Average annual salary of instructional staff in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1939-40 to 2000-01

Table 80.
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                      |                         Current dollars                                                       |     Constant 2000-2001 dollars\
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 State or other area  |       |       |          |       |        |           |           |            |              |          |          |          |        |
                      |1939-40|1949-50| 1959-60  |1969-70|1979-80 |   1989-90 |   1998-99 |  1999-2000 |    2000-01   | 1969-70  | 1979-80  | 1989-90  |1998-99 |1999-2000
______________________|_______|_______|__________|_______|________|___________|___________|____________|______________|__________|__________|__________|________|__________
          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 |\2\$42,488 |\2\ $43,768 |\2\   $44,993 |  $41,934 |  $37,699 |  $45,006 |$45,212 |  $45,268
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Alabama ..............|   744 | 2,111 |    4,002 | 6,954 | 13,338 |    26,200 |    36,740 |     38,324 |\2\    39,150 |   32,233 |   30,082 |   36,128 | 39,096 |   39,637
Alaska ...............|   --- |   --- |    6,859 |10,993 | 27,697 |\2\ 43,161 |    48,085 |\2\  48,676 |       48,512 |   50,954 |   62,467 |   59,517 | 51,168 |   50,344
Arizona ..............| 1,544 | 3,556 |    5,590 | 8,975 | 16,180 |    33,592 |\2\ 45,785 |\2\  46,771 |\2\    47,779 |   41,600 |   36,492 |   46,322 | 48,721 |   48,373
Arkansas .............|   584 | 1,801 |    3,295 | 6,461 | 12,704 |    23,296 |    33,783 |     35,022 |\2\    35,777 |   29,948 |   28,652 |   32,124 | 35,949 |   36,222
California ...........| 2,351 |   --- |\2\ 6,600 |10,950 | 18,626 |\2\ 39,309 |    46,593 |\2\  47,817 |\2\    49,539 |   50,755 |   42,009 |   54,205 | 49,580 |   49,455
                      |       |       |          |       |        |           |           |            |              |          |          |          |        |
Colorado .............| 1,393 | 2,821 |    4,997 | 8,105 | 16,840 |    31,832 |\2\ 39,421 |\2\  40,270 |\2\    41,356 |   37,568 |   37,981 |   43,895 | 41,949 |   41,650
Connecticut ..........| 1,861 | 3,558 |    6,008 | 9,597 | 16,989 |    41,888 |    53,272 |     53,753 |       54,000 |   44,483 |   38,317 |   57,761 | 56,688 |   55,595
Delaware .............| 1,684 | 3,273 |\2\ 5,800 | 9,387 | 16,845 |    34,620 |    44,916 |     46,662 |       49,080 |   43,510 |   37,992 |   47,739 | 47,796 |   48,261
District of Columbia .| 2,350 | 3,920 |    6,280 |10,700 | 23,027 |    43,637 |\2\ 49,153 |\2\  49,153 |\2\    50,746 |   49,596 |   51,935 |   60,173 | 52,305 |   50,837
Florida ..............| 1,012 | 2,958 |    5,080 | 8,785 | 14,875 |    30,275 |    37,048 |     37,900 |       39,037 |   40,720 |   33,549 |   41,748 | 39,423 |   39,198
                      |       |       |          |       |        |           |           |            |              |          |          |          |        |
Georgia ..............|   770 | 1,963 |\3\ 3,904 | 7,520 | 14,547 |    29,541 |    41,591 |     43,048 |       44,328 |   34,856 |   32,809 |   40,736 | 44,258 |   44,523
Hawaii ...............|   --- |   --- |    5,390 | 9,600 | 20,436 |    32,956 |    41,107 |     41,830 |\2\    43,281 |   44,497 |   46,091 |   45,445 | 43,743 |   43,263
Idaho ................| 1,057 | 2,481 |    4,216 | 7,081 | 14,110 |    24,758 |    35,643 |     36,823 |       38,093 |   32,821 |   31,823 |   34,140 | 37,928 |   38,085
Illinois .............| 1,700 | 3,458 |\4\ 5,814 | 9,789 | 18,271 |    33,912 |    47,049 |     48,390 |       50,021 |   45,373 |   41,208 |   46,763 | 50,066 |   50,048
Indiana...............| 1,433 | 3,401 |    5,542 | 9,239 | 16,256 |    31,905 |    42,330 |     43,062 |\2\    44,262 |   42,824 |   36,663 |   43,995 | 45,044 |   44,537
                      |       |       |          |       |        |           |           |            |              |          |          |          |        |
