00 | -2.10% | ||||||||||
| Idaho | $48,578.00 | $49,404.00 | $49,359.00 | $49,734.00 | 2.40% | ||||||||||
| Illinois | $63,527 | $66,264.00 | $58,595.00 | $59,113.00 | -6.90% | ||||||||||
| Indiana | $57,192.00 | $53,357.00 | $51,357.00 | $51,456.00 | -10.0% | ||||||||||
| Iowa | $48,757.00 | $52,973.00 | $51,076.00 | $51,528.00 | 5.70% | ||||||||||
| Kansas | $47,805.00 | $49,804.00 | $47,496.00 | $47,464.00 | -0.70% | ||||||||||
| Kentucky | $49,717.00 | $52,884.00 | $50,558.00 | $50,326.00 | 1.20% | ||||||||||
| Louisiana | $45,246.00 | $52,201.00 | $51,014.00 | $51,381.00 | 13.60% | ||||||||||
| Maine | $48,597.00 | $49,216.00 | $48,126.00 | $48,119.00 | -1.00% | ||||||||||
| Maryland | $60,196.00 | $68,285.00 | $64,693.00 | $65,265.00 | 8.40% | ||||||||||
| Massachusetts | $63,656.00 | $73,945.00 | $72,915.00 | $73,129.00 | 14.90% | ||||||||||
| Michigan | $67,023.00 | $61,867.00 | $62,585.00 | $61,560.00 | -8.20% | ||||||||||
| Minnesota | $54,393.00 | $55,967.00 | $55,874.00 | $56,268.00 | 3.40% | ||||||||||
| Mississippi | $43,535.00 | $48,722.00 | $42,339.00 | $41,994.00 | -3.50% | ||||||||||
| Missouri | $48,727.00 | $48,373.00 | $47,178.00 | $47,517.00 | -2.5% | ||||||||||
| Montana | $43,896.00 | $48,845.00 | $49,354.00 | $49,999.00 | 13.90% | ||||||||||
| Nebraska | $45,421.00 | $49,345.00 | $48,955.00 | $48,931.00 | 7.70% | ||||||||||
| Nevada | $53,830.00 | $54,999.00 | $55,467.00 | $55,957.00 | 4.00% | ||||||||||
| New Hampshire | $51,567.00 | $54,912.00 | $55,079.00 | $55,599.00 | 7.80% | ||||||||||
| New Jersey | $71,083.00 | $69,523.00 | $68,194.00 | $68,797.00 | -3.20% | ||||||||||
| New Mexico | $44,488.00 | $49,378.00 | $46,381.00 | $46,573.00 | 4.70% | ||||||||||
| New York | $69,723.00 | $76,464.00 | $74,620.00 | $75,279.00 | 8.00% | ||||||||||
| North Carolina | $53,849.00 | $50,010.00 | $46,712.00 | $45,947.00 | -14.70% | ||||||||||
| North Dakota | $40,810.00 | $45,862.00 | $46,825.00 | $47,344.00 | 16.00% | ||||||||||
| Ohio | $56,626.00 | $59,732.00 | $57,659.00 | $58,092.00 | 2.60% | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma | $42,772.00 | $50,907.00 | $45,130.00 | $44,128.00 | 3.20% | ||||||||||
| Oregon | $57,856.00 | $58,948.00 | $58,302.00 | $58,758.00 | 1.60% | ||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | $66,035.00 | $63,146.00 | $62,965.00 | $63,521.00 | -3.80% | ||||||||||
| Rhode Island | $64,286.00 | $63,711.00 | $63,221.00 | $63,474.00 | -1.30% | ||||||||||
| South Carolina | $49,308.00 | $50,712.00 | $48,217.00 | $47,924.00 | -2.80% | ||||||||||
| South Dakota | $39,728.00 | $41,456.00 | $39,450.00 | $39,580.00 | -0.4% | ||||||||||
| Tennessee | $49,645.00 | $49,412.00 | $47,866.00 | $48,289.00 | -2.70% | ||||||||||
| Texas | $51,339.00 | $51,516.00 | $49,178.00 | $48,110.00 | -6.30% | ||||||||||
| Utah | $47,757.00 | $48,980.00 | $48,961.00 | $49,393.00 | 3.40% | ||||||||||
| Vermont | $51,600.00 | $52,394.00 | $52,160.00 | $52,526.00 | 1.80% | ||||||||||
| Virginia | $52,947.00 | $53,388.00 | $49,514.00 | $49,869.00 | -5.80% | ||||||||||
| Washington | $56,089.00 | $56,578.00 | $53,101.00 | $53,571.00 | -4.50% | ||||||||||
| West Virginia | $47,843.00 | $49,059.00 | $46,074.00 | $46,405.00 | -3.00% | ||||||||||
| Wisconsin | $56,239.00 | $54,721.00 | $54,687.00 | $55,171.00 | -1.90% | ||||||||||
| Wyoming | $46,638.00 | $59,628.00 | $58,174.00 | $57,920.00 | 24.20% | ||||||||||
| United States | $57,133.00 | $58,925.00 | $56,340.00 | $56,383.00 | -1.30% | ||||||||||
| **"Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis. The CPI does not account for differences in inflation rates from state to state." Note: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Standard errors are not available for these estimates, which are based on state reports. Source: National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics, 1969-70 through 2012-13. (This table was prepared April 2013.) | |||||||||||||||
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