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Table 77. Minimum and average teacher salaries, by state: 1990-91, 1997-98, and 1998-99
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                      |             1990-91                           |           1997-98                                |           1998-99                  |  Percent change,
                      |_______________________________________________|__________________________________________________|____________________________________|1990-91 to 1998-99
                      |           |           |  Minimum  |   Average |            |             |  Minimum  |   Average |            |           |  Minimum  |  (constant
                      |           |           |(beginning)|    salary |            |             |(beginning)|    salary |            |           |(beginning)|   dollars)\1\
                      |   Minimum |   Average |salary (in |     (in   |    Minimum |     Average |salary (in |     (in   |    Minimum |   Average |salary as a|______________________
        State         |   (begin- |    salary |  1998-99  |   1998-99 |   (begin-  |      salary |  1998-99  |   1998-99 |   (begin-  |    salary |percent of |  Minimum  | Average
                      |    ning)  |           |dollars)\1\|     dol-  |     ning)  |             |dollars)\1\|     dol-  |     ning)  |           |  average  |(beginning)|  salary
                      |    salary |           |           |   lars)\1\|    salary  |             |  salary   |   lars)\1\|    salary  |           |  salary   |  salary   |
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  United States ......|   $21,542 |   $32,880 |   $26,468 |   $40,399 |    $25,708 |     $39,278 |   $26,153 |   $39,958 |    $26,639 |   $40,574 |      65.7 |       0.6 |      0.4
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Alabama ..............|    22,114 |    26,846 |    27,171 |    32,985 |     26,637 |      32,818 |    27,098 |    33,386 |     29,092 |    35,820 |      81.2 |       7.1 |      8.6
Alaska ...............|\2\ 29,950 |    43,406 |\2\ 36,799 |    53,332 |\3\  32,621 |      49,140 |    33,186 |    49,991 |\3\  32,884 |    48,275 |      68.1 |     -10.6 |     -9.5
Arizona ..............|\2\ 21,375 |    30,773 |\2\ 26,263 |    37,810 |\3\  24,917 |\2\   34,071 |    25,348 |    34,661 |\3\  26,163 |\3\ 34,582 |      75.7 |      -0.4 |     -8.5
Arkansas .............|\4\ 17,458 |\3\ 23,735 |\4\ 21,450 |\3\ 29,163 |     21,000 |\3,5\ 32,119 |    21,364 |    32,675 |\3\  21,273 |\3\ 32,761 |      64.9 |      -0.8 |     12.3
California ...........|\2\ 24,570 |\2\ 39,118 |\2\ 30,189 |\2\ 48,064 |     27,852 |      44,585 |    28,334 |    45,357 |\3\  29,105 |    46,326 |      62.8 |      -3.6 |     -3.6
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Colorado .............|    19,786 |    31,819 |    24,311 |    39,096 |     24,867 |      37,240 |    25,297 |    37,885 |\3\  25,489 |    38,157 |      66.8 |       4.8 |     -2.4
Connecticut ..........|    25,312 |    43,398 |    31,101 |    53,323 |     28,500 |      48,009 |    28,993 |    48,840 |     31,391 |    50,277 |      62.4 |       0.9 |     -5.7
Delaware .............|    21,112 |    35,246 |    25,940 |    43,306 |     28,886 |      42,439 |    29,386 |    43,174 |     29,981 |    43,223 |      69.4 |      15.6 |     -0.2
District of Columbia .|    23,327 |\2\ 39,362 |    28,662 |\2\ 48,364 |\3\  27,234 |\2\   44,746 |    27,705 |    45,521 |\3\  30,000 |\3\ 48,275 |      62.1 |       4.7 |     -0.2
Florida ..............|    21,368 |    30,555 |    26,255 |    37,543 |     23,685 |      34,475 |    24,095 |    35,072 |     24,402 |    35,916 |      67.9 |      -7.1 |     -4.3
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Georgia ..............|    20,471 |\3\ 28,950 |    25,152 |\3\ 35,570 |\3\  26,706 |      37,314 |    27,168 |    37,960 |\3\  27,908 |\3\ 38,993 |      71.6 |      11.0 |      9.6
Hawaii ...............|    23,792 |    33,548 |    29,233 |    41,220 |     27,263 |      38,460 |    27,735 |    39,126 |     28,315 |    40,416 |      70.1 |      -3.1 |     -2.0
