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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 | |||||||||||||
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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 |
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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.) |