Average Salaries of Public School Teachers

Below are starting and average salaries for teachers by state for the 2005-06 school year.

Connecticut has the highest average salary in the nation.

State

Starting Salary

 Average Salary

Alabama

$30,973

$38,186

Alaska

$40,027

$54,424

Arizona

$28,236

$42,905

Arkansas

$26,129

$40,495

California

$35,135

$57,876

Colorado

$31,296

$43,949

Connecticut

$34,462

$58,688

Delaware

$34,566

$50,869

District of Columbia

$38,566

$58,456

Florida

$30,696

$41,587

Georgia

$35,116

$46,526

Hawaii

$37,615

$46,149

Idaho

$25,908

$42,122

Illinois

$35,114

$55,629

Indiana

$29,784

$46,526

Iowa

$26,967

$39,284

Kansas

$28,530

$39,175

Kentucky

$28,416

$40,522

Louisiana

$29,655

$38,880

Maine

$25,901

$39,610

Maryland

$33,760

$52,331

Massachusetts

$34,041

$54,325

Michigan

$34,377

$56,973

Minnesota

$30,772

$46,906

Mississippi

$28,106

$36,590

Missouri

$28,398

$38,971

Montana

$24,032

$38,485

Nebraska

$28,527

$39,456

Nevada

$27,942

$43,394

New Hampshire

$27,367

$43,941

New Jersey

$37,061

$56,682

New Mexico

$31,920

$39,391

New York

$36,400

$56,200

North Carolina

$27,572

$43,348

North Dakota

$24,108

$36,449

Ohio

$28,692

$48,692

Oklahoma

$29,473

$37,879

Oregon

$33,396

$48,330

Pennsylvania

$34,140

$53,258

Rhode Island

$32,902

$53,473

South Carolina

$27,883

$42,207

South Dakota

$25,504

$34,040

Tennessee

$30,449

$42,072

Texas

$32,741

$41,009

Utah

$26,130

$39,965

Vermont

$25,819

$44,535

Virginia

$32,437

$44,763

Washington

$30,159

$45,724

West Virginia

$26,692

$38,360

Wisconsin

$28,800

$44,299

Wyoming

$28,900

$40,392

Source: National Education Association

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