Table 79.

Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969–70 through 2006–07

State	Current dollars							Constant 2006–07 dollars1
	1969–70	1979–80	1989–90	1999–2000	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	1969–70	1979–80	1989–90	1999–2000	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	Percent change, 1999–2000 to 2006–07
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
United States	$8,626	$15,970	$31,367	$41,807	$47,659	$49,026	$50,816	$46,615	$41,993	$50,429	$50,412	$50,753	$50,294	$50,816	0.8
Alabama	6,818	13,060	24,828	36,689	38,186	40,347	43,389	36,845	34,341	39,916	44,241	40,665	41,390	43,389	-1.9
Alaska	10,560	27,210	43,153	46,462	52,424	53,553	54,658	57,067	71,549	69,377	56,026	55,828	54,938	54,658	-2.4
Arizona	8,711	15,054	29,402	36,902	42,905	44,672	45,941	47,075	39,585	47,270	44,498	45,691	45,827	45,941	3.2
Arkansas	6,307	12,299	22,352	33,386	40,495	42,768	44,245	34,083	32,340	35,935	40,258	43,124	43,874	44,245	9.9
California	10,315	18,020	37,998	47,680	57,604	59,825	63,640	55,743	47,384	61,089	57,494	61,344	61,372	63,640	10.7
Colorado	7,761	16,205	30,758	38,163	43,949	44,439	45,833	41,941	42,611	49,450	46,018	46,803	45,588	45,833	-0.4
Connecticut	9,262	16,229	40,461	51,780	57,737	59,304	60,822	50,052	42,674	65,049	62,438	61,486	60,838	60,822	-2.6
Delaware	9,015	16,148	33,377	44,435	50,595	54,264	54,680	48,717	42,461	53,660	53,581	53,880	55,667	54,680	2.1
District of Columbia	10,285	22,190	38,402	47,076	58,456	59,000	59,000	55,581	58,349	61,739	56,766	62,251	60,526	59,000	3.9
Florida	8,412	14,149	28,803	36,722	41,590	43,302	45,308	45,459	37,205	46,307	44,281	44,290	44,422	45,308	2.3
Georgia	7,276	13,853	28,006	41,023	46,526	48,300	49,905	39,320	36,427	45,025	49,467	49,547	49,549	49,905	0.9
Hawaii	9,453	19,920	32,047	40,578	46,149	49,292	51,922	51,084	52,380	51,522	48,930	49,145	50,567	51,922	6.1
Idaho	6,890	13,611	23,861	35,547	40,864	41,150	42,798	37,234	35,790	38,361	42,864	43,517	42,214	42,798	-0.2
Illinois	9,569	17,601	32,794	46,486	57,539	58,686	58,246	51,711	46,282	52,723	56,054	61,275	60,204	58,246	3.9
Indiana	8,833	15,599	30,902	41,850	46,583	47,255	47,831	47,734	41,018	49,681	50,464	49,608	48,477	47,831	-5.2
Iowa	8,355	15,203	26,747	35,678	39,284	41,083	43,130	45,151	39,976	43,001	43,022	41,835	42,145	43,130	0.3
Kansas	7,612	13,690	28,744	34,981	39,345	41,467	43,334	41,136	35,998	46,212	42,181	41,900	42,539	43,334	2.7
Kentucky	6,953	14,520	26,292	36,380	40,959	42,592	43,646	37,574	38,181	42,270	43,868	43,618	43,693	43,646	-0.5
Louisiana	7,028	13,760	24,300	33,109	39,022	40,029	42,816	37,980	36,182	39,067	39,924	41,556	41,064	42,816	7.2
Maine	7,572	13,071	26,881	35,561	39,610	40,737	41,596	40,919	34,370	43,217	42,881	42,182	41,791	41,596	-3.0
Maryland	9,383	17,558	36,319	44,048	52,331	54,333	56,927	50,706	46,169	58,390	53,115	55,729	55,738	56,927	7.2
Massachusetts	8,764	17,253	34,712	46,580	54,701	56,369	58,624	47,361	45,367	55,807	56,168	58,253	57,827	58,624	4.4
Michigan	9,826	19,663	37,072	49,044	53,959	54,739	54,895	53,100	51,704	59,601	59,139	57,462	56,155	54,895	-7.2
Minnesota	8,658	15,912	32,190	39,802	46,906	48,489	49,634	46,788	41,841	51,752	47,995	49,952	49,743	49,634	3.4
