Below are average school salaries for teachers by state. Connecticut teachers earn the highest pay with DC teachers a close second. South Dakota has the lowest pay.
| 1. CONNECTICUT $57,337 2. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA $57,009 3. CALIFORNIA $56,444 4. NEW JERSEY 55,592 5. NEW YORK 55,181 6. MICHIGAN 54,412 7. ILLINOIS 54,230 8. MASSACHUSETTS 53,181 9. RHODE ISLAND 52,261 10. PENNSYLVANIA 51,835 11. ALASKA 51,736 12. MARYLAND 50,261 13. DELAWARE 49,366 14. OREGON 49,169 15. OHIO 47,482 UNITED STATES 46,752 16. GEORGIA 45,988 17. INDIANA 45,791 18. HAWAII 45,479 19. WASHINGTON 45,434 20. MINNESOTA 45,375 21. VIRGINIA 43,655 22. COLORADO 43,319 23. NORTH CAROLINA 43,211 24. WISCONSIN 42,882 25. NEW HAMPSHIRE 42,689 26. NEVADA 42,254 27. VERMONT 42,007 28. ARIZONA 41,843 29. SOUTH CAROLINA 41,162 30. IDAHO 41,080 31. FLORIDA 40,604 32. TEXAS 40,476 33. TENNESSEE 40,318 34. KENTUCKY 40,240 35. MAINE 39,864 36. WYOMING 39,532 37. IOWA 39,432 38. ARKANSAS 39,314 39. UTAH 38,976 40. KANSAS 38,623 41. WEST VIRGINIA 38,461 42. NEBRASKA 38,352 43. ALABAMA 38,325 44. NEW MEXICO 38,067 45. MISSOURI 38,006 46. LOUISIANA 37,918 47. MONTANA 37,184 48. MISSISSIPPI 35,684 49. NORTH DAKOTA 35,441 50. OKLAHOMA 35,061 51. SOUTH DAKOTA 33,236 MEDIAN 42,254 |
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Source: National Education Association