Table 78. | Minimum and average teacher salaries, by state: 1990-91, 1992-93, and 1993-94 |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | 1990-91 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 |Percent change, |_______________________________________________|_________________________________________|_____________________________________| 1990-91 to | | | Minimum |Average | | | Minimum |Average | | | Minimum |1993-94 (con- | | |(beginning)| salary | | |(beginning)| salary | | |(beginning)| stant | Minimum | Average |salary (in | (in | Minimum |Average |salary (in | (in | Minimum | Average |salary as a| dollars)\1\ State | (beginning) | salary | 1993-94 |1993-94 |(beginning)| salary | 1993-94 |1993-94 | (beginning)| salary |percent of |_______________ | salary | | dollars) | dol- | salary | | dollars) | dol- | salary | | average |Minimum|Average | | | |lars)\1\| | | |lars)\1\| | | salary |salary |salary ______________________|______________|___________|___________|________|___________|________|___________|________|____________|____________|___________|_______|_______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 ______________________|______________|___________|___________|________|___________|________|___________|________|____________|____________|___________|_______|_______ United States ......| $21,542 | $32,880 | $23,521 |$35,900 | $22,505 |$35,104 | $23,088 |$36,013 | $23,258 | $35,813 | 64.9 | -1.1 | -0.2 |______________|___________|___________|________|___________|________|___________|________|____________|____________|___________|_______|_______ Alabama ..............| 22,114 | 26,846 | 24,145 | 29,312 |\2\ 21,250 | 27,490 | 21,800 | 28,202 |\3\ 22,500 | 28,659 | 78.5 | -6.8 | -2.2 Alaska ...............|\2\ 29,950 | 43,406 | 32,701 | 47,393 | 31,055 | 46,799 | 31,859 | 48,011 |\2\ 31,800 |\3\ 47,902 | 66.4 | -2.8 | 1.1 Arizona ..............|\2\ 21,375 | 30,773 | 23,338 | 33,599 |\2\ 22,150 | 31,352 | 22,724 | 32,164 | 21,825 | 31,825 | 68.6 | -6.5 | -5.3 Arkansas .............|\4\ 17,458 |\3\ 23,735 | 19,061 | 25,915 |\2\ 20,250 | 28,013 | 20,775 | 28,739 |\3\ 19,694 |\3\ 28,312 | 69.6 | 3.3 | 9.2 California ...........|\2\ 24,570 |\2\ 39,118 | 26,827 | 42,711 |\3\ 23,980 | 39,922 | 24,601 | 40,956 |\2\ 25,500 |\2\ 40,636 | 62.8 | -4.9 | -4.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado .............| 19,786 | 31,819 | 21,603 | 34,742 | 19,776 | 33,541 | 20,288 | 34,410 | 20,091 | 33,826 | 59.4 | -7.0 | -2.6 Connecticut ..........| 25,312 | 43,398 | 27,637 | 47,384 | 27,622 | 48,918 | 28,338 | 50,185 | 28,052 | 50,389 | 55.7 | 1.5 | 6.3 Delaware .............| 21,112 | 35,246 | 23,051 | 38,483 | 22,377 | 36,217 | 22,957 | 37,155 | 22,795 | 37,469 | 60.8 | -1.1 | -2.6 District of Columbia .| 23,327 |\2\ 39,362 | 25,470 | 42,977 | 23,305 | 40,228 | 23,909 | 41,270 | 25,825 | 43,014 | 60.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 Florida ..............| 21,368 | 30,555 | 23,331 | 33,361 | 21,607 | 31,172 | 22,167 | 31,979 | 23,171 | 31,944 | 72.5 | -0.7 | -4.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ..............