Table 83.

Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2009-10

State	Current dollars							Constant 2008-09 dollars1
	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1999-2000	2004-05	2008-09	2009-10	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1999-2000	2004-05	2008-09	2009-10	Percent change, 1999-2000 to 2009-10
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	$47,516	$54,319	$55,350	$49,018	$44,157	$53,028	$53,010	$53,209	$54,319	$54,819	3.4
Alabama	6,818	13,060	24,828	36,689	38,186	46,879	47,156	38,744	36,111	41,973	46,521	42,761	46,879	46,704	0.4
Alaska	10,560	27,210	43,153	46,462	52,424	58,395	59,729	60,008	75,236	72,952	58,913	58,705	58,395	59,157	0.4
Arizona	8,711	15,054	29,402	36,902	42,905	46,358	46,952	49,501	41,625	49,706	46,791	48,045	46,358	46,502	-0.6
Arkansas	6,307	12,299	22,352	33,386	40,495	47,472	49,051	35,840	34,007	37,787	42,333	45,347	47,472	48,581	14.8
California	10,315	18,020	37,998	47,680	57,876	68,093	70,458	58,615	49,826	64,238	60,457	64,810	68,093	69,783	15.4
Colorado	7,761	16,205	30,758	38,163	43,949	48,487	49,505	44,102	44,807	51,998	48,390	49,214	48,487	49,031	1.3
Connecticut	9,262	16,229	40,461	51,780	57,737	63,152	64,350	52,632	44,874	68,401	65,656	64,654	63,152	63,733	-2.9
Delaware	9,015	16,148	33,377	44,435	50,595	56,667	57,080	51,228	44,650	56,426	56,343	56,657	56,667	56,533	0.3
District of Columbia	10,285	22,190	38,402	47,076	58,456	62,557	64,548	58,445	61,356	64,921	59,691	65,459	62,557	63,929	7.1
Florida	8,412	14,149	28,803	36,722	41,590	46,921	46,912	47,801	39,122	48,693	46,563	46,573	46,921	46,462	-0.2
Georgia	7,276	13,853	28,006	41,023	46,526	52,879	54,274	41,346	38,304	47,346	52,016	52,100	52,879	53,754	3.3
Hawaii	9,453	19,920	32,047	40,578	46,149	55,733	58,168	53,717	55,079	54,177	51,452	51,678	55,733	57,610	12.0
Idaho	6,890	13,611	23,861	35,547	42,122	45,178	46,283	39,153	37,635	40,338	45,073	47,169	45,178	45,839	1.7
Illinois	9,569	17,601	32,794	46,486	55,421	61,344	62,077	54,376	48,667	55,440	58,943	62,061	61,344	61,482	4.3
Indiana	8,833	15,599	30,902	41,850	46,583	49,569	49,986	50,194	43,132	52,241	53,065	52,164	49,569	49,507	-6.7
Iowa	8,355	15,203	26,747	35,678	39,284	48,638	50,547	47,478	42,037	45,217	45,239	43,991	48,638	50,063	10.7
Kansas	7,612	13,690	28,744	34,981	39,345	46,401	46,957	43,255	37,853	48,593	44,355	44,059	46,401	46,507	4.9
Kentucky	6,953	14,520	26,292	36,380	40,522	47,875	48,354	39,511	40,148	44,448	46,129	45,377	47,875	47,891	3.8
Louisiana	7,028	13,760	24,300	33,109	39,022	48,627	50,349	39,937	38,047	41,080	41,981	43,697	48,627	49,866	18.8
Maine	7,572	13,071	26,881	35,561	39,610	44,731	46,106	43,028	36,142	45,444	45,090	44,356	44,731	45,664	1.3
Maryland	9,383	17,558	36,319	44,048	52,331	62,849	65,333	53,319	48,548	61,399	55,852	58,601	62,849	64,707	15.9
Massachusetts	8,764	17,253	34,712	46,580	54,679	66,712	68,000	49,802	47,705	58,682	59,062	61,230	66,712	67,348	14.0
Michigan	9,826	19,663	37,072	49,044	56,973	57,327	57,958	55,837	54,369	62,672	62,187	63,799	57,327	57,402	-7.7
Minnesota	8,658	15,912	32,190	39,802	46,906	51,938	53,069	49,199	43,997	54,419	50,468	52,526	51,938	52,560	4.1
