Table 211.60.

Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2014-15

State	Current dollars							Constant 2014-15 dollars1
	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1999-2000	2009-10	2013-14	2014-15	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1999-2000	2009-10	2013-14	2014-15	Percent change, 1999-2000 to 2014-15
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	$56,610	$57,379	$54,046	$48,687	$58,467	$58,448	$60,281	$57,022	$57,379	-1.8
Alabama	6,818	13,060	24,828	36,689	47,571	48,720	49,497	42,718	39,815	46,278	51,293	51,948	49,075	49,497	-3.5
Alaska	10,560	27,210	43,153	46,462	59,672	65,891	66,755	66,163	82,954	80,436	64,956	65,162	66,371	66,755	2.8
Arizona	8,711	15,054	29,402	36,902	46,952	45,335	45,406	54,578	45,894	54,804	51,590	51,272	45,665	45,406	-12.0
Arkansas	6,307	12,299	22,352	33,386	46,700	47,319	48,017	39,516	37,495	41,663	46,675	50,997	47,664	48,017	2.9
California	10,315	18,020	37,998	47,680	68,203	71,396	72,535	64,628	54,937	70,827	66,659	74,478	71,916	72,535	8.8
Colorado	7,761	16,205	30,758	38,163	49,202	49,615	49,828	48,626	49,403	57,332	53,353	53,729	49,976	49,828	-6.6
Connecticut	9,262	16,229	40,461	51,780	64,350	70,583	71,709	58,030	49,476	75,418	72,391	70,271	71,097	71,709	-0.9
Delaware	9,015	16,148	33,377	44,435	57,080	59,305	59,195	56,483	49,230	62,213	62,122	62,332	59,737	59,195	-4.7
District of
Columbia	10,285	22,190	38,402	47,076	64,548	73,162	75,490	64,440	67,649	71,580	65,814	70,487	73,695	75,490	14.7
Florida	8,412	14,149	28,803	36,722	46,708	47,780	48,992	52,705	43,135	53,688	51,339	51,006	48,128	48,992	-4.6
Georgia	7,276	13,853	28,006	41,023	53,112	52,924	53,382	45,587	42,233	52,202	57,352	57,999	53,309	53,382	-6.9
Hawaii	9,453	19,920	32,047	40,578	55,063	56,291	57,189	59,227	60,729	59,734	56,730	60,129	56,701	57,189	0.8
Idaho	6,890	13,611	23,861	35,547	46,283	44,465	45,218	43,169	41,495	44,476	49,696	50,541	44,789	45,218	-9.0
Illinois	9,569	17,601	32,794	46,486	62,077	60,124	61,083	59,954	53,659	61,127	64,989	67,789	60,562	61,083	-6.0
Indiana	8,833	15,599	30,902	41,850	49,986	50,289	50,502	55,343	47,556	57,600	58,508	54,585	50,655	50,502	-13.7
Iowa	8,355	15,203	26,747	35,678	49,626	52,032	52,862	52,348	46,349	49,855	49,879	54,192	52,411	52,862	6.0
Kansas	7,612	13,690	28,744	34,981	46,657	48,221	48,990	47,692	41,736	53,578	48,905	50,950	48,572	48,990	0.2
Kentucky	6,953	14,520	26,292	36,380	49,543	50,560	51,093	43,564	44,266	49,007	50,861	54,101	50,928	51,093	0.5
Louisiana	7,028	13,760	24,300	33,109	48,903	49,067	47,886	44,033	41,949	45,294	46,288	53,402	49,424	47,886	3.5
Maine	7,572	13,071	26,881	35,561	46,106	49,232	50,017	47,442	39,849	50,105	49,716	50,348	49,590	50,017	0.6
Maryland	9,383	17,558	36,319	44,048	63,971	64,546	64,845	58,789	53,528	67,697	61,581	69,857	65,016	64,845	5.3
Massachusetts	8,764	17,253	34,712	46,580	69,273	73,195	74,805	54,910	52,598	64,702	65,121	75,647	73,728	74,805	14.9
Michigan	9,826	19,663	37,072	49,044	57,958	62,166	62,778	61,564	59,946	69,101	68,565	63,291	62,619	62,778	-8.4
Minnesota	8,658	15,912	32,190	39,802	52,431	54,752	56,670	54,246	48,510	60,001	55,645	57,255	55,151	56,670	1.8
