| State |
Number of Teachers in Public K-12 Schools |
Average Salary |
| Alabama |
48,021 |
$46,604 |
| Alaska |
7,997 |
$56,758 |
| Arizona |
53,635 |
$45,772 |
| Arkansas |
34,593 |
$45,773 |
| California |
300,544 |
$64,424 |
| Colorado |
47,502 |
$47,248 |
| Connecticut |
43,340 |
$61,976 |
| Delaware |
8,217 |
$55,994 |
| District of Columbia |
5,689 |
$60,628 |
| Florida |
172,417 |
$46,930 |
| Georgia |
116,595 |
$51,560 |
| Hawaii |
11,530 |
$53,400 |
| Idaho |
15,011 |
$44,099 |
| Illinois |
135,123 |
$60,474 |
| Indiana |
62,197 |
$48,508 |
| Iowa |
35,739 |
$46,664 |
| Kansas |
34,310 |
$45,136 |
| Kentucky |
41,500 |
$47,207 |
| Louisiana |
48,235 |
$46,964 |
| Maine |
16,579 |
$43,397 |
| Maryland |
59,857 |
$60,069 |
| Massachusetts |
71,172 |
$60,471 |
| Michigan |
94,110 |
$56,096 |
| Minnesota |
52,900 |
$50,582 |
| Mississippi |
33,532 |
$42,403 |
| Missouri |
66,640 |
$43,206 |
| Montana |
10,617 |
$42,874 |
| Nebraska |
21,679 |
$42,885 |
| Nevada |
22,937 |
$47,710 |
| New Hampshire |
15,993 |
$47,609 |
| New Jersey |
113,027 |
$61,277 |
| New Mexico |
21,656 |
$45,112 |
| New York |
207,315 |
$62,332 |
| North Carolina |
97,676 |
$47,354 |
| North Dakota |
7,621 |
$40,279 |
| Ohio |
120,234 |
$53,410 |
| Oklahoma |
42,230 |
$43,551 |
| Oregon |
29,656 |
$51,811 |
| Pennsylvania |
123,637 |
$55,833 |
| Rhode Island |
15,340 |
$57,168 |
| South Carolina |
49,197 |
$45,758 |
| South Dakota |
8,551 |
$36,674 |
| Tennessee |
62,282 |
$45,030 |
| Texas |
321,729 |
$46,179 |
| Utah |
22,516 |
$41,615 |
| Vermont |
9,066 |
$46,593 |
| Virginia |
105,025 |
$46,796 |
| Washington |
54,184 |
$49,884 |
| West Virginia |
19,862 |
$42,529 |
| Wisconsin |
59,098 |
$49,051 |
| Wyoming |
6,881 |
$53,074 |
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