Table 36. Estimated and alternative projected numbers for average annual salaries of classroom teachers in public elementary and secondary schools: 1990–91 through 2015

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Table 36. Estimated and alternative projected numbers for average annual salaries of classroom teachers in public elementary and secondary schools: 1990–91 through 2015–16
School year	Constant 2003–04 dollars¹	Current dollars
Estimated
1990–91	$45,979	$33,084
1991–92	45,875	34,063
1992–93	45,747	35,029
1993–94	45,477	35,737
1994–95	45,378	36,675
1995–96	45,339	37,642
1996–97	45,024	38,443
1997–98	45,274	39,350
1998–99	45,854	40,544
1999–2000	45,960	41,807
2000–01	46,128	43,395
2001–02	46,651	44,660
2002–03	46,777	45,776
2003–04	46,752	46,752
2004–05	46,476	47,750

Middle alternative projections
2005–06	46,561	48,533
2006–07	47,017	49,907
2007–08	47,185	51,124
2008–09	47,373	52,446
2009–10	47,768	–
2010–11	47,989	–
2011–12	48,231	–
2012–13	48,405	–
2013–14	48,489	–
2014–15	48,553	–
2015–16	48,580	–

Low alternative projections
2005–06	46,391	48,380
2006–07	46,677	49,673
2007–08	46,733	50,982
2008–09	46,761	52,419
2009–10	46,968	–
2010–11	46,931	–
2011–12	47,071	–
2012–13	47,197	–
2013–14	47,229	–
2014–15	47,246	–
2015–16	47,305	–

High alternative projections
2005–06	46,841	48,641
2006–07	47,667	50,152
2007–08	48,065	51,340
2008–09	48,439	52,553
2009–10	49,069	–
2010–11	49,569	–
2011–12	50,044	–
2012–13	50,364	–
2013–14	50,554	–
2014–15	50,671	–
2015–16	50,756	–
–Not available.
¹Based on the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
NOTE: Calculations were made using unrounded numbers. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Mean absolute percentage errors of selected education statistics can be found in table A-2, appendix A.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Elementary and Secondary Teacher Salary Model, 1970–71 through 2002–03; and National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics. (Latest edition 2005. Copyright 2005 by the National Education Association. All rights reserved.) (This table was prepared November 2005.)

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