Table 211.60.

Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2012-13

State	Current dollars							Constant 2012-13 dollars1
	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1999-2000	2009-10	2011-12	2012-13	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1999-2000	2009-10	2011-12	2012-13	Percent change, 1999- 2000 to 2012-13
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	$55,202	$55,418	$56,383	$52,830	$47,592	$57,152	$57,133	$58,925	$56,340	$56,383	-1.3
Alabama	6,818	13,060	24,828	36,689	47,571	48,003	47,949	41,757	38,920	45,237	50,139	50,779	48,802	47,949	-4.4
Alaska	10,560	27,210	43,153	46,462	59,672	62,425	65,468	64,675	81,088	78,626	63,495	63,696	63,464	65,468	3.1
Arizona	8,711	15,054	29,402	36,902	46,952	48,691	49,885	53,350	44,862	53,571	50,430	50,119	49,501	49,885	-1.1
Arkansas	6,307	12,299	22,352	33,386	46,700	46,314	46,632	38,627	36,652	40,726	45,625	49,850	47,085	46,632	2.2
California	10,315	18,020	37,998	47,680	68,203	68,531	69,324	63,174	53,701	69,234	65,159	72,803	69,672	69,324	6.4
Colorado	7,761	16,205	30,758	38,163	49,202	49,049	49,844	47,532	48,292	56,042	52,153	52,520	49,865	49,844	-4.4
Connecticut	9,262	16,229	40,461	51,780	64,350	69,465	69,766	56,725	48,363	73,721	70,762	68,690	70,621	69,766	-1.4
Delaware	9,015	16,148	33,377	44,435	57,080	58,800	59,679	55,212	48,122	60,814	60,724	60,930	59,779	59,679	-1.7
District of Columbia	10,285	22,190	38,402	47,076	64,548	68,720	70,906	62,990	66,128	69,970	64,334	68,901	69,864	70,906	10.2
Florida	8,412	14,149	28,803	36,722	46,708	46,479	46,944	51,519	42,165	52,480	50,184	49,858	47,253	46,944	-6.5
Georgia	7,276	13,853	28,006	41,023	53,112	52,938	52,880	44,562	41,283	51,028	56,062	56,694	53,819	52,880	-5.7
Hawaii	9,453	19,920	32,047	40,578	55,063	54,070	54,300	57,895	59,363	58,391	55,453	58,777	54,970	54,300	-2.1
Idaho	6,890	13,611	23,861	35,547	46,283	48,551	49,734	42,198	40,562	43,475	48,578	49,404	49,359	49,734	2.4
Illinois	9,569	17,601	32,794	46,486	62,077	57,636	59,113	58,605	52,452	59,752	63,527	66,264	58,595	59,113	-6.9
Indiana	8,833	15,599	30,902	41,850	49,986	50,516	51,456	54,098	46,486	56,304	57,192	53,357	51,357	51,456	-10.0
Iowa	8,355	15,203	26,747	35,678	49,626	50,240	51,528	51,170	45,306	48,734	48,757	52,973	51,076	51,528	5.7
Kansas	7,612	13,690	28,744	34,981	46,657	46,718	47,464	46,620	40,797	52,372	47,805	49,804	47,496	47,464	-0.7
Kentucky	6,953	14,520	26,292	36,380	49,543	49,730	50,326	42,584	43,271	47,905	49,717	52,884	50,558	50,326	1.2
Louisiana	7,028	13,760	24,300	33,109	48,903	50,179	51,381	43,043	41,006	44,275	45,246	52,201	51,014	51,381	13.6
Maine	7,572	13,071	26,881	35,561	46,106	47,338	48,119	46,375	38,952	48,978	48,597	49,216	48,126	48,119	-1.0
Maryland	9,383	17,558	36,319	44,048	63,971	63,634	65,265	57,466	52,324	66,174	60,196	68,285	64,693	65,265	8.4
Massachusetts	8,764	17,253	34,712	46,580	69,273	71,721	73,129	53,675	51,415	63,246	63,656	73,945	72,915	73,129	14.9
Michigan	9,826	19,663	37,072	49,044	57,958	61,560	61,560	60,179	58,597	67,546	67,023	61,867	62,585	61,560	-8.2
Minnesota	8,658	15,912	32,190	39,802	52,431	54,959	56,268	53,026	47,419	58,651	54,393	55,967	55,874	56,268	3.4
