Table 91.

Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2011-12

State	Current dollars							Constant 2011-12 dollars1
	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1999-2000	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1999-2000	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	Percent change, 1999-2000 to 2011-12
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	$55,202	$55,623	$56,643	$51,965	$46,812	$56,216	$56,198	$57,960	$57,253	$56,643	0.8
Alabama	6,818	13,060	24,828	36,689	47,571	47,803	48,003	41,073	38,282	44,497	49,318	49,948	49,204	48,003	-2.7
Alaska	10,560	27,210	43,153	46,462	59,672	62,918	62,425	63,616	79,760	77,339	62,455	62,654	64,761	62,425	#
Arizona	8,711	15,054	29,402	36,902	46,952	47,553	48,691	52,477	44,127	52,694	49,604	49,298	48,946	48,691	-1.8
Arkansas	6,307	12,299	22,352	33,386	46,700	46,500	46,959	37,995	36,052	40,059	44,878	49,033	47,862	46,959	4.6
California	10,315	18,020	37,998	47,680	68,203	67,871	69,496	62,140	52,822	68,100	64,092	71,611	69,860	69,496	8.4
Colorado	7,761	16,205	30,758	38,163	49,202	49,228	50,407	46,754	47,501	55,125	51,299	51,660	50,670	50,407	-1.7
Connecticut	9,262	16,229	40,461	51,780	64,350	69,165	70,821	55,796	47,572	72,514	69,604	67,565	71,191	70,821	1.7
Delaware	9,015	16,148	33,377	44,435	57,080	57,934	58,800	54,308	47,334	59,818	59,730	59,932	59,631	58,800	-1.6
District of     Columbia	10,285	22,190	38,402	47,076	64,548	66,601	68,720	61,959	65,045	68,824	63,280	67,773	68,552	68,720	8.6
Florida	8,412	14,149	28,803	36,722	46,708	45,732	46,232	50,676	41,475	51,621	49,362	49,042	47,072	46,232	-6.3
Georgia	7,276	13,853	28,006	41,023	53,112	52,815	52,938	43,832	40,607	50,192	55,144	55,766	54,362	52,938	-4.0
Hawaii	9,453	19,920	32,047	40,578	55,063	55,063	54,268	56,947	58,391	57,435	54,546	57,814	56,676	54,268	-0.5
Idaho	6,890	13,611	23,861	35,547	46,283	47,416	48,551	41,507	39,898	42,764	47,783	48,596	48,805	48,551	1.6
Illinois	9,569	17,601	32,794	46,486	62,077	64,509	66,053	57,646	51,593	58,773	62,487	65,179	66,399	66,053	5.7
Indiana	8,833	15,599	30,902	41,850	49,986	50,801	51,629	53,212	45,725	55,383	56,255	52,484	52,289	51,629	-8.2
Iowa	8,355	15,203	26,747	35,678	49,626	49,844	51,037	50,332	44,564	47,936	47,959	52,106	51,304	51,037	6.4
Kansas	7,612	13,690	28,744	34,981	46,657	46,598	46,718	45,856	40,129	51,515	47,022	48,988	47,963	46,718	-0.6
Kentucky	6,953	14,520	26,292	36,380	49,543	48,908	49,730	41,886	42,562	47,121	48,903	52,019	50,341	49,730	1.7
Louisiana	7,028	13,760	24,300	33,109	48,903	49,006	50,179	42,338	40,334	43,550	44,506	51,347	50,442	50,179	12.7
Maine	7,572	13,071	26,881	35,561	46,106	47,182	48,283	45,615	38,315	48,176	47,802	48,410	48,564	48,283	1.0
Maryland	9,383	17,558	36,319	44,048	63,971	63,960	63,634	56,525	51,467	65,091	59,210	67,167	65,834	63,634	7.5
Massachusetts	8,764	17,253	34,712	46,580	69,273	70,752	72,000	52,796	50,573	62,211	62,614	72,734	72,825	72,000	15.0
Michigan	9,826	19,663	37,072	49,044	57,958	63,940	64,879	59,194	57,638	66,440	65,926	60,854	65,813	64,879	-1.6
Minnesota	8,658	15,912	32,190	39,802	52,431	53,680	54,959	52,158	46,642	57,691	53,503	55,051	55,253	54,959	2.7
