Average annual salary of instructional staff\1\ in public elementaryand secondary schools, by state: 1939-40 to 1994-95

Table 79.
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                       |                           Current dollars                                                       |     Constant 1994-95 dollars\2\
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  State or other area  |        |        |          |         |          |           |           |           |           |        |        |        |        |
                       |1939-40 |1949-50 | 1959-60  | 1969-70 | 1979-80  |   1989-90 |   1992-93 |   1993-94 |   1994-95 |1969-70 |1979-80 |1989-90 |1992-93 | 1993-94
_______________________|________|________|__________|_________|__________|___________|___________|___________|___________|________|________|________|________|_________
           1           |   2    |   3    |     4    |    5    |    6     |      7    |      8    |      9    |      10   |   11   |   12   |   13   |   14   |   15
_______________________|________|________|__________|_________|__________|___________|___________|___________|___________|________|________|________|________|_________
   United States ......| $1,441 | $3,010 |   $5,174 |  $9,047 |  $16,715 |   $32,638 |   $36,454 |   $37,383 |   $38,415 |$36,022 |$32,384 |$38,661 |$38,470 | $38,455
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Alabama ...............|    744 |  2,111 |    4,002 |   6,954 |   13,338 |    26,200 |    28,183 |    30,015 |    32,597 | 27,689 | 25,841 | 31,035 | 29,742 |  30,875
Alaska ................|    --- |    --- |    6,859 |  10,993 |   27,697 |\3\ 43,161 |\3\ 46,897 |\3\ 47,679 |\3\ 48,929 | 43,771 | 53,661 | 51,126 | 49,491 |  49,046
Arizona ...............|  1,544 |  3,556 |    5,590 |   8,975 |   16,180 |    33,592 |    38,221 |\3\ 39,794 |\3\ 41,325 | 35,736 | 31,348 | 39,791 | 40,335 |  40,935
Arkansas ..............|    584 |  1,801 |    3,295 |   6,461 |   12,704 |    22,296 |    28,494 |    29,189 |    29,677 | 25,726 | 24,613 | 26,411 | 30,070 |  30,026
California ............|  2,351 |    --- |\3\ 6,600 |  10,950 |   18,626 |\3\ 39,309 |\3\ 41,890 |    42,116 |\3\ 42,538 | 43,599 | 36,086 | 46,563 | 44,207 |  43,323
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Colorado ..............|  1,393 |  2,821 |    4,997 |   8,105 |   16,840 |    31,832 |    34,617 |    34,975 |    35,712 | 32,272 | 32,626 | 37,707 | 36,532 |  35,977
Connecticut ...........|  1,861 |  3,558 |    6,008 |   9,597 |   16,989 |    41,888 |    49,939 |    51,418 |    53,020 | 38,212 | 32,915 | 49,618 | 52,701 |  52,892
Delaware ..............|  1,684 |  3,273 |\3\ 5,800 |   9,387 |   16,845 |    34,620 |    37,691 |    39,031 |    40,668 | 37,376 | 32,636 | 41,009 | 39,776 |  40,150
District of Columbia ..|  2,350 |  3,920 |    6,280 |  10,700 |   23,027 |    43,637 |    39,933 |    39,257 |    42,088 | 42,604 | 44,613 | 51,690 | 42,142 |  40,382
Florida ...............|  1,012 |  2,958 |    5,080 |   8,785 |   14,875 |    30,275 |    32,474 |    33,350 |\3\ 33,617 | 34,979 | 28,819 | 35,862 | 34,270 |  34,306
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Georgia ...............|    770 |  1,963 |\4\ 3,904 |   7,520 |   14,547 |    29,541 |    31,738 |    32,283 |    34,507 | 29,942 | 28,184 | 34,993 | 33,493 |  33,208
Hawaii ................|    --- |    --- |    5,390 |   9,600 |   20,436 |    32,956 |    37,586 |    37,671 |    37,319 | 38,224 | 39,593 | 39,038 | 39,665 |  38,751
Idaho .................|  1,057 |  2,481 |    4,216 |   7,081 |   14,110 |    24,758 |    28,168 |    28,928 |    31,063 | 28,194 | 27,337 | 29,327 | 29,726 |  29,757
Illinois ..............|  1,700 |  3,458 |\5\ 5,814 |   9,789 |   18,271 |    33,912 |    39,901 |    40,737 |    42,448 | 38,977 | 35,399 | 40,170 | 42,108 |  41,905
Indiana................|  1,433 |  3,401 |    5,542 |   9,239 |   16,256 |    31,905 |    36,107 |    36,743 |\3\ 37,569 | 36,787 | 31,495 | 37,793 | 38,104 |  37,796