Mississippi	5,798	11,850	24,292	31,857	45,644	41,646	41,994	35,510	35,314	44,261	43,535	48,722	42,339	41,994	-3.5
Missouri	7,799	13,682	27,094	35,656	45,317	46,406	47,517	47,765	40,773	49,366	48,727	48,373	47,178	47,517	-2.5
Montana	7,606	14,537	25,081	32,121	45,759	48,546	49,999	46,583	43,321	45,698	43,896	48,845	49,354	49,999	13.9
Nebraska	7,375	13,516	25,522	33,237	46,227	48,154	48,931	45,168	40,279	46,502	45,421	49,345	48,955	48,931	7.7
Nevada	9,215	16,295	30,590	39,390	51,524	54,559	55,957	56,437	48,560	55,736	53,830	54,999	55,467	55,957	4.0
New Hampshire	7,771	13,017	28,986	37,734	51,443	54,177	55,599	47,593	38,791	52,813	51,567	54,912	55,079	55,599	7.8
New Jersey	9,130	17,161	35,676	52,015	65,130	67,078	68,797	55,917	51,141	65,003	71,083	69,523	68,194	68,797	-3.2
New Mexico	7,796	14,887	24,756	32,554	46,258	45,622	46,573	47,746	44,364	45,106	44,488	49,378	46,381	46,573	4.7
New York	10,336	19,812	38,925	51,020	71,633	73,398	75,279	63,303	59,041	70,923	69,723	76,464	74,620	75,279	8.0
North Carolina	7,494	14,117	27,883	39,404	46,850	45,947	45,947	45,897	42,070	50,804	53,849	50,010	46,712	45,947	-14.7
North Dakota	6,696	13,263	23,016	29,863	42,964	46,058	47,344	41,010	39,525	41,936	40,810	45,862	46,825	47,344	16.0
Ohio	8,300	15,269	31,218	41,436	55,958	56,715	58,092	50,833	45,503	56,880	56,626	59,732	57,659	58,092	2.6
Oklahoma	6,882	13,107	23,070	31,298	47,691	44,391	44,128	42,149	39,060	42,034	42,772	50,907	45,130	44,128	3.2
Oregon	8,818	16,266	30,840	42,336	55,224	57,348	58,758	54,006	48,474	56,191	57,856	58,948	58,302	58,758	1.6
Pennsylvania	8,858	16,515	33,338	48,321	59,156	61,934	63,521	54,251	49,216	60,743	66,035	63,146	62,965	63,521	-3.8
Rhode Island	8,776	18,002	36,057	47,041	59,686	62,186	63,474	53,748	53,647	65,697	64,286	63,711	63,221	63,474	-1.3
South Carolina	6,927	13,063	27,217	36,081	47,508	47,428	47,924	42,424	38,929	49,590	49,308	50,712	48,217	47,924	-2.8
South Dakota	6,403	12,348	21,300	29,071	38,837	38,804	39,580	39,215	36,798	38,809	39,728	41,456	39,450	39,580	-0.4
Tennessee	7,050	13,972	27,052	36,328	46,290	47,082	48,289	43,178	41,637	49,290	49,645	49,412	47,866	48,289	-2.7
Texas	7,255	14,132	27,496	37,567	48,261	48,373	48,110	44,433	42,114	50,099	51,339	51,516	49,178	48,110	-6.3
Utah	7,644	14,909	23,686	34,946	45,885	48,159	49,393	46,816	44,430	43,157	47,757	48,980	48,961	49,393	3.4
Vermont	7,968	12,484	29,012	37,758	49,084	51,306	52,526	48,800	37,203	52,861	51,600	52,394	52,160	52,526	1.8
Virginia	8,070	14,060	30,938	38,744	50,015	48,703	49,869	49,425	41,900	56,370	52,947	53,388	49,514	49,869	-5.8
Washington	9,225	18,820	30,457	41,043	53,003	52,232	53,571	56,498	56,085	55,494	56,089	56,578	53,101	53,571	-4.5
West Virginia	7,650	13,710	22,842	35,009	45,959	45,320	46,405	46,852	40,857	41,619	47,843	49,059	46,074	46,405	-3.0
Wisconsin	8,963	16,006	31,921	41,153	51,264	53,792	55,171	54,894	47,699	58,161	56,239	54,721	54,687	55,171	-1.9
Wyoming	8,232	16,012	28,141	34,127	55,861	57,222	57,920	50,417	47,717	51,274	46,638	59,628	58,174	57,920	24.2

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 2012-13. (This table was prepared April 2013.)