Mississippi	5,798	11,850	24,292	31,857	38,212	40,576	40,182	31,333	31,160	39,054	38,414	40,693	41,625	40,182	4.6
Missouri	7,799	13,682	27,094	35,656	39,090	40,462	41,839	42,146	35,977	43,559	42,995	41,628	41,508	41,839	-2.7
Montana	7,606	14,537	25,081	32,121	38,485	39,832	41,225	41,103	38,225	40,323	38,733	40,984	40,862	41,225	6.4
Nebraska	7,375	13,516	25,522	33,237	39,456	40,382	42,044	39,855	35,540	41,032	40,078	42,018	41,426	42,044	4.9
Nevada	9,215	16,295	30,590	39,390	43,394	44,426	45,342	49,798	42,848	49,180	47,498	46,211	45,575	45,342	-4.5
New Hampshire	7,771	13,017	28,986	37,734	43,941	45,263	46,527	41,995	34,228	46,601	45,501	46,794	46,434	46,527	2.3
New Jersey	9,130	17,161	35,676	52,015	56,519	58,156	59,920	49,339	45,125	57,356	62,722	60,189	59,660	59,920	-4.5
New Mexico	7,796	14,887	24,756	32,554	39,391	41,637	42,780	42,130	39,146	39,800	39,255	41,949	42,714	42,780	9.0
New York	10,336	19,812	38,925	51,020	56,200	57,354	58,537	55,856	52,096	62,580	61,522	59,849	58,837	58,537	-4.9
North Carolina	7,494	14,117	27,883	39,404	43,348	43,922	46,410	40,498	37,121	44,828	47,515	46,163	45,058	46,410	-2.3
North Dakota	6,696	13,263	23,016	29,863	36,695	37,764	38,822	36,185	34,875	37,003	36,010	39,078	38,741	38,822	7.8
Ohio	8,300	15,269	31,218	41,436	48,692	50,314	51,937	44,854	40,150	50,189	49,965	51,853	51,615	51,937	3.9
Oklahoma	6,882	13,107	23,070	31,298	37,879	38,772	42,379	37,191	34,465	37,090	37,740	40,338	39,775	42,379	12.3
Oregon	8,818	16,266	30,840	42,336	48,320	50,044	50,911	47,653	42,772	49,581	51,050	51,457	51,338	50,911	-0.3
Pennsylvania	8,858	16,515	33,338	48,321	53,258	54,027	54,970	47,869	43,426	53,598	58,267	56,716	55,424	54,970	-5.7
Rhode Island	8,776	18,002	36,057	47,041	53,473	54,730	55,956	47,426	47,336	57,969	56,724	56,945	56,145	55,956	-1.4
South Carolina	6,927	13,063	27,217	36,081	42,189	43,011	44,133	37,434	34,349	43,757	43,508	44,928	44,123	44,133	1.4
South Dakota	6,403	12,348	21,300	29,071	34,040	34,709	35,378	34,602	32,469	34,244	35,055	36,250	35,607	35,378	0.9
Tennessee	7,050	13,972	27,052	36,328	42,076	42,537	43,816	38,099	36,740	43,492	43,806	44,808	43,637	43,816	#
Texas	7,255	14,132	27,496	37,567	41,011	41,744	44,897	39,206	37,160	44,205	45,300	43,674	42,824	44,897	-0.9
Utah	7,644	14,909	23,686	34,946	39,456	40,007	40,566	41,309	39,203	38,080	42,139	42,018	41,042	40,566	-3.7
Vermont	7,968	12,484	29,012	37,758	44,535	46,622	48,370	43,059	32,827	46,643	45,530	47,427	47,828	48,370	6.2
Virginia	8,070	14,060	30,938	38,744	42,768	43,823	44,727	43,611	36,971	49,739	46,719	45,545	44,956	44,727	-4.3
Washington	9,225	18,820	30,457	41,043	45,718	46,326	47,882	49,852	49,487	48,966	49,491	48,686	47,524	47,882	-3.3
West Virginia	7,650	13,710	22,842	35,009	38,360	38,284	40,531	41,341	36,051	36,723	42,215	40,851	39,274	40,531	-4.0
Wisconsin	8,963	16,006	31,921	41,153	44,299	46,390	47,901	48,436	42,088	51,319	49,624	47,175	47,590	47,901	-3.5
Wyoming	8,232	16,012	28,141	34,127	40,497	43,225	50,692	44,486	42,104	45,242	41,152	43,126	44,343	50,692	23.2

# Rounds to zero. 1 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 2006–07. (This table was prepared July 2008.)