| 20,471 |\3\ 28,950 | 22,351 | 31,609 | 21,010 | 28,758 | 21,554 | 29,503 | 21,885 |\5\ 29,214 | 74.9 | -2.1 | -7.6 Hawaii ...............| 23,792 | 33,548 | 25,977 | 36,629 | 25,100 | 36,472 | 25,750 | 37,417 | 25,100 | 36,564 | 68.6 | -3.4 | -0.2 Idaho ................| 15,685 | 25,510 | 17,126 | 27,853 |\2\ 17,164 | 27,011 | 17,609 | 27,711 |\3\ 18,700 | 27,756 | 67.4 | 9.2 | -0.3 Illinois .............|\3\ 21,954 |\3\ 34,642 | 23,970 | 37,824 |\3\ 25,177 | 38,701 | 25,829 | 39,704 |\7\ 25,171 |\7\ 39,416 | 63.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 Indiana ..............|\3\ 20,247 |\3\ 32,931 | 22,107 | 35,956 | 21,503 | 35,068 | 22,060 | 35,976 | 22,021 |\3\ 35,741 | 61.6 | -0.4 | -0.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa .................| 19,404 | 27,949 | 21,186 | 30,516 |\2\ 20,500 | 30,124 | 21,031 | 30,904 | 20,709 | 30,760 | 67.3 | -2.3 | 0.8 Kansas ...............|\6\ 18,954 |\6\ 28,188 | 20,695 | 30,777 |\6\ 20,445 | 30,713 | 20,975 | 31,509 |\3\ 22,624 |\6\ 31,700 | 71.4 | 9.3 | 3.0 Kentucky .............| 19,311 | 29,115 | 21,085 | 31,789 | 20,638 | 31,115 | 21,173 | 31,921 |\2\ 21,257 | 31,639 | 67.2 | 0.8 | -0.5 Louisiana ............| 17,486 | 26,170 | 19,092 | 28,574 |\3\ 17,686 | 26,074 | 18,144 | 26,749 | 18,195 | 26,243 | 69.3 | -4.7 | -8.2 Maine ................| 18,878 | 28,531 | 20,612 | 31,152 | 19,350 | 30,250 | 19,851 | 31,034 | 19,840 | 30,996 | 64.0 | -3.7 | -0.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland .............| 23,548 |\3\ 38,312 | 25,711 | 41,831 | 24,508 | 38,753 | 25,143 | 39,757 | 24,703 | 39,475 | 62.6 | -3.9 | -5.6 Massachusetts ........|\2\ 21,800 | 36,090 | 23,802 | 39,405 |\2\ 23,375 | 39,245 | 23,981 | 40,262 |\2\ 23,000 | 38,960 | 59.0 | -3.4 | -1.1 Michigan .............|\2\ 22,400 |\2\ 37,800 | 24,457 | 41,272 |\2\ 23,856 | 42,256 | 24,474 | 43,351 | 24,400 |\2\ 45,218 | 54.0 | -0.2 | 9.6 Minnesota ............|\3\ 21,029 | 33,128 | 22,960 | 36,171 |\2\ 22,050 | 35,093 | 22,621 | 36,002 |\5\ 23,408 |\3\ 36,146 | 64.8 | 1.9 | -0.1 Mississippi ..........|\2\ 18,950 |\2\ 24,609 | 20,691 | 26,869 | 17,960 | 24,367 | 18,425 | 24,998 | 18,833 | 25,153 | 74.9 | -9.0 | -6.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri .............|\2\ 20,293 |\2\ 27,636 | 22,157 | 30,174 | 20,745 | 29,421 | 21,282 | 30,183 | 21,078 | 30,324 | 69.5 | -4.9 | 0.5 Montana ..............|\2\ 18,400 | 26,696 | 20,090 | 29,148 |\2\ 18,775 | 27,617 | 19,261 | 28,332 |\2\ 18,750 | 28,200 | 66.5 | -6.7 | -3.3 Nebraska .............| 18,344 | 26,592 | 20,029 | 29,034 | 20,237 | 28,768 | 20,761 | 29,513 |\2\ 20,804 | 29,564 | 70.4 | 3.9 | 1.8 Nevada ...............|\8\ 24,358 |\8\ 35,269 | 26,595 | 38,508 |\8\ 23,664 | 37,360 | 24,277 | 38,328 |\8\ 24,155 |\8\ 37,181 | 65.0 | -9.2 | -3.4 New Hampshire ........|\2\ 20,635 | 31,273 | 22,530 | 34,145 |\2\ 22,750 | 33,931 | 23,339 | 34,810 |\2\ 22,400 | 34,121 | 65.6 | -0.6 | -0.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ...........| 24,500 | 38,411 | 26,750 | 41,939 | 27,655 | 43,355 | 28,371 | 44,478 | 29,346 | 45,582 | 64.4 | 9.7 | 8.7 New Mexico ...........