Mississippi	5,798	11,850	24,292	31,857	45,644	42,187	42,564	36,327	36,126	45,279	44,537	49,844	42,494	42,564	-4.4
Missouri	7,799	13,682	27,094	35,656	45,317	46,750	47,394	48,864	41,712	50,502	49,849	49,487	47,090	47,394	-4.9
Montana	7,606	14,537	25,081	32,121	45,759	49,893	50,999	47,655	44,318	46,750	44,906	49,969	50,256	50,999	13.6
Nebraska	7,375	13,516	25,522	33,237	46,227	49,539	50,318	46,208	41,206	47,572	46,467	50,480	49,900	50,318	8.3
Nevada	9,215	16,295	30,590	39,390	51,524	55,813	56,703	57,736	49,678	57,019	55,069	56,265	56,219	56,703	3.0
New Hampshire	7,771	13,017	28,986	37,734	51,443	57,057	58,554	48,689	39,684	54,029	52,754	56,176	57,472	58,554	11.0
New Jersey	9,130	17,161	35,676	52,015	65,130	68,238	69,038	57,203	52,318	66,499	72,719	71,123	68,735	69,038	-5.1
New Mexico	7,796	14,887	24,756	32,554	46,258	45,727	46,003	48,845	45,385	46,144	45,512	50,514	46,060	46,003	1.1
New York	10,336	19,812	38,925	51,020	71,633	76,409	77,628	64,759	60,400	72,555	71,328	78,224	76,965	77,628	8.8
North Carolina	7,494	14,117	27,883	39,404	46,850	44,990	47,783	46,953	43,038	51,973	55,088	51,161	45,318	47,783	-13.3
North Dakota	6,696	13,263	23,016	29,863	42,964	48,666	50,025	41,953	40,434	42,901	41,750	46,917	49,020	50,025	19.8
Ohio	8,300	15,269	31,218	41,436	55,958	55,913	56,172	52,003	46,550	58,189	57,929	61,107	56,320	56,172	-3.0
Oklahoma	6,882	13,107	23,070	31,298	47,691	44,549	44,628	43,119	39,959	43,002	43,756	52,079	44,873	44,628	2.0
Oregon	8,818	16,266	30,840	42,336	55,224	58,638	59,811	55,249	49,589	57,485	59,187	60,305	59,065	59,811	1.1
Pennsylvania	8,858	16,515	33,338	48,321	59,156	63,701	64,717	55,499	50,348	62,141	67,555	64,599	64,165	64,717	-4.2
Rhode Island	8,776	18,002	36,057	47,041	59,686	64,696	65,918	54,985	54,882	67,209	65,765	65,178	65,167	65,918	0.2
South Carolina	6,927	13,063	27,217	36,081	47,508	48,430	48,709	43,401	39,824	50,731	50,443	51,879	48,783	48,709	-3.4
South Dakota	6,403	12,348	21,300	29,071	38,837	40,023	40,661	40,118	37,645	39,702	40,642	42,410	40,314	40,661	#
Tennessee	7,050	13,972	27,052	36,328	46,290	47,742	48,503	44,171	42,596	50,424	50,788	50,549	48,090	48,503	-4.5
Texas	7,255	14,132	27,496	37,567	48,261	49,690	50,576	45,456	43,083	51,252	52,520	52,701	50,052	50,576	-3.7
Utah	7,644	14,909	23,686	34,946	45,885	45,695	45,848	47,893	45,452	44,150	48,856	50,107	46,028	45,848	-6.2
Vermont	7,968	12,484	29,012	37,758	49,084	55,958	57,642	49,923	38,059	54,077	52,787	53,600	56,365	57,642	9.2
Virginia	8,070	14,060	30,938	38,744	50,015	49,826	50,620	50,562	42,864	57,667	54,166	54,617	50,189	50,620	-6.5
Washington	9,225	18,820	30,457	41,043	53,003	52,969	53,714	57,799	57,376	56,771	57,380	57,880	53,355	53,714	-6.4
West Virginia	7,650	13,710	22,842	35,009	45,959	45,086	45,647	47,931	41,797	42,577	48,944	50,188	45,414	45,647	-6.7
Wisconsin	8,963	16,006	31,921	41,153	51,264	53,679	54,535	56,157	48,797	59,500	57,534	55,981	54,070	54,535	-5.2
Wyoming	8,232	16,012	28,141	34,127	55,861	56,583	57,715	51,577	48,815	52,454	47,711	61,001	56,995	57,715	21.0

#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 2014-15. (This table was prepared September 2015.)