Idaho ................|    15,685 |    25,510 |    19,272 |    31,344 |     20,208 |      32,830 |    20,558 |    33,398 |     20,814 |    34,062 |      61.1 |       8.0 |      8.7
Illinois .............|\3\ 21,954 |\3\ 34,642 |\3\ 26,975 |\3\ 42,564 |\6\  28,183 |\6\   43,707 |    28,671 |    44,464 |\6\  28,954 |\6\ 45,286 |      63.9 |       7.3 |      6.4
Indiana ..............|\3\ 20,247 |\3\ 32,931 |\3\ 24,877 |\3\ 40,462 |     24,745 |      39,749 |    25,173 |    40,437 |     26,171 |    41,159 |      63.6 |       5.2 |      1.7
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Iowa .................|    19,404 |    27,949 |    23,841 |    34,341 |     22,495 |      34,084 |    22,884 |    34,674 |     24,333 |    35,007 |      69.5 |       2.1 |      1.9
Kansas ...............|\7\ 18,954 |\7\ 28,188 |\7\ 23,289 |\7\ 34,634 |     22,445 |\7\   33,800 |    22,834 |    34,385 |\3\  23,006 |\5\ 34,634 |      66.4 |      -1.2 |     -0.0
Kentucky .............|    19,311 |    29,115 |    23,727 |    35,773 |\8\  23,536 |\5\   34,453 |    23,943 |    35,049 |\8\  24,387 |\8\ 35,383 |      68.9 |       2.8 |     -1.1
Louisiana ............|    17,486 |    26,170 |    21,485 |    32,155 |     22,843 |      31,131 |    23,238 |    31,670 |     23,500 |\3\ 32,000 |      73.4 |       9.4 |     -0.5
Maine ................|    18,878 |    28,531 |    23,195 |    35,056 |\8\  24,411 |      34,349 |    24,834 |    34,944 |\8\  24,962 |\8\ 34,906 |      71.5 |       7.6 |     -0.4
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Maryland .............|    23,548 |\3\ 38,312 |    28,933 |\3\ 47,073 |\8\  27,010 |\5\   41,404 |    27,478 |    42,121 |\8\  27,605 |\8\ 42,545 |      64.9 |      -4.6 |     -9.6
Massachusetts ........|\2\ 21,800 |    36,090 |\2\ 26,785 |    44,343 |\3\  27,238 |      42,874 |    27,710 |    43,616 |\3\  28,005 |    44,051 |      63.6 |       4.6 |     -0.7
Michigan .............|\2\ 22,400 |\2\ 37,800 |\2\ 27,523 |\2\ 46,444 |\3\  27,064 |      47,384 |    27,533 |    48,204 |\3\  27,822 |\3\ 48,711 |      57.1 |       1.1 |      4.9
Minnesota ............|\3\ 21,029 |    33,128 |\3\ 25,838 |    40,704 |     22,714 |      38,159 |    23,107 |    38,820 |     24,462 |    39,809 |      61.4 |      -5.3 |     -2.2
Mississippi ..........|\2\ 18,950 |\2\ 24,609 |\2\ 23,284 |\2\ 30,237 |\2\  20,773 |      28,691 |    21,133 |    29,188 |\2\  21,346 |\2\ 29,550 |      72.2 |      -8.3 |     -2.3
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Missouri .............|\2\ 20,293 |\2\ 27,636 |\2\ 24,934 |\2\ 33,956 |     24,153 |\5\   32,597 |    24,571 |    33,161 |     25,164 |    33,463 |      75.2 |       0.9 |     -1.5
Montana ..............|\2\ 18,400 |    26,696 |\2\ 22,608 |    32,801 |\3\  21,045 |      30,617 |    21,409 |    31,147 |\3\  21,676 |    31,536 |      68.7 |      -4.1 |     -3.9
Nebraska .............|    18,344 |    26,592 |    22,539 |    32,673 |     21,949 |      32,668 |    22,329 |    33,234 |     22,611 |    32,880 |      68.8 |       0.3 |      0.6
Nevada ...............|\6\ 24,358 |\6\ 35,269 |\6\ 29,928 |\6\ 43,335 |\2\  27,119 |\6\   40,572 |    27,588 |    41,274 |\2\  28,842 |\2\ 42,528 |      67.8 |      -3.6 |     -1.9
New Hampshire ........|\2\ 20,635 |    31,273 |\2\ 25,354 |    38,425 |\3\  23,927 |      36,663 |    24,341 |    37,298 |\3\  24,406 |    37,405 |      65.2 |      -3.7 |     -2.7
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New Jersey ...........|    24,500 |    38,411 |    30,103 |    47,195 |     28,319 |      50,284 |    28,809 |    51,154 |\3\  29,112 |\3\ 51,692 |      56.3 |      -3.3 |      9.5
New Mexico ...........|    19,124 |\3\ 25,800 |    23,497 |\3\ 31,700 |     23,228 |      30,042 |    23,630 |    30,562 |     24,393 |    32,161 |      75.8 |       3.8 |      1.5
New York .............|\8\ 26,375 |\8\ 42,080 |\8\ 32,407 |\8\ 51,703 |\8\  30,204 |\8\   48,712 |    30,727 |    49,555 |\8\  30,808 |\8\ 49,686 |      62.0 |      -4.9 |     -3.9
North Carolina .......|    19,810 |    29,165 |    24,340 |    35,835 |     23,576 |      33,129 |    23,984 |    33,703 |     25,338 |    36,883 |      68.7 |       4.1 |      2.9
