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Table 211.60. | Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2014-15 |
State | Current dollars | Constant 2014-15 dollars1 | |||||||||||||
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1969-70 | 1979-80 | 1989-90 | 1999-2000 | 2009-10 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 1969-70 | 1979-80 | 1989-90 | 1999-2000 | 2009-10 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | Percent change, 1999-2000 to 2014-15 |
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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 | $55,202 | $56,610 | $57,379 | $54,046 | $48,687 | $58,467 | $58,448 | $60,281 | $57,022 | $57,379 | -1.8 |
Alabama | 6,818 | 13,060 | 24,828 | 36,689 | 47,571 | 48,720 | 49,497 | 42,718 | 39,815 | 46,278 | 51,293 | 51,948 | 49,075 | 49,497 | -3.5 |
Alaska | 10,560 | 27,210 | 43,153 | 46,462 | 59,672 | 65,891 | 66,755 | 66,163 | 82,954 | 80,436 | 64,956 | 65,162 | 66,371 | 66,755 | 2.8 |
Arizona | 8,711 | 15,054 | 29,402 | 36,902 | 46,952 | 45,335 | 45,406 | 54,578 | 45,894 | 54,804 | 51,590 | 51,272 | 45,665 | 45,406 | -12.0 |
Arkansas | 6,307 | 12,299 | 22,352 | 33,386 | 46,700 | 47,319 | 48,017 | 39,516 | 37,495 | 41,663 | 46,675 | 50,997 | 47,664 | 48,017 | 2.9 |
California | 10,315 | 18,020 | 37,998 | 47,680 | 68,203 | 71,396 | 72,535 | 64,628 | 54,937 | 70,827 | 66,659 | 74,478 | 71,916 | 72,535 | 8.8 |
Colorado | 7,761 | 16,205 | 30,758 | 38,163 | 49,202 | 49,615 | 49,828 | 48,626 | 49,403 | 57,332 | 53,353 | 53,729 | 49,976 | 49,828 | -6.6 |
Connecticut | 9,262 | 16,229 | 40,461 | 51,780 | 64,350 | 70,583 | 71,709 | 58,030 | 49,476 | 75,418 | 72,391 | 70,271 | 71,097 | 71,709 | -0.9 |
Delaware | 9,015 | 16,148 | 33,377 | 44,435 | 57,080 | 59,305 | 59,195 | 56,483 | 49,230 | 62,213 | 62,122 | 62,332 | 59,737 | 59,195 | -4.7 |
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Columbia | 10,285 | 22,190 | 38,402 | 47,076 | 64,548 | 73,162 | 75,490 | 64,440 | 67,649 | 71,580 | 65,814 | 70,487 | 73,695 | 75,490 | 14.7 |
Florida | 8,412 | 14,149 | 28,803 | 36,722 | 46,708 | 47,780 | 48,992 | 52,705 | 43,135 | 53,688 | 51,339 | 51,006 | 48,128 | 48,992 | -4.6 |
Georgia | 7,276 | 13,853 | 28,006 | 41,023 | 53,112 | 52,924 | 53,382 | 45,587 | 42,233 | 52,202 | 57,352 | 57,999 | 53,309 | 53,382 | -6.9 |
Hawaii | 9,453 | 19,920 | 32,047 | 40,578 | 55,063 | 56,291 | 57,189 | 59,227 | 60,729 | 59,734 | 56,730 | 60,129 | 56,701 | 57,189 | 0.8 |
Idaho | 6,890 | 13,611 | 23,861 | 35,547 | 46,283 | 44,465 | 45,218 | 43,169 | 41,495 | 44,476 | 49,696 | 50,541 | 44,789 | 45,218 | -9.0 |
Illinois | 9,569 | 17,601 | 32,794 | 46,486 | 62,077 | 60,124 | 61,083 | 59,954 | 53,659 | 61,127 | 64,989 | 67,789 | 60,562 | 61,083 | -6.0 |