Iowa .................| 1,017 | 2,420 |\2\ 4,030 | 8,779 | 15,776 |    27,619 |    36,283 |     36,980 |       37,811 |   40,692 |   35,581 |   38,085 | 38,609 |   38,247
Kansas ...............| 1,014 | 2,628 |\2\ 4,450 | 7,811 | 14,513 |    30,154 |    39,690 |     40,670 |       41,687 |   36,205 |   32,732 |   41,581 | 42,235 |   42,063
Kentucky .............|   826 | 1,936 |    3,327 | 7,325 | 15,350 |    27,482 |    37,251 |     38,239 |       39,227 |   33,952 |   34,620 |   37,896 | 39,639 |   39,549
Louisiana ............| 1,006 | 2,983 |    4,978 | 7,264 | 14,020 |    25,036 |    33,969 |     34,759 |\2\    35,904 |   33,670 |   31,620 |   34,523 | 36,147 |   35,950
Maine ................|   894 | 2,115 |    3,694 | 8,059 | 13,743 |    27,831 |    36,125 |     38,762 |       39,000 |   37,355 |   30,996 |   38,378 | 38,441 |   40,090
                      |       |       |          |       |        |           |           |            |              |          |          |          |        |
Maryland .............| 1,642 | 3,594 |    5,557 | 9,885 | 18,308 |    37,520 |    44,843 |     45,809 |\2\    46,796 |   45,818 |   41,292 |   51,738 | 47,718 |   47,378
Massachusetts ........| 2,037 | 3,338 |\5\ 5,545 | 9,347 | 18,900 |    40,175 |\2\ 58,065 |\2\  59,906 |\2\    59,763 |   43,325 |   42,627 |   55,399 | 61,788 |   61,958
Michigan .............| 1,576 | 3,420 |    5,654 |10,125 | 20,682 |\2\ 37,286 |    47,448 |\2\  48,695 |\2\    49,975 |   46,931 |   46,646 |   51,415 | 50,490 |   50,363
Minnesota ............| 1,276 | 3,013 |    5,275 | 9,250 | 16,654 |    33,340 |    40,707 |     41,044 |\2\    41,928 |   42,875 |   37,561 |   45,974 | 43,317 |   42,450
Mississippi ..........|   559 | 1,416 |    3,314 | 5,959 | 12,274 |    25,079 |    30,743 |     33,147 |\2\    34,292 |   27,621 |   27,683 |   34,583 | 32,714 |   34,283
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Missouri..............| 1,159 | 2,581 |    4,536 | 8,064 | 14,543 |    28,166 |    36,570 |     37,469 |       38,700 |   37,378 |   32,800 |   38,839 | 38,915 |   38,753
Montana ..............| 1,184 | 2,962 |\2\ 4,425 | 7,875 | 15,080 |    29,526 |    33,034 |     33,827 |       34,679 |   36,502 |   34,011 |   40,715 | 35,152 |   34,986
Nebraska .............|   829 | 2,292 |    3,876 | 7,633 | 14,236 |    27,024 |    36,571 |\2\  37,359 |\2\    38,219 |   35,380 |   32,108 |   37,265 | 38,916 |   38,639
Nevada ...............| 1,557 | 3,209 |    5,693 | 9,615 | 17,290 |    31,970 |    41,007 |\2\  41,543 |\2\    42,469 |   44,567 |   38,996 |   44,085 | 43,636 |   42,966
New Hampshire ........| 1,258 | 2,712 |    4,455 | 8,016 | 13,508 |\2\ 29,798 |\2\ 45,187 |\2\  46,161 |\2\    47,184 |   37,155 |   30,466 |   41,090 | 48,084 |   47,742
                      |       |       |          |       |        |           |           |            |              |          |          |          |        |
New Jersey ...........| 2,093 | 3,511 |    5,871 | 9,650 | 18,851 |    37,485 |\2\ 54,342 |\2\  55,513 |\2\    56,709 |   44,729 |   42,516 |   51,690 | 57,826 |   57,415
New Mexico ...........| 1,144 | 3,215 |    5,382 |10,021 | 15,406 |    25,790 |    33,714 |     34,529 |       34,614 |   46,449 |   34,746 |   35,563 | 35,876 |   35,712
New York .............| 2,604 | 3,706 |    6,537 |11,240 | 20,400 |    40,000 |\2\ 50,300 |\2\  51,384 |\2\    52,491 |   52,099 |   46,010 |   55,158 | 53,525 |   53,144
North Carolina .......|   946 | 2,688 |    4,178 | 7,762 | 14,445 |    28,952 |\2\ 38,263 |\2\  40,843 |\2\    42,798 |   35,978 |   32,579 |   39,923 | 40,716 |   42,242
North Dakota .........|   745 | 2,324 |    3,695 | 6,840 | 13,684 |    23,788 |    29,215 |     30,114 |       31,194 |   31,704 |   30,863 |   32,802 | 31,088 |   31,146
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Ohio .................| 1,587 | 3,088 |    5,124 | 8,594 | 16,100 |    32,467 |    41,980 |     42,939 |\2\    44,250 |   39,834 |   36,312 |   44,770 | 44,672 |   44,410
Oklahoma .............| 1,014 | 2,736 |    4,659 | 7,257 | 13,500 |    23,944 |    32,795 |     33,039 |       36,220 |   33,637 |   30,448 |   33,018 | 34,898 |   34,171
Oregon ...............| 1,333 | 3,323 |    5,535 | 9,200 | 16,996 |    32,100 |    43,142 |     42,776 |\2\    44,254 |   42,643 |   38,332 |   44,264 | 45,908 |   44,242
