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| Table 82. | Average base salary for full-time public elementary and secondary school teachers with a master's degree as their highest degree, by years of full-time teaching experience and state: 1993-94, 1999-2000, 2003-04, and 2007-08 |
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| State | 1993-94, total | 1999-2000 | 2003-04 | 2007-08 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 6 to 10 years | Over 20 years | Total | 6 to 10 years | Over 20 years | Total | 5 or fewer years | 6 to 10 years | 11 to 20 years | Over 20 years | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| United States | $38,480 | (154) | $44,700 | (174) | $38,350 | (237) | $50,760 | (262) | $49,440 | (202) | $44,410 | (281) | $55,960 | (303) | $54,810 | (281) | $44,560 | (365) | $50,540 | (380) | $56,770 | (493) | $63,050 | (576) |
| Alabama | 28,920 | (156) | 36,930 | (145) | 35,790 | (298) | 38,870 | (215) | 39,730 | (383) | 38,370 | (329) | 42,870 | (779) | 46,980 | (436) | 42,530 | (725) | 45,050 | (828) | 48,150 | (480) | 50,960 | (1,102) |
| Alaska | 50,900 | (373) | 51,170 | (662) | 43,940 | (576) | 58,670 | (860) | 53,720 | (1,005) | 50,560 | (1,420) | 60,760 | (1,387) | 58,640 | (800) | 47,410 | (1,823) | 54,480 | (1,141) | 61,530 | (965) | 65,260 | (1,456) |
| Arizona | 35,280 | (302) | 38,150 | (465) | 33,130 | (568) | 45,050 | (691) | 41,310 | (531) | 37,850 | (477) | 46,850 | (1,268) | 43,910 | (701) | 37,710 | (727) | 39,600 | (877) | 44,910 | (853) | 52,300 | (1,381) |
| Arkansas | 29,070 | (322) | 34,830 | (483) | ‡ | (†) | 38,740 | (666) | 39,480 | (639) | 33,970 | (1,210) | 44,920 | (912) | 45,460 | (678) | 39,630 | (1,068) | 42,450 | (1,355) | 45,130 | (1,150) | 50,260 | (971) |
| California | 43,420 | (636) | 50,800 | (537) | 44,820 | (766) | 56,960 | (572) | 59,160 | (761) | 54,150 | (819) | 69,990 | (999) | 65,040 | (982) | 50,230 | (1,082) | 59,930 | (1,076) | 68,830 | (1,477) | 78,710 | (1,186) |
| Colorado | 36,580 | (364) | 41,200 | (445) | 37,350 | (766) | 47,410 | (721) | 47,960 | (641) | 42,330 | (1,012) | 55,610 | (1,307) | 50,140 | (1,069) | 39,460 | (843) | 46,050 | (1,719) | 54,760 | (1,692) | 60,770 | (1,920) |
| Connecticut | 49,310 | (416) | 50,620 | (590) | 43,240 | (795) | 59,920 | (604) | 57,340 | (934) | 50,720 | (810) | 66,970 | (743) | 62,480 | (762) | 48,990 | (1,085) | 57,870 | (1,079) | 68,270 | (1,430) | 72,230 | (868) |
| Delaware | 42,350 | (535) | 48,120 | (910) | ‡ | (†) | 55,520 | (1,366) | 54,670 | (913) | 46,820 | (1,061) | 63,070 | (1,148) | 56,930 | (1,117) | 45,420 | (1,238) | 52,280 | (1,679) | 62,270 | (2,243) | 69,340 | (1,947) |
| District of Columbia | 45,360 | (828) | 51,040 | (472) | ‡ | (†) | 54,750 | (451) | 55,450 | (1,568) | ‡ | (†) | 63,570 | (2,537) | 66,250 | (1,933) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 70,100 | (2,147) | 81,410 | (1,654) |
| Florida | 33,150 | (487) | 39,330 | (476) | 32,340 | (468) | 44,940 | (583) | 42,120 | (784) | 35,420 | (1,016) | 49,860 | (1,027) | 48,680 | (985) | 40,440 | (822) | 41,600 | (920) | 45,760 | (937) | 61,650 | (1,329) |
