Table 84.

Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2010-11

State	Current dollars							Constant 2009-10 dollars1
	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1999-2000	2004-05	2009-10	2010-11	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1999-2000	2004-05	2009-10	2010-11	Percent change, 1999-2000 to 2010-11
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	$55,202	$56,069	$49,492	$44,585	$53,541	$53,523	$53,724	$55,202	$54,965	2.7
Alabama	6,818	13,060	24,828	36,689	38,186	47,571	48,282	39,118	36,461	42,379	46,971	43,175	47,571	47,332	0.8
Alaska	10,560	27,210	43,153	46,462	52,424	59,672	61,093	60,588	75,964	73,658	59,483	59,273	59,672	59,890	0.7
Arizona	8,711	15,054	29,402	36,902	42,905	46,952	47,553	49,980	42,027	50,187	47,244	48,510	46,952	46,617	-1.3
Arkansas	6,307	12,299	22,352	33,386	40,495	46,700	47,700	36,187	34,336	38,153	42,742	45,785	46,700	46,761	9.4
California	10,315	18,020	37,998	47,680	57,876	68,203	69,434	59,183	50,308	64,859	61,042	65,437	68,203	68,067	11.5
Colorado	7,761	16,205	30,758	38,163	43,949	49,202	49,938	44,529	45,241	52,501	48,858	49,691	49,202	48,955	0.2
Connecticut	9,262	16,229	40,461	51,780	57,737	64,350	65,571	53,141	45,308	69,063	66,291	65,280	64,350	64,280	-3.0
Delaware	9,015	16,148	33,377	44,435	50,595	57,080	57,934	51,724	45,082	56,972	56,888	57,205	57,080	56,794	-0.2
District of    Columbia	10,285	22,190	38,402	47,076	58,456	64,548	66,601	59,010	61,950	65,549	60,269	66,093	64,548	65,290	8.3
Florida	8,412	14,149	28,803	36,722	41,590	46,708	46,702	48,264	39,501	49,164	47,013	47,023	46,708	45,783	-2.6
Georgia	7,276	13,853	28,006	41,023	46,526	53,112	53,906	41,746	38,675	47,804	52,520	52,604	53,112	52,845	0.6
Hawaii	9,453	19,920	32,047	40,578	46,149	55,063	55,063	54,237	55,612	54,701	51,950	52,178	55,063	53,979	3.9
Idaho	6,890	13,611	23,861	35,547	42,122	46,283	47,416	39,532	37,999	40,729	45,509	47,625	46,283	46,483	2.1
Illinois	9,569	17,601	32,794	46,486	55,421	62,077	63,005	54,902	49,138	55,976	59,514	62,661	62,077	61,765	3.8
Indiana	8,833	15,599	30,902	41,850	46,583	49,986	50,407	50,680	43,549	52,747	53,578	52,669	49,986	49,415	-7.8
Iowa	8,355	15,203	26,747	35,678	39,284	49,626	50,634	47,937	42,443	45,655	45,677	44,416	49,626	49,637	8.7
Kansas	7,612	13,690	28,744	34,981	39,345	46,657	47,080	43,674	38,219	49,063	44,784	44,485	46,657	46,153	3.1
Kentucky	6,953	14,520	26,292	36,380	40,522	49,543	50,038	39,893	40,537	44,878	46,575	45,816	49,543	49,053	5.3
Louisiana	7,028	13,760	24,300	33,109	39,022	48,903	49,634	40,323	38,415	41,478	42,388	44,120	48,903	48,657	14.8
Maine	7,572	13,071	26,881	35,561	39,610	46,106	47,182	43,445	36,491	45,883	45,527	44,785	46,106	46,253	1.6
Maryland	9,383	17,558	36,319	44,048	52,331	63,971	65,113	53,835	49,018	61,993	56,392	59,168	63,971	63,831	13.2
Massachusetts	8,764	17,253	34,712	46,580	54,679	69,273	71,017	50,284	48,167	59,250	59,634	61,822	69,273	69,619	16.7
Michigan	9,826	19,663	37,072	49,044	56,973	57,958	58,595	56,377	54,895	63,279	62,788	64,416	57,958	57,442	-8.5
Minnesota	8,658	15,912	32,190	39,802	46,906	52,431	53,215	49,676	44,423	54,945	50,956	53,034	52,431	52,167	2.4
