Table 211.60.

Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2013-14

State	Current dollars							Constant 2013-14 dollars1
	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1999-2000	2009-10	2012-13	2013-14	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1999-2000	2009-10	2012-13	2013-14	Percent change, 1999-2000 to 2013-14
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	$56,103	$56,689	$53,655	$48,335	$58,044	$58,025	$59,845	$56,979	$56,689	-2.3
Alabama	6,818	13,060	24,828	36,689	47,571	47,949	48,413	42,409	39,528	45,944	50,922	51,572	48,698	48,413	-4.9
Alaska	10,560	27,210	43,153	46,462	59,672	65,468	66,739	65,685	82,354	79,854	64,486	64,691	66,491	66,739	3.5
Arizona	8,711	15,054	29,402	36,902	46,952	49,885	51,109	54,184	45,563	54,408	51,218	50,901	50,664	51,109	-0.2
Arkansas	6,307	12,299	22,352	33,386	46,700	46,631	46,950	39,230	37,224	41,362	46,338	50,628	47,359	46,950	1.3
California	10,315	18,020	37,998	47,680	68,203	69,324	70,126	64,161	54,540	70,315	66,177	73,940	70,407	70,126	6.0
Colorado	7,761	16,205	30,758	38,163	49,202	49,844	50,651	48,275	49,046	56,917	52,968	53,341	50,623	50,651	-4.4
Connecticut	9,262	16,229	40,461	51,780	64,350	69,397	70,584	57,611	49,119	74,873	71,867	69,763	70,481	70,584	-1.8
Delaware	9,015	16,148	33,377	44,435	57,080	59,679	60,571	56,075	48,874	61,764	61,673	61,881	60,611	60,571	-1.8
District of
Columbia	10,285	22,190	38,402	47,076	64,548	70,906	73,162	63,974	67,161	71,063	65,338	69,978	72,014	73,162	12.0
Florida	8,412	14,149	28,803	36,722	46,708	46,598	46,691	52,324	42,824	53,300	50,968	50,637	47,326	46,691	-8.4
Georgia	7,276	13,853	28,006	41,023	53,112	52,880	52,924	45,258	41,928	51,825	56,937	57,580	53,706	52,924	-7.0
Hawaii	9,453	19,920	32,047	40,578	55,063	54,300	56,291	58,799	60,290	59,303	56,320	59,695	55,148	56,291	-0.1
Idaho	6,890	13,611	23,861	35,547	46,283	49,734	50,945	42,857	41,195	44,155	49,337	50,176	50,511	50,945	3.3
Illinois	9,569	17,601	32,794	46,486	62,077	59,113	60,124	59,521	53,271	60,685	64,520	67,299	60,036	60,124	-6.8
Indiana	8,833	15,599	30,902	41,850	49,986	50,065	50,644	54,943	47,212	57,184	58,085	54,191	50,847	50,644	-12.8
Iowa	8,355	15,203	26,747	35,678	49,626	50,946	51,662	51,969	46,014	49,495	49,519	53,800	51,742	51,662	4.3
Kansas	7,612	13,690	28,744	34,981	46,657	47,464	48,221	47,348	41,434	53,190	48,551	50,582	48,205	48,221	-0.7
Kentucky	6,953	14,520	26,292	36,380	49,543	50,203	50,705	43,249	43,946	48,653	50,493	53,710	50,987	50,705	0.4
Louisiana	7,028	13,760	24,300	33,109	48,903	51,381	52,259	43,715	41,646	44,967	45,953	53,017	52,184	52,259	13.7
Maine	7,572	13,071	26,881	35,561	46,106	48,430	49,232	47,099	39,561	49,743	49,356	49,984	49,186	49,232	-0.3
Maryland	9,383	17,558	36,319	44,048	63,971	64,248	64,868	58,364	53,141	67,208	61,136	69,352	65,252	64,868	6.1
Massachusetts	8,764	17,253	34,712	46,580	69,273	72,334	73,736	54,513	52,218	64,234	64,650	75,100	73,464	73,736	14.1
Michigan	9,826	19,663	37,072	49,044	57,958	61,560	61,866	61,119	59,512	68,601	68,070	62,833	62,522	61,866	-9.1
Minnesota	8,658	15,912	32,190	39,802	52,431	56,268	57,230	53,854	48,159	59,567	55,243	56,841	57,147	57,230	3.6