Mississippi	5,798	11,850	24,292	31,857	36,590	44,498	45,644	32,947	32,765	41,067	40,394	40,974	44,498	45,207	11.9
Missouri	7,799	13,682	27,094	35,656	39,067	44,249	45,317	44,318	37,831	45,804	45,211	43,748	44,249	44,883	-0.7
Montana	7,606	14,537	25,081	32,121	38,485	44,426	45,759	43,221	40,195	42,401	40,729	43,096	44,426	45,320	11.3
Nebraska	7,375	13,516	25,522	33,237	39,456	44,957	46,080	41,909	37,372	43,146	42,144	44,183	44,957	45,638	8.3
Nevada	9,215	16,295	30,590	39,390	43,394	50,067	51,524	52,365	45,056	51,714	49,946	48,593	50,067	51,030	2.2
New Hampshire	7,771	13,017	28,986	37,734	43,941	49,872	51,365	44,159	35,992	49,002	47,846	49,205	49,872	50,873	6.3
New Jersey	9,130	17,161	35,676	52,015	56,682	63,111	64,809	51,882	47,451	60,312	65,954	63,473	63,111	64,188	-2.7
New Mexico	7,796	14,887	24,756	32,554	39,391	45,752	46,401	44,301	41,163	41,851	41,278	44,110	45,752	45,956	11.3
New York	10,336	19,812	38,925	51,020	56,200	69,118	71,470	58,735	54,781	65,805	64,692	62,933	69,118	70,785	9.4
North Carolina	7,494	14,117	27,883	39,404	43,348	48,648	48,648	42,585	39,034	47,138	49,963	48,541	48,648	48,182	-3.6
North Dakota	6,696	13,263	23,016	29,863	36,695	41,654	42,964	38,050	36,672	38,910	37,866	41,091	41,654	42,552	12.4
Ohio	8,300	15,269	31,218	41,436	48,692	54,656	55,931	47,165	42,219	52,776	52,540	54,526	54,656	55,395	5.4
Oklahoma	6,882	13,107	23,070	31,298	37,879	43,846	44,143	39,107	36,241	39,001	39,685	42,417	43,846	43,720	10.2
Oregon	8,818	16,266	30,840	42,336	48,330	54,085	55,224	50,109	44,976	52,137	53,681	54,120	54,085	54,695	1.9
Pennsylvania	8,858	16,515	33,338	48,321	53,258	57,237	58,124	50,336	45,664	56,360	61,270	59,639	57,237	57,567	-6.0
Rhode Island	8,776	18,002	36,057	47,041	53,473	58,407	59,636	49,870	49,776	60,956	59,647	59,879	58,407	59,064	-1.0
South Carolina	6,927	13,063	27,217	36,081	42,189	47,421	48,417	39,363	36,119	46,012	45,750	47,244	47,421	47,953	4.8
South Dakota	6,403	12,348	21,300	29,071	34,040	35,070	35,136	36,385	34,142	36,009	36,861	38,118	35,070	34,799	-5.6
Tennessee	7,050	13,972	27,052	36,328	42,076	45,549	46,290	40,062	38,633	45,733	46,063	47,117	45,549	45,846	-0.5
Texas	7,255	14,132	27,496	37,567	41,011	47,157	47,157	41,227	39,075	46,483	47,634	45,924	47,157	46,705	-2.0
Utah	7,644	14,909	23,686	34,946	39,456	42,335	43,068	43,437	41,224	40,042	44,311	44,183	42,335	42,655	-3.7
Vermont	7,968	12,484	29,012	37,758	44,535	47,884	49,053	45,278	34,519	49,046	47,876	49,871	47,884	48,583	1.5
Virginia	8,070	14,060	30,938	38,744	42,768	48,365	49,999	45,858	38,876	52,302	49,126	47,892	48,365	49,520	0.8
Washington	9,225	18,820	30,457	41,043	45,718	52,567	53,653	52,421	52,038	51,489	52,042	51,195	52,567	53,139	2.1
West Virginia	7,650	13,710	22,842	35,009	38,360	44,701	45,959	43,471	37,908	38,616	44,391	42,956	44,701	45,518	2.5
Wisconsin	8,963	16,006	31,921	41,153	44,299	51,121	52,644	50,933	44,257	53,964	52,181	49,606	51,121	52,139	-0.1
Wyoming	8,232	16,012	28,141	34,127	40,497	54,602	55,694	46,779	44,274	47,574	43,272	45,349	54,602	55,160	27.5

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 2009-10. (This table was prepared May 2010.)