| Georgia | 31,890 | (227) | 41,950 | (524) | 38,130 | (581) | 47,230 | (475) | 47,540 | (752) | 44,100 | (418) | 52,370 | (1,322) | 51,600 | (799) | 43,860 | (1,252) | 48,020 | (1,214) | 53,320 | (863) | 57,920 | (1,278) |
| Hawaii | 36,430 | (731) | 39,280 | (524) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 42,910 | (967) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 49,380 | (1,513) | 45,040 | (1,808) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Idaho | 31,590 | (440) | 42,380 | (772) | ‡ | (†) | 48,950 | (1,559) | 44,140 | (857) | 38,380 | (1,648) | 48,580 | (1,249) | 47,020 | (981) | 37,290 | (1,916) | 41,150 | (1,707) | 51,410 | (1,249) | 53,120 | (1,855) |
| Illinois | 42,400 | (588) | 47,770 | (953) | 41,850 | (1,166) | 55,180 | (1,087) | 54,110 | (1,253) | 46,450 | (1,114) | 61,560 | (1,612) | 61,330 | (1,503) | 49,570 | (1,557) | 53,930 | (1,513) | 62,610 | (1,854) | 74,860 | (2,895) |
| Indiana | 38,040 | (292) | 45,480 | (413) | 36,090 | (451) | 49,420 | (362) | 49,760 | (670) | 38,030 | (919) | 53,650 | (576) | 51,640 | (686) | 39,240 | (777) | 43,470 | (1,128) | 49,100 | (883) | 58,370 | (655) |
| Iowa | 32,220 | (571) | 38,010 | (494) | 33,960 | (1,468) | 39,340 | (714) | 41,880 | (608) | 37,140 | (1,001) | 43,880 | (900) | 44,770 | (829) | ‡ | (†) | 39,040 | (1,073) | 43,130 | (1,487) | 50,980 | (1,111) |
| Kansas | 32,560 | (314) | 36,140 | (428) | 31,990 | (622) | 38,480 | (502) | 40,400 | (755) | 34,940 | (963) | 43,700 | (912) | 46,220 | (955) | ‡ | (†) | 41,240 | (1,390) | 46,160 | (1,036) | 50,260 | (1,519) |
| Kentucky | 31,390 | (396) | 36,380 | (310) | 32,810 | (305) | 41,260 | (481) | 40,570 | (457) | 37,440 | (325) | 45,610 | (913) | 46,270 | (578) | 40,530 | (898) | 42,750 | (762) | 48,430 | (1,162) | 51,540 | (866) |
| Louisiana | 27,300 | (262) | 33,120 | (806) | ‡ | (†) | 35,150 | (1,051) | 38,000 | (558) | ‡ | (†) | 40,860 | (828) | 44,090 | (854) | 38,040 | (1,125) | ‡ | (†) | 46,060 | (1,135) | 47,470 | (974) |
| Maine | 33,060 | (499) | 38,770 | (458) | ‡ | (†) | 42,340 | (442) | 42,460 | (677) | 36,100 | (1,355) | 47,860 | (840) | 44,820 | (733) | 36,120 | (840) | 38,970 | (871) | 45,960 | (1,030) | 51,680 | (1,138) |
| Maryland | 42,340 | (406) | 45,930 | (1,055) | 38,280 | (736) | 51,740 | (900) | 53,190 | (1,307) | 49,710 | (4,001) | 63,410 | (1,462) | 59,130 | (1,422) | 47,530 | (1,060) | 51,950 | (1,240) | 62,770 | (2,878) | 70,570 | (1,880) |
| Massachusetts | 39,710 | (254) | 47,630 | (370) | 41,960 | (680) | 52,390 | (334) | 53,500 | (714) | 48,280 | (823) | 61,270 | (670) | 58,680 | (894) | 46,260 | (1,535) | 57,660 | (960) | 62,000 | (1,225) | 68,590 | (1,404) |
| Michigan | 47,660 | (488) | 53,050 | (651) | 46,020 | (968) | 59,050 | (1,034) | 59,680 | (906) | 53,680 | (1,813) | 65,900 | (1,194) | 63,100 | (1,116) | 47,490 | (1,973) | 56,030 | (1,790) | 67,540 | (1,494) | 69,980 | (1,434) |
| Minnesota | 40,710 | (552) | 46,050 | (674) | 40,420 | (1,136) | 51,980 | (1,175) | 49,590 | (731) | 43,490 | (621) | 57,090 | (1,137) | 55,040 | (730) | 43,200 | (1,339) | 49,930 | (1,041) | 56,750 | (900) | 61,830 | (1,203) |
| Mississippi | 26,600 | (200) | 34,170 | (326) | 29,040 | (271) | 38,460 | (348) | 38,460 | (479) | 33,710 | (594) | 44,060 | (571) | 44,170 | (617) | 35,720 | (708) | 40,110 | (537) | 44,090 | (798) | 50,570 | (804) |