| 19,124 |\3\ 25,800 | 20,880 | 28,170 | 19,675 | 26,463 | 20,185 | 27,149 | 22,057 | 27,922 | 79.0 | 5.6 | -0.9 New York .............|\9\ 26,375 |\9\ 42,080 | 28,797 | 45,945 |\9\ 26,639 | 44,999 | 27,329 | 46,165 |\9\ 26,903 |\9\ 45,772 | 58.8 | -6.6 | -0.4 North Carolina .......| 19,810 | 29,165 | 21,630 | 31,844 | 19,820 | 29,108 | 20,333 | 29,862 | 20,002 | 29,727 | 67.3 | -7.5 | -6.6 North Dakota .........| 16,274 | 23,574 | 17,769 | 25,739 | 17,267 | 25,211 | 17,714 | 25,864 | 17,453 | 25,506 | 68.4 | -1.8 | -0.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio .................| 18,452 | 31,964 | 20,147 | 34,900 |\3\ 19,082 | 34,100 | 19,576 | 34,983 | 19,553 | 35,912 | 54.4 | -2.9 | 2.9 Oklahoma .............|\6\ 18,575 |\6\ 24,378 | 20,281 | 26,617 | 20,582 | 26,355 | 21,115 | 27,038 | 22,181 | 27,612 | 80.3 | 9.4 | 3.7 Oregon ...............|\8\ 20,357 |\8\ 32,295 | 22,227 | 35,261 | 22,571 | 35,883 | 23,156 | 36,813 |\8\ 23,186 |\8\ 37,589 | 61.7 | 4.3 | 6.6 Pennsylvania .........|\2\ 23,250 |\3\ 36,057 | 25,385 | 39,369 |\2\ 26,575 | 41,515 | 27,263 | 42,590 | 28,231 | 42,411 | 66.6 | 11.2 | 7.7 Rhode Island .........| 20,887 |\2\ 38,220 | 22,805 | 41,730 |\2\ 22,350 | 40,548 | 22,929 | 41,598 | 23,365 | 39,261 | 59.5 | 2.5 | -5.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .......|\3\ 19,757 |\3\ 28,174 | 21,572 | 30,762 |\3\ 20,381 | 29,151 | 20,909 | 29,906 | 20,533 |\3\ 29,414 | 69.8 | -4.8 | -4.4 South Dakota .........| 16,676 | 22,363 | 18,208 | 24,417 | 18,471 | 24,291 | 18,949 | 24,920 | 18,935 | 25,259 | 75.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 Tennessee ............| 20,150 | 28,248 | 22,001 | 30,843 |\2\ 20,982 | 29,313 | 21,526 | 30,072 | 19,625 | 30,514 | 64.3 | -10.8 | -1.1 Texas ................|\2\ 20,150 |\2\ 28,100 | 22,001 | 30,681 | 21,411 | 30,974 | 21,966 | 31,776 | 21,806 |\10\ 30,519 | 71.5 | -0.9 | -0.5 Utah .................| 17,234 |\3\ 25,415 | 18,817 | 27,749 | 18,229 | 26,997 | 18,701 | 27,696 | 18,787 |\3\ 28,056 | 67.0 | -0.2 | 1.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ..............|\2\ 18,509 |\2\ 29,714 | 20,209 | 32,443 |\2\ 21,900 | 35,328 | 22,467 | 36,243 | 22,982 | 34,517 | 66.6 | 13.7 | 6.4 Virginia .............|\3\ 22,206 |\3\ 32,692 | 24,246 | 35,695 | 22,856 | 32,896 | 23,448 | 33,748 | 23,273 | 33,472 | 69.5 | -4.0 | -6.2 Washington ...........|\3\ 20,612 |\3\ 32,975 | 22,505 | 36,004 | 21,428 | 35,870 | 21,983 | 36,799 |\5\ 23,183 | 35,860 | 64.6 | 3.0 | -0.4 West Virginia ........| 18,728 | 25,966 | 20,448 | 28,351 | 21,278 | 30,301 | 21,829 | 31,086 | 21,450 | 30,549 | 70.2 | 4.9 | 7.8 Wisconsin ............| 20,689 | 33,077 | 22,589 | 36,115 | 22,889 | 36,477 | 23,482 | 37,422 | 23,677 | 36,644 | 64.6 | 4.8 | 1.5 Wyoming ..............| 19,238 | 28,996 | 21,005 | 31,659 |\3\ 19,966 | 30,317 | 20,483 | 31,102 |\2\ 20,416 | 30,954 | 66.0 | -2.8 | -2.2 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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 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. SOURCE: American Federation of Teachers, Survey and Analysis of Salary Trends, 1991, 1993 and 1994. (This table was prepared June 1995.) |