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Iowa ..................|  1,017 |  2,420 |\3\ 4,030 |   8,779 |   15,776 |    27,619 |    31,183 |    31,830 |    32,622 | 34,955 | 30,565 | 32,716 | 32,908 |  32,742
Kansas ................|  1,014 |  2,628 |\3\ 4,450 |   7,811 |   14,513 |    30,154 |    34,269 |    35,640 |    36,709 | 31,101 | 28,118 | 35,719 | 36,164 |  36,662
Kentucky ..............|    826 |  1,936 |    3,327 |   7,325 |   15,350 |    27,482 |    32,349 |    33,561 |    34,232 | 29,166 | 29,739 | 32,554 | 34,138 |  34,523
Louisiana .............|  1,006 |  2,983 |    4,978 |   7,264 |   14,020 |    25,036 |    29,159 |    30,560 |    27,629 | 28,923 | 27,163 | 29,656 | 30,772 |  31,436
Maine .................|    894 |  2,115 |    3,694 |   8,059 |   13,743 |    27,831 |    31,826 |    32,049 |    33,182 | 32,088 | 26,626 | 32,967 | 33,586 |  32,968
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Maryland ..............|  1,642 |  3,594 |    5,557 |   9,885 |   18,308 |    37,520 |    40,034 |    40,878 |    42,300 | 39,359 | 35,470 | 44,444 | 42,248 |  42,050
Massachusetts .........|  2,037 |  3,338 |\6\ 5,545 |   9,347 |   18,900 |    40,175 |    45,456 |    47,893 |\3\ 48,543 | 37,217 | 36,617 | 47,589 | 47,970 |  49,266
Michigan ..............|  1,576 |  3,420 |    5,654 |  10,125 |   20,682 |\3\ 37,286 |    43,901 |\3\ 46,392 |\3\ 48,507 | 40,315 | 40,070 | 44,167 | 46,329 |  47,722
Minnesota .............|  1,276 |  3,013 |    5,275 |   9,250 |   16,654 |    33,340 |    36,222 |    37,309 |    38,615 | 36,831 | 32,266 | 39,493 | 38,225 |  38,378
Mississippi ...........|    559 |  1,416 |    3,314 |   5,959 |   12,274 |    25,079 |    25,223 |    26,070 |    27,870 | 23,727 | 23,780 | 29,707 | 26,618 |  26,817
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Missouri...............|  1,159 |  2,581 |    4,536 |   8,064 |   14,543 |    28,166 |    30,598 |    31,521 |    32,466 | 32,108 | 28,176 | 33,364 | 32,290 |  32,424
Montana ...............|  1,184 |  2,962 |\3\ 4,425 |   7,875 |   15,080 |    29,526 |    28,755 |    29,040 |    30,052 | 31,356 | 29,216 | 34,975 | 30,345 |  29,872
Nebraska ..............|    829 |  2,292 |    3,876 |   7,633 |   14,236 |    27,024 |    30,508 |    31,595 |\3\ 32,803 | 30,392 | 27,581 | 32,011 | 32,195 |  32,501
Nevada ................|  1,557 |  3,209 |    5,693 |   9,615 |   17,290 |    31,970 |    35,764 |    35,603 |    36,553 | 38,284 | 33,498 | 37,870 | 37,742 |  36,623
New Hampshire .........|  1,258 |  2,712 |    4,455 |   8,016 |   13,508 |\3\ 29,798 |\3\ 36,456 |    38,599 |\3\ 39,564 | 31,917 | 26,171 | 35,297 | 38,472 |  39,705
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New Jersey ............|  2,093 |  3,511 |    5,871 |   9,650 |   18,851 |    37,485 |    44,862 |    46,979 |    49,196 | 38,423 | 36,522 | 44,403 | 47,343 |  48,326
New Mexico ............|  1,144 |  3,215 |    5,382 |  10,021 |   15,406 |    25,790 |    27,381 |    28,611 |\3\ 28,866 | 39,900 | 29,848 | 30,549 | 28,895 |  29,431
New York ..............|  2,604 |  3,706 |    6,537 |  11,240 |   20,400 |    40,000 |    45,900 |    46,900 |    48,300 | 44,754 | 39,523 | 47,382 | 48,439 |  48,244
North Carolina ........|    946 |  2,688 |    4,178 |   7,762 |   14,445 |    28,952 |    30,515 |    30,968 |    32,360 | 30,906 | 27,986 | 34,295 | 32,203 |  31,856
North Dakota ..........|    745 |  2,324 |    3,695 |   6,840 |   13,684 |    23,788 |    26,058 |    25,692 |    26,515 | 27,235 | 26,512 | 28,178 | 27,499 |  26,428
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Ohio ..................|  1,587 |  3,088 |    5,124 |   8,594 |   16,100 |    32,467 |    35,674 |    36,853 |    37,867 | 34,219 | 31,193 | 38,459 | 37,647 |  37,909
Oklahoma ..............|  1,014 |  2,736 |    4,659 |   7,257 |   13,500 |    23,944 |    26,872 |    27,981 |    28,928 | 28,895 | 26,155 | 28,363 | 28,358 |  28,783
Oregon ................|  1,333 |  3,323 |    5,535 |   9,200 |   16,996 |    32,100 |    37,200 |    38,920 |    40,100 | 36,631 | 32,928 | 38,024 | 39,258 |  40,036