Mississippi	5,798	11,850	24,292	31,857	36,590	45,644	46,818	33,266	33,083	41,464	40,785	41,370	45,644	45,896	12.5
Missouri	7,799	13,682	27,094	35,656	39,067	45,317	46,411	44,747	38,197	46,247	45,648	44,171	45,317	45,497	-0.3
Montana	7,606	14,537	25,081	32,121	38,485	45,759	47,132	43,640	40,584	42,811	41,123	43,513	45,759	46,204	12.4
Nebraska	7,375	13,516	25,522	33,237	39,456	46,227	47,521	42,314	37,734	43,564	42,552	44,611	46,227	46,586	9.5
Nevada	9,215	16,295	30,590	39,390	43,394	51,524	53,023	52,871	45,492	52,214	50,429	49,063	51,524	51,979	3.1
New Hampshire	7,771	13,017	28,986	37,734	43,941	51,443	52,792	44,586	36,341	49,477	48,309	49,682	51,443	51,753	7.1
New Jersey	9,130	17,161	35,676	52,015	56,682	65,130	66,985	52,384	47,910	60,896	66,592	64,087	65,130	65,666	-1.4
New Mexico	7,796	14,887	24,756	32,554	39,391	46,258	46,950	44,730	41,561	42,256	41,677	44,537	46,258	46,026	10.4
New York	10,336	19,812	38,925	51,020	56,200	71,633	72,708	59,303	55,311	66,442	65,318	63,542	71,633	71,277	9.1
North Carolina	7,494	14,117	27,883	39,404	43,348	46,850	46,850	42,997	39,412	47,594	50,447	49,011	46,850	45,928	-9.0
North Dakota	6,696	13,263	23,016	29,863	36,695	42,964	44,266	38,418	37,027	39,286	38,232	41,489	42,964	43,395	13.5
Ohio	8,300	15,269	31,218	41,436	48,692	55,958	57,291	47,621	42,628	53,286	53,048	55,053	55,958	56,163	5.9
Oklahoma	6,882	13,107	23,070	31,298	37,879	47,691	49,039	39,486	36,592	39,378	40,069	42,828	47,691	48,074	20.0
Oregon	8,818	16,266	30,840	42,336	48,330	55,224	56,387	50,594	45,411	52,641	54,201	54,644	55,224	55,277	2.0
Pennsylvania	8,858	16,515	33,338	48,321	53,258	59,156	60,536	50,823	46,106	56,905	61,863	60,216	59,156	59,344	-4.1
Rhode Island	8,776	18,002	36,057	47,041	53,473	59,686	60,923	50,353	50,258	61,546	60,224	60,459	59,686	59,724	-0.8
South Carolina	6,927	13,063	27,217	36,081	42,189	47,508	49,434	39,744	36,469	46,457	46,193	47,701	47,508	48,461	4.9
South Dakota	6,403	12,348	21,300	29,071	34,040	38,837	35,201	36,737	34,473	36,357	37,218	38,487	38,837	34,508	-7.3
Tennessee	7,050	13,972	27,052	36,328	42,076	46,290	47,043	40,450	39,007	46,175	46,509	47,573	46,290	46,117	-0.8
Texas	7,255	14,132	27,496	37,567	41,011	48,261	48,261	41,626	39,453	46,933	48,095	46,369	48,261	47,311	-1.6
Utah	7,644	14,909	23,686	34,946	39,456	45,885	46,571	43,858	41,623	40,430	44,739	44,611	45,885	45,654	2.0
Vermont	7,968	12,484	29,012	37,758	44,535	49,084	50,141	45,717	34,853	49,521	48,340	50,353	49,084	49,154	1.7
Virginia	8,070	14,060	30,938	38,744	42,768	50,015	51,559	46,302	39,252	52,808	49,602	48,355	50,015	50,544	1.9
Washington	9,225	18,820	30,457	41,043	45,718	53,003	53,796	52,929	52,541	51,987	52,545	51,691	53,003	52,737	0.4
West Virginia	7,650	13,710	22,842	35,009	38,360	45,959	47,253	43,892	38,275	38,989	44,820	43,372	45,959	46,323	3.4
Wisconsin	8,963	16,006	31,921	41,153	44,299	51,264	52,031	51,425	44,685	54,486	52,686	50,086	51,264	51,007	-3.2
Wyoming	8,232	16,012	28,141	34,127	40,497	55,861	56,978	47,231	44,702	48,034	43,691	45,788	55,861	55,856	27.8

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 2010-11. (This table was prepared May 2011.)