North Dakota .........|    16,274 |    23,574 |    19,996 |    28,965 |     19,146 |      28,213 |    19,477 |    28,701 |     19,136 |    29,002 |      66.0 |      -4.3 |      0.1
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Ohio .................|    18,452 |    31,964 |    22,672 |    39,274 |     22,535 |      39,714 |    22,925 |    40,402 |     23,087 |    40,734 |      56.7 |       1.8 |      3.7
Oklahoma .............|\7\ 18,575 |\7\ 24,378 |\7\ 22,823 |\7\ 29,953 |\7\  25,203 |      30,692 |    25,639 |    31,223 |\7\  25,258 |\7\ 31,107 |      81.2 |      10.7 |      3.9
Oregon ...............|\6\ 20,357 |\6\ 32,295 |\6\ 25,012 |\6\ 39,680 |\2\  28,381 |\6\   43,245 |    28,872 |    43,994 |\2\  28,589 |\2\ 43,789 |      65.3 |      14.3 |     10.4
Pennsylvania .........|\2\ 23,250 |\3\ 36,057 |\2\ 28,567 |\3\ 44,303 |     29,581 |      47,542 |    30,093 |    48,365 |     29,793 |    48,457 |      61.5 |       4.3 |      9.4
Rhode Island .........|    20,887 |\2\ 38,220 |    25,664 |\2\ 46,960 |\3\  25,228 |\2\   44,506 |    25,665 |    45,276 |     26,237 |\3\ 46,286 |      56.7 |       2.2 |     -1.4
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South Carolina .......|\3\ 19,757 |\3\ 28,174 |\3\ 24,275 |\3\ 34,617 |     23,429 |      33,697 |    23,835 |    34,280 |     23,827 |    34,506 |      69.1 |      -1.8 |     -0.3
South Dakota .........|    16,676 |    22,363 |    20,490 |    27,477 |     20,274 |      27,875 |    20,625 |    28,358 |     21,376 |    28,386 |      75.3 |       4.3 |      3.3
Tennessee ............|    20,150 |    28,248 |    24,758 |    34,708 |     22,140 |\5\   34,584 |    22,523 |    35,183 |     22,645 |    35,490 |      63.8 |      -8.5 |      2.3
Texas ................|\2\ 20,150 |\2\ 28,100 |\2\ 24,758 |\2\ 34,526 |     25,104 |      33,602 |    25,539 |    34,184 |     26,261 |    34,448 |      76.2 |       6.1 |     -0.2
Utah .................|    17,234 |\3\ 25,415 |    21,175 |\3\ 31,227 |     22,241 |      32,398 |    22,626 |    32,959 |     22,957 |    34,007 |      67.5 |       8.4 |      8.9
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Vermont ..............|\2\ 18,509 |\2\ 29,714 |\2\ 22,742 |\2\ 36,509 |     25,183 |      36,299 |    25,619 |    36,927 |\3\  25,435 |    36,697 |      69.3 |      11.8 |      0.5
Virginia .............|\3\ 22,206 |\3\ 32,692 |\3\ 27,284 |\3\ 40,168 |     25,272 |\5\   37,024 |    25,709 |    37,665 |\3\  25,777 |    37,709 |      68.4 |      -5.5 |     -6.1
Washington ...........|\3\ 20,612 |\3\ 32,975 |\3\ 25,326 |\3\ 40,516 |     23,732 |      38,761 |    24,143 |    39,432 |     23,645 |    38,530 |      61.4 |      -6.6 |     -4.9
West Virginia ........|    18,728 |    25,966 |    23,011 |    31,904 |\8\  22,529 |\5\   33,396 |    22,919 |    33,974 |\8\  23,316 |\8\ 34,248 |      68.1 |       1.3 |      7.3
Wisconsin ............|    20,689 |    33,077 |    25,420 |    40,641 |\6\  24,077 |\5\   38,179 |    24,494 |    38,840 |\6\  24,839 |\6\ 39,374 |      63.1 |      -2.3 |     -3.1
Wyoming ..............|    19,238 |    28,996 |    23,637 |    35,627 |     22,836 |      31,977 |    23,231 |    32,531 |     22,836 |    33,480 |      68.2 |      -3.4 |     -6.0
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\1\Based on the Consumer Price Index prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Price index does not account for different rates of change in the cost of living among states.
\2\Estimated by the American Federation of Teachers. See NOTE.
\3\Preliminary or state estimate.
\4\Excludes state-paid health insurance.
\5\Includes pay for extra duties.
\6\Includes employer pick-up of employee pension contribution.
\7\Estimated to exclude fringe benefits.
\8\Median salary.

NOTE: Data in this table reflect results of surveys conducted by the American Federation of Teachers. Because of differing survey and estimation methods, these data are not entirely comparable with figures appearing in other tables. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: American Federation of Teachers, Survey and Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends, various years. (This table was prepared July 2000.)


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