Pennsylvania ..........|  1,640 |  3,006 |    5,308 |   8,899 |   17,060 |    34,110 |    42,129 |    43,300 |    45,422 | 35,433 | 33,052 | 40,405 | 44,459 |  44,541
Rhode Island ..........|  1,809 |  3,294 |\7\ 5,499 |   9,030 |   18,425 |    36,704 |    38,640 |    39,992 |    41,464 | 35,955 | 35,697 | 43,478 | 40,777 |  41,138
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South Carolina ........|    743 |  1,891 |    3,450 |   7,069 |   13,670 |    28,453 |    30,599 |    30,970 |    31,512 | 28,147 | 26,485 | 33,704 | 32,291 |  31,858
South Dakota ..........|    807 |  2,064 |    3,725 |   7,200 |   13,010 |    22,120 |    24,289 |    24,977 |\3\ 25,726 | 28,668 | 25,206 | 26,202 | 25,632 |  25,693
Tennessee .............|    862 |  2,302 |    3,929 |   7,187 |   14,193 |    27,949 |    30,063 |    31,685 |    32,452 | 28,616 | 27,498 | 33,107 | 31,726 |  32,593
Texas .................|  1,079 |  3,122 |    4,708 |   7,598 |   14,729 |    28,549 |    30,452 |    31,046 |    31,444 | 30,253 | 28,536 | 33,818 | 32,136 |  31,936
Utah ..................|  1,394 |  3,103 |    5,096 |   8,049 |   17,403 |    24,591 |    28,222 |    28,669 |    29,672 | 32,049 | 33,717 | 29,129 | 29,783 |  29,491
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Vermont ...............|    981 |  2,348 |    4,466 |   8,225 |   13,300 |    29,012 |    33,216 |    35,691 |\3\ 36,681 | 32,749 | 25,768 | 34,366 | 35,053 |  36,714
Virginia ..............|    899 |  2,328 |    4,312 |   8,364 |   14,655 |    31,656 |    33,056 |    33,826 |    34,587 | 33,303 | 28,393 | 37,498 | 34,884 |  34,796
Washington ............|  1,706 |  3,487 |\7\ 5,643 |   9,792 |   19,735 |    31,828 |    37,402 |    37,490 |\3\ 37,752 | 38,989 | 38,235 | 37,702 | 39,471 |  38,565
West Virginia..........|  1,170 |  2,425 |    3,952 |   7,954 |   14,395 |    23,842 |    31,428 |    31,656 |    33,051 | 31,670 | 27,889 | 28,242 | 33,166 |  32,563
Wisconsin .............|  1,379 |  3,007 |\8\ 4,870 |   9,150 |   16,335 |    32,445 |    36,676 |    36,040 |\3\ 37,534 | 36,432 | 31,648 | 38,433 | 38,705 |  37,073
Wyoming ...............|  1,169 |  2,798 |    4,937 |   8,496 |   16,830 |    29,047 |    31,227 |    31,832 |    32,300 | 33,828 | 32,607 | 34,408 | 32,954 |  32,744
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    Outlying areas     |        |        |          |         |          |           |           |           |           |        |        |        |        |
American Samoa ........|    --- |    --- |      852 |   5,130 |      --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |       --- | 20,426 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Guam ..................|    --- |    --- |    4,107 |   7,800 |      --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |       --- | 31,057 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Puerto Rico ...........|    --- |    --- |\9\ 2,360 |     --- |      --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Virgin Islands ........|    --- |    --- |    3,407 |     --- |      --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
_______________________|________|________|__________|_________|__________|___________|___________|___________|___________|________|________|________|________|_________
\1\Includes supervisors, principals, classroom teachers, and other instructional staff.
\2\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.
\3\Estimated.
\4\Excludes kindergarten teachers.
\5\Includes administrators.
\6\Includes clerical assistants to instructional personnel.
\7\Includes attendance personnel.
\8\Excludes vocational schools not operated as part of the regular public school system.
\9\Median salary.
---Data not available.
NOTE.--Some data have been revised from previously published data.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems; National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics; (Latest edition 1994-95. Copyright @ 1995 by the National Education Association. All rights reserved.) and unpublished data. (This table was prepared April 1995.)
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