Mississippi	5,798	11,850	24,292	31,857	45,644	41,975	41,646	34,928	34,736	43,536	42,823	47,925	43,205	41,646	-2.7
Missouri	7,799	13,682	27,094	35,656	45,317	45,321	46,406	46,983	40,106	48,558	47,929	47,581	46,649	46,406	-3.2
Montana	7,606	14,537	25,081	32,121	45,759	47,132	48,546	45,820	42,612	44,950	43,178	48,045	48,513	48,546	12.4
Nebraska	7,375	13,516	25,522	33,237	46,227	47,368	48,718	44,429	39,619	45,741	44,678	48,537	48,756	48,718	9.0
Nevada	9,215	16,295	30,590	39,390	51,524	53,023	54,559	55,513	47,765	54,823	52,949	54,099	54,577	54,559	3.0
New Hampshire	7,771	13,017	28,986	37,734	51,443	52,792	54,177	46,814	38,156	51,949	50,723	54,013	54,339	54,177	6.8
New Jersey	9,130	17,161	35,676	52,015	65,130	66,612	68,207	55,001	50,304	63,939	69,919	68,384	68,564	68,207	-2.4
New Mexico	7,796	14,887	24,756	32,554	46,258	46,888	48,011	46,965	43,638	44,368	43,760	48,569	48,262	48,011	9.7
New York	10,336	19,812	38,925	51,020	71,633	72,708	74,449	62,266	58,074	69,761	68,582	75,212	74,838	74,449	8.6
North Carolina	7,494	14,117	27,883	39,404	46,850	46,605	46,605	45,145	41,381	49,972	52,968	49,191	47,970	46,605	-12.0
North Dakota	6,696	13,263	23,016	29,863	42,964	44,807	46,058	40,338	38,878	41,249	40,142	45,111	46,120	46,058	14.7
Ohio	8,300	15,269	31,218	41,436	55,958	56,715	57,528	50,001	44,758	55,949	55,699	58,754	58,377	57,528	3.3
Oklahoma	6,882	13,107	23,070	31,298	47,691	44,343	44,156	41,459	38,420	41,346	42,071	50,074	45,642	44,156	5.0
Oregon	8,818	16,266	30,840	42,336	55,224	56,503	57,348	53,122	47,680	55,271	56,909	57,983	58,158	57,348	0.8
Pennsylvania	8,858	16,515	33,338	48,321	59,156	60,760	62,215	53,363	48,410	59,748	64,954	62,112	62,540	62,215	-4.2
Rhode Island	8,776	18,002	36,057	47,041	59,686	60,923	62,186	52,869	52,769	64,621	63,233	62,668	62,708	62,186	-1.7
South Carolina	6,927	13,063	27,217	36,081	47,508	47,050	48,176	41,730	38,291	48,778	48,501	49,882	48,429	48,176	-0.7
South Dakota	6,403	12,348	21,300	29,071	38,837	39,850	39,850	38,573	36,195	38,174	39,078	40,778	41,018	39,850	2.0
Tennessee	7,050	13,972	27,052	36,328	46,290	45,891	46,613	42,471	40,956	48,483	48,833	48,603	47,236	46,613	-4.5
Texas	7,255	14,132	27,496	37,567	48,261	48,638	49,017	43,706	41,425	49,278	50,498	50,672	50,063	49,017	-2.9
Utah	7,644	14,909	23,686	34,946	45,885	47,033	48,159	46,049	43,702	42,450	46,975	48,178	48,411	48,159	2.5
Vermont	7,968	12,484	29,012	37,758	49,084	50,141	51,306	48,001	36,594	51,995	50,755	51,537	51,610	51,306	1.1
Virginia	8,070	14,060	30,938	38,744	50,015	48,761	49,560	48,615	41,214	55,447	52,080	52,514	50,190	49,560	-4.8
Washington	9,225	18,820	30,457	41,043	53,003	52,926	54,193	55,573	55,167	54,585	55,171	55,651	54,477	54,193	-1.8
West Virginia	7,650	13,710	22,842	35,009	45,959	44,260	45,320	46,085	40,188	40,937	47,060	48,255	45,557	45,320	-3.7
Wisconsin	8,963	16,006	31,921	41,153	51,264	54,195	55,492	53,995	46,918	57,209	55,319	53,826	55,783	55,492	0.3
Wyoming	8,232	16,012	28,141	34,127	55,861	56,100	57,222	49,591	46,936	50,434	45,874	58,652	57,744	57,222	24.7

#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 2011-12. (This table was prepared April 2012.)