Mississippi	5,798	11,850	24,292	31,857	45,644	41,814	42,187	36,064	35,865	44,952	44,215	49,483	42,467	42,187	-4.6
Missouri	7,799	13,682	27,094	35,656	45,317	47,517	48,329	48,511	41,410	50,137	49,488	49,129	48,259	48,329	-2.3
Montana	7,606	14,537	25,081	32,121	45,759	48,855	49,893	47,310	43,998	46,412	44,582	49,608	49,618	49,893	11.9
Nebraska	7,375	13,516	25,522	33,237	46,227	48,997	49,545	45,874	40,908	47,228	46,131	50,115	49,762	49,545	7.4
Nevada	9,215	16,295	30,590	39,390	51,524	55,957	57,391	57,319	49,319	56,606	54,671	55,858	56,831	57,391	5.0
New Hampshire	7,771	13,017	28,986	37,734	51,443	55,599	57,057	48,337	39,397	53,638	52,372	55,770	56,467	57,057	8.9
New Jersey	9,130	17,161	35,676	52,015	65,130	68,797	70,060	56,790	51,940	66,018	72,193	70,608	69,872	70,060	-3.0
New Mexico	7,796	14,887	24,756	32,554	46,258	45,453	45,727	48,492	45,057	45,811	45,183	50,149	46,163	45,727	1.2
New York	10,336	19,812	38,925	51,020	71,633	75,279	76,566	64,291	59,963	72,030	70,812	77,658	76,455	76,566	8.1
North Carolina	7,494	14,117	27,883	39,404	46,850	45,737	45,355	46,614	42,727	51,597	54,690	50,791	46,451	45,355	-17.1
North Dakota	6,696	13,263	23,016	29,863	42,964	47,344	48,666	41,650	40,142	42,591	41,448	46,578	48,083	48,666	17.4
Ohio	8,300	15,269	31,218	41,436	55,958	56,307	57,270	51,627	46,213	57,769	57,510	60,665	57,186	57,270	-0.4
Oklahoma	6,882	13,107	23,070	31,298	47,691	44,373	44,277	42,807	39,670	42,691	43,440	51,703	45,066	44,277	1.9
Oregon	8,818	16,266	30,840	42,336	55,224	57,612	58,597	54,849	49,231	57,069	58,760	59,869	58,512	58,597	-0.3
Pennsylvania	8,858	16,515	33,338	48,321	59,156	62,994	64,072	55,098	49,984	61,692	67,066	64,132	63,978	64,072	-4.5
Rhode Island	8,776	18,002	36,057	47,041	59,686	63,474	64,696	54,588	54,485	66,723	65,290	64,707	64,465	64,696	-0.9
South Carolina	6,927	13,063	27,217	36,081	47,508	48,375	48,425	43,087	39,537	50,365	50,078	51,504	49,131	48,425	-3.3
South Dakota	6,403	12,348	21,300	29,071	38,837	39,018	40,023	39,828	37,373	39,415	40,349	42,104	39,627	40,023	-0.8
Tennessee	7,050	13,972	27,052	36,328	46,290	47,563	48,049	43,852	42,288	50,059	50,421	50,184	48,306	48,049	-4.7
Texas	7,255	14,132	27,496	37,567	48,261	48,819	49,270	45,127	42,772	50,881	52,141	52,321	49,582	49,270	-5.5
Utah	7,644	14,909	23,686	34,946	45,885	49,393	50,659	47,547	45,124	43,831	48,503	49,745	50,164	50,659	4.4
Vermont	7,968	12,484	29,012	37,758	49,084	52,526	53,656	49,562	37,784	53,686	52,406	53,213	53,346	53,656	2.4
Virginia	8,070	14,060	30,938	38,744	50,015	48,670	49,233	50,197	42,554	57,250	53,774	54,222	49,430	49,233	-8.4
Washington	9,225	18,820	30,457	41,043	53,003	52,234	52,236	57,381	56,961	56,360	56,965	57,461	53,050	52,236	-8.3
West Virginia	7,650	13,710	22,842	35,009	45,959	45,453	45,583	47,584	41,495	42,269	48,590	49,825	46,163	45,583	-6.2
Wisconsin	8,963	16,006	31,921	41,153	51,264	53,797	54,717	55,751	48,444	59,069	57,118	55,576	54,637	54,717	-4.2
Wyoming	8,232	16,012	28,141	34,127	55,861	56,775	57,910	51,204	48,462	52,075	47,366	60,560	57,662	57,910	22.3

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 2013-14. (This table was prepared August 2014.)