Pennsylvania .........| 1,640 | 3,006 |    5,308 | 8,899 | 17,060 |    34,110 |    49,566 |     49,550 |       50,700 |   41,248 |   38,477 |   47,036 | 52,744 |   51,248
Rhode Island .........| 1,809 | 3,294 |\6\ 5,499 | 9,030 | 18,425 |    36,704 |\2\ 51,689 |\2\  52,367 |\2\    55,609 |   41,855 |   41,555 |   50,613 | 55,003 |   54,161
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South Carolina .......|   743 | 1,891 |    3,450 | 7,069 | 13,670 |    28,453 |    36,217 |     37,864 |\2\    39,171 |   32,766 |   30,831 |   39,235 | 38,539 |   39,161
South Dakota .........|   807 | 2,064 |    3,725 | 7,200 | 13,010 |    22,120 |    29,387 |     30,256 |       31,142 |   33,373 |   29,343 |   30,502 | 31,271 |   31,293
Tennessee ............|   862 | 2,302 |    3,929 | 7,187 | 14,193 |    27,949 |    36,897 |     37,790 |       38,566 |   33,313 |   32,011 |   38,540 | 39,263 |   39,085
Texas ................| 1,079 | 3,122 |    4,708 | 7,598 | 14,729 |    28,549 |    36,358 |     39,806 |       40,720 |   35,218 |   33,220 |   39,368 | 38,689 |   41,170
Utah .................| 1,394 | 3,103 |    5,096 | 8,049 | 17,403 |    24,591 |    37,240 |     39,280 |\2\    40,682 |   37,308 |   39,250 |   33,910 | 39,628 |   40,626
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Vermont ..............|   981 | 2,348 |    4,466 | 8,225 | 13,300 |    29,012 |    37,081 |     37,880 |\2\    38,696 |   38,124 |   29,997 |   40,006 | 39,459 |   39,178
Virginia .............|   899 | 2,328 |    4,312 | 8,364 | 14,655 |    31,656 |\2\ 38,249 |\2\  38,909 |\2\    41,103 |   38,768 |   33,053 |   43,652 | 40,701 |   40,242
Washington ...........| 1,706 | 3,487 |\6\ 5,643 | 9,792 | 19,735 |    31,828 |    40,612 |     43,024 |       44,223 |   45,387 |   44,510 |   43,889 | 43,216 |   44,498
West Virginia.........| 1,170 | 2,425 |    3,952 | 7,954 | 14,395 |    23,842 |    35,451 |     36,250 |       37,006 |   36,868 |   32,466 |   32,877 | 37,724 |   37,492
Wisconsin ............| 1,379 | 3,007 |\7\ 4,870 | 9,150 | 16,335 |    32,445 |    43,587 |     44,105 |       44,634 |   42,411 |   36,842 |   44,740 | 46,382 |   45,616
Wyoming ..............| 1,169 | 2,798 |    4,937 | 8,496 | 16,830 |    29,047 |    34,683 |     35,341 |       35,393 |   39,380 |   37,958 |   40,054 | 36,907 |   36,552
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    Outlying areas    |       |       |          |       |        |           |           |            |              |          |          |          |        |
American Samoa .......|   --- |   --- |      852 | 5,130 |    --- |       --- |       --- |        --- |          --- |   22,991 |      --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
Guam .................|   --- |   --- |    4,107 | 7,800 |    --- |       --- |       --- |        --- |          --- |   34,956 |      --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
Puerto Rico ..........|   --- |   --- |\8\ 2,360 |   --- |    --- |       --- |       --- |        --- |          --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
Virgin Islands .......|   --- |   --- |    3,407 |   --- |    --- |       --- |       --- |        --- |          --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
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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 not account for different rates of change in the cost of living among states.
\2\Estimated by National Education Association.
\3\Excludes kindergarten teachers.
\4\Includes administrators.
\5\Includes clerical assistants to instructional personnel.
\6\Includes attendance personnel.
\7\Excludes vocational schools not operated as part of the regular public school system.
\8\Median salary.
NOTE: Instructional staff includes supervisors, principals, classroom teachers, and other instructional staff. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems; National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics; (Copyright © 2001 by the National Education Association. All rights reserved.); and unpublished data. (This table was prepared July 2001.)