Indiana | 8,833 | 15,599 | 30,902 | 41,850 | 49,986 | 50,289 | 50,502 | 55,343 | 47,556 | 57,600 | 58,508 | 54,585 | 50,655 | 50,502 | -13.7 |
Iowa | 8,355 | 15,203 | 26,747 | 35,678 | 49,626 | 52,032 | 52,862 | 52,348 | 46,349 | 49,855 | 49,879 | 54,192 | 52,411 | 52,862 | 6.0 |
Kansas | 7,612 | 13,690 | 28,744 | 34,981 | 46,657 | 48,221 | 48,990 | 47,692 | 41,736 | 53,578 | 48,905 | 50,950 | 48,572 | 48,990 | 0.2 |
Kentucky | 6,953 | 14,520 | 26,292 | 36,380 | 49,543 | 50,560 | 51,093 | 43,564 | 44,266 | 49,007 | 50,861 | 54,101 | 50,928 | 51,093 | 0.5 |
Louisiana | 7,028 | 13,760 | 24,300 | 33,109 | 48,903 | 49,067 | 47,886 | 44,033 | 41,949 | 45,294 | 46,288 | 53,402 | 49,424 | 47,886 | 3.5 |
Maine | 7,572 | 13,071 | 26,881 | 35,561 | 46,106 | 49,232 | 50,017 | 47,442 | 39,849 | 50,105 | 49,716 | 50,348 | 49,590 | 50,017 | 0.6 |
Maryland | 9,383 | 17,558 | 36,319 | 44,048 | 63,971 | 64,546 | 64,845 | 58,789 | 53,528 | 67,697 | 61,581 | 69,857 | 65,016 | 64,845 | 5.3 |
Massachusetts | 8,764 | 17,253 | 34,712 | 46,580 | 69,273 | 73,195 | 74,805 | 54,910 | 52,598 | 64,702 | 65,121 | 75,647 | 73,728 | 74,805 | 14.9 |
Michigan | 9,826 | 19,663 | 37,072 | 49,044 | 57,958 | 62,166 | 62,778 | 61,564 | 59,946 | 69,101 | 68,565 | 63,291 | 62,619 | 62,778 | -8.4 |
Minnesota | 8,658 | 15,912 | 32,190 | 39,802 | 52,431 | 54,752 | 56,670 | 54,246 | 48,510 | 60,001 | 55,645 | 57,255 | 55,151 | 56,670 | 1.8 |
Mississippi | 5,798 | 11,850 | 24,292 | 31,857 | 45,644 | 42,187 | 42,564 | 36,327 | 36,126 | 45,279 | 44,537 | 49,844 | 42,494 | 42,564 | -4.4 |
Missouri | 7,799 | 13,682 | 27,094 | 35,656 | 45,317 | 46,750 | 47,394 | 48,864 | 41,712 | 50,502 | 49,849 | 49,487 | 47,090 | 47,394 | -4.9 |
Montana | 7,606 | 14,537 | 25,081 | 32,121 | 45,759 | 49,893 | 50,999 | 47,655 | 44,318 | 46,750 | 44,906 | 49,969 | 50,256 | 50,999 | 13.6 |
Nebraska | 7,375 | 13,516 | 25,522 | 33,237 | 46,227 | 49,539 | 50,318 | 46,208 | 41,206 | 47,572 | 46,467 | 50,480 | 49,900 | 50,318 | 8.3 |
Nevada | 9,215 | 16,295 | 30,590 | 39,390 | 51,524 | 55,813 | 56,703 | 57,736 | 49,678 | 57,019 | 55,069 | 56,265 | 56,219 | 56,703 | 3.0 |
New Hampshire | 7,771 | 13,017 | 28,986 | 37,734 | 51,443 | 57,057 | 58,554 | 48,689 | 39,684 | 54,029 | 52,754 | 56,176 | 57,472 | 58,554 | 11.0 |
New Jersey | 9,130 | 17,161 | 35,676 | 52,015 | 65,130 | 68,238 | 69,038 | 57,203 | 52,318 | 66,499 | 72,719 | 71,123 | 68,735 | 69,038 | -5.1 |
New Mexico | 7,796 | 14,887 | 24,756 | 32,554 | 46,258 | 45,727 | 46,003 | 48,845 | 45,385 | 46,144 | 45,512 | 50,514 | 46,060 | 46,003 | 1.1 |
New York | 10,336 | 19,812 | 38,925 | 51,020 | 71,633 | 76,409 | 77,628 | 64,759 | 60,400 | 72,555 | 71,328 | 78,224 | 76,965 | 77,628 | 8.8 |