| Missouri | 33,180 | (625) | 37,400 | (747) | 31,650 | (1,028) | 44,150 | (1,067) | 40,880 | (761) | 37,090 | (1,071) | 46,110 | (1,604) | 45,830 | (1,020) | 38,370 | (1,795) | 41,260 | (978) | 46,150 | (1,385) | 54,300 | (2,175) |
| Montana | 32,270 | (423) | 35,960 | (728) | 28,230 | (508) | 41,050 | (1,237) | 39,650 | (885) | ‡ | (†) | 43,280 | (1,218) | 45,970 | (908) | ‡ | (†) | 39,360 | (1,161) | 45,700 | (1,589) | 51,300 | (1,290) |
| Nebraska | 30,290 | (538) | 33,540 | (536) | 28,580 | (667) | 37,420 | (936) | 39,980 | (784) | 35,740 | (1,248) | 44,380 | (1,023) | 40,410 | (913) | ‡ | (†) | 37,490 | (1,008) | 38,420 | (1,330) | 43,880 | (1,677) |
| Nevada | 38,570 | (353) | 43,350 | (429) | ‡ | (†) | 49,500 | (575) | 45,770 | (1,083) | 44,120 | (3,641) | 49,900 | (922) | 50,050 | (906) | 41,050 | (928) | 47,280 | (840) | 53,010 | (757) | 60,420 | (1,560) |
| New Hampshire | 36,970 | (505) | 41,310 | (689) | ‡ | (†) | 46,210 | (660) | 45,140 | (977) | ‡ | (†) | 52,340 | (636) | 51,320 | (1,002) | 40,090 | (1,020) | 46,650 | (1,397) | 55,020 | (1,528) | 59,610 | (1,134) |
| New Jersey | 50,950 | (883) | 57,410 | (709) | ‡ | (†) | 65,640 | (670) | 60,200 | (1,571) | 45,980 | (962) | 76,020 | (1,723) | 62,580 | (1,901) | 50,400 | (1,853) | 54,270 | (2,691) | 66,070 | (2,656) | 81,170 | (2,065) |
| New Mexico | 28,400 | (281) | 35,570 | (539) | 30,590 | (835) | 40,060 | (742) | 40,100 | (810) | 34,170 | (572) | 48,440 | (1,013) | 47,200 | (833) | 38,550 | (1,391) | 44,420 | (854) | 48,890 | (553) | 53,050 | (1,393) |
| New York | 47,440 | (840) | 53,130 | (923) | 42,590 | (884) | 66,450 | (1,150) | 56,650 | (746) | 50,450 | (1,119) | 67,470 | (1,703) | 64,300 | (1,698) | 51,640 | (1,444) | 58,520 | (2,054) | 67,830 | (2,458) | 83,090 | (3,081) |
| North Carolina | 29,180 | (306) | 36,810 | (542) | 33,780 | (725) | 41,890 | (756) | 42,720 | (641) | 36,440 | (778) | 48,390 | (644) | 45,470 | (1,321) | 34,620 | (1,680) | 40,790 | (1,636) | 46,800 | (1,948) | 52,660 | (2,098) |
| North Dakota | 28,520 | (730) | 32,920 | (559) | ‡ | (†) | 35,380 | (828) | 39,710 | (789) | ‡ | (†) | 43,130 | (1,234) | 44,090 | (885) | ‡ | (†) | 40,400 | (1,690) | 43,610 | (1,629) | 49,560 | (1,644) |
| Ohio | 37,960 | (550) | 43,420 | (585) | 35,820 | (1,054) | 48,710 | (836) | 50,090 | (689) | 43,810 | (692) | 55,920 | (852) | 55,680 | (982) | 43,220 | (1,658) | 49,420 | (1,058) | 58,470 | (1,779) | 63,100 | (1,473) |
| Oklahoma | 28,510 | (186) | 31,990 | (261) | 28,260 | (333) | 34,280 | (458) | 34,580 | (319) | 31,370 | (329) | 38,060 | (351) | 40,220 | (486) | 35,220 | (905) | 36,550 | (718) | 39,350 | (769) | 44,400 | (592) |
| Oregon | 36,930 | (471) | 42,180 | (588) | 37,840 | (764) | 47,990 | (1,031) | 45,850 | (647) | 41,580 | (1,019) | 54,690 | (808) | 48,170 | (914) | 41,260 | (718) | 46,830 | (721) | 53,310 | (1,396) | 57,740 | (1,375) |
| Pennsylvania | 44,830 | (816) | 50,790 | (1,027) | 43,650 | (1,633) | 57,220 | (1,154) | 54,800 | (925) | 46,210 | (1,322) | 64,100 | (910) | 62,340 | (1,667) | 46,320 | (2,076) | 52,120 | (1,628) | 64,360 | (2,553) | 74,360 | (2,998) |
| Rhode Island | 41,630 | (303) | 48,610 | (204) | ‡ | (†) | 52,300 | (169) | 55,110 | (909) | 49,330 | (2,504) | 60,180 | (1,080) | 65,180 | (1,137) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 67,950 | (1,212) | 69,950 | (1,244) |
| South Carolina | 31,860 | (208) | 38,390 | (528) | 32,850 | (657) | 41,660 | (960) | 42,910 | (625) | 37,780 | (814) | 49,410 | (679) | 46,480 | (529) | 37,980 | (1,063) | 41,280 | (1,209) | 47,160 | (812) | 52,970 | (892) |
| South Dakota | 28,110 | (449) | 32,800 | (443) | ‡ | (†) | 35,910 | (727) | 37,670 | (801) | 31,200 | (971) | 41,740 | (1,162) | 39,880 | (764) | ‡ | (†) | 35,110 | (1,125) | 39,180 | (1,199) | 44,110 | (1,224) |
| Tennessee | 30,270 | (350) | 35,610 | (414) | 31,750 | (533) | 38,470 | (648) | 39,620 | (543) | 36,120 | (835) | 42,860 | (892) | 43,730 | (694) | 36,320 | (727) | 39,840 | (999) | 44,370 | (1,197) | 49,150 | (964) |
| Texas | 31,610 | (355) | 40,280 | (453) | 33,280 | (548) | 44,820 | (764) | 43,370 | (723) | 37,590 | (872) | 49,650 | (881) | 47,520 | (1,129) | 42,320 | (1,032) | 44,490 | (2,023) | 48,340 | (1,242) | 51,960 | (2,138) |
| Utah | 32,590 | (277) | 39,880 | (586) | ‡ | (†) | 44,960 | (1,332) | 43,370 | (636) | 36,950 | (1,534) | 48,730 | (598) | 47,200 | (1,092) | 38,370 | (1,444) | 41,020 | (748) | 49,140 | (866) | 54,170 | (1,687) |
| Vermont | 36,770 | (594) | 37,260 | (668) | ‡ | (†) | 42,340 | (1,073) | 44,740 | (926) | ‡ | (†) | 51,090 | (1,076) | 51,320 | (987) | ‡ | (†) | 44,780 | (1,742) | 51,310 | (1,494) | 58,040 | (1,387) |
| Virginia | 33,740 | (579) | 40,230 | (668) | 35,880 | (668) | 46,640 | (1,263) | 43,860 | (948) | 41,140 | (1,342) | 50,370 | (1,581) | 50,910 | (1,572) | 43,280 | (1,727) | 43,090 | (1,865) | 52,520 | (2,135) | 62,310 | (2,889) |
| Washington | 38,270 | (398) | 43,160 | (364) | 36,450 | (533) | 48,630 | (566) | 47,970 | (500) | 43,230 | (829) | 55,050 | (731) | 51,800 | (649) | 41,470 | (866) | 47,380 | (1,210) | 55,970 | (831) | 58,670 | (882) |
| West Virginia | 32,130 | (195) | 36,590 | (226) | ‡ | (†) | 38,830 | (240) | 40,440 | (716) | 33,580 | (668) | 42,840 | (1,081) | 43,090 | (477) | 35,520 | (983) | 37,120 | (580) | 41,910 | (762) | 47,700 | (513) |
| Wisconsin | 40,920 | (486) | 46,420 | (512) | 39,570 | (669) | 49,520 | (588) | 47,750 | (713) | 40,870 | (956) | 53,980 | (817) | 52,210 | (873) | 40,570 | (2,096) | 46,650 | (1,245) | 53,120 | (1,604) | 58,010 | (1,380) |
| Wyoming | 32,490 | (371) | 36,120 | (497) | ‡ | (†) | 38,480 | (810) | 41,610 | (1,014) | ‡ | (†) | 44,490 | (1,557) | 52,990 | (932) | ‡ | (†) | 49,530 | (1,444) | 52,550 | (1,243) | 57,580 | (1,495) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: This table includes regular full-time teachers only; it excludes other staff even when they have full-time teaching duties (regular part-time teachers, itinerant teachers, long-term substitutes, administrators, library media specialists, other professional staff, and support staff). Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Teacher Questionnaire," 1993-94, 1999-2000, 2003-04, and 2007-08; and "Public Charter School Teacher Questionnaire," 1999-2000. (This table was prepared October 2009.) |