North Carolina | 7,494 | 14,117 | 27,883 | 39,404 | 46,850 | 44,990 | 47,783 | 46,953 | 43,038 | 51,973 | 55,088 | 51,161 | 45,318 | 47,783 | -13.3 |
North Dakota | 6,696 | 13,263 | 23,016 | 29,863 | 42,964 | 48,666 | 50,025 | 41,953 | 40,434 | 42,901 | 41,750 | 46,917 | 49,020 | 50,025 | 19.8 |
Ohio | 8,300 | 15,269 | 31,218 | 41,436 | 55,958 | 55,913 | 56,172 | 52,003 | 46,550 | 58,189 | 57,929 | 61,107 | 56,320 | 56,172 | -3.0 |
Oklahoma | 6,882 | 13,107 | 23,070 | 31,298 | 47,691 | 44,549 | 44,628 | 43,119 | 39,959 | 43,002 | 43,756 | 52,079 | 44,873 | 44,628 | 2.0 |
Oregon | 8,818 | 16,266 | 30,840 | 42,336 | 55,224 | 58,638 | 59,811 | 55,249 | 49,589 | 57,485 | 59,187 | 60,305 | 59,065 | 59,811 | 1.1 |
Pennsylvania | 8,858 | 16,515 | 33,338 | 48,321 | 59,156 | 63,701 | 64,717 | 55,499 | 50,348 | 62,141 | 67,555 | 64,599 | 64,165 | 64,717 | -4.2 |
Rhode Island | 8,776 | 18,002 | 36,057 | 47,041 | 59,686 | 64,696 | 65,918 | 54,985 | 54,882 | 67,209 | 65,765 | 65,178 | 65,167 | 65,918 | 0.2 |
South Carolina | 6,927 | 13,063 | 27,217 | 36,081 | 47,508 | 48,430 | 48,709 | 43,401 | 39,824 | 50,731 | 50,443 | 51,879 | 48,783 | 48,709 | -3.4 |
South Dakota | 6,403 | 12,348 | 21,300 | 29,071 | 38,837 | 40,023 | 40,661 | 40,118 | 37,645 | 39,702 | 40,642 | 42,410 | 40,314 | 40,661 | # |
Tennessee | 7,050 | 13,972 | 27,052 | 36,328 | 46,290 | 47,742 | 48,503 | 44,171 | 42,596 | 50,424 | 50,788 | 50,549 | 48,090 | 48,503 | -4.5 |
Texas | 7,255 | 14,132 | 27,496 | 37,567 | 48,261 | 49,690 | 50,576 | 45,456 | 43,083 | 51,252 | 52,520 | 52,701 | 50,052 | 50,576 | -3.7 |
Utah | 7,644 | 14,909 | 23,686 | 34,946 | 45,885 | 45,695 | 45,848 | 47,893 | 45,452 | 44,150 | 48,856 | 50,107 | 46,028 | 45,848 | -6.2 |
Vermont | 7,968 | 12,484 | 29,012 | 37,758 | 49,084 | 55,958 | 57,642 | 49,923 | 38,059 | 54,077 | 52,787 | 53,600 | 56,365 | 57,642 | 9.2 |
Virginia | 8,070 | 14,060 | 30,938 | 38,744 | 50,015 | 49,826 | 50,620 | 50,562 | 42,864 | 57,667 | 54,166 | 54,617 | 50,189 | 50,620 | -6.5 |
Washington | 9,225 | 18,820 | 30,457 | 41,043 | 53,003 | 52,969 | 53,714 | 57,799 | 57,376 | 56,771 | 57,380 | 57,880 | 53,355 | 53,714 | -6.4 |
West Virginia | 7,650 | 13,710 | 22,842 | 35,009 | 45,959 | 45,086 | 45,647 | 47,931 | 41,797 | 42,577 | 48,944 | 50,188 | 45,414 | 45,647 | -6.7 |
Wisconsin | 8,963 | 16,006 | 31,921 | 41,153 | 51,264 | 53,679 | 54,535 | 56,157 | 48,797 | 59,500 | 57,534 | 55,981 | 54,070 | 54,535 | -5.2 |
Wyoming | 8,232 | 16,012 | 28,141 | 34,127 | 55,861 | 56,583 | 57,715 | 51,577 | 48,815 | 52,454 | 47,711 | 61,001 | 56,995 | 57,715 | 21.0 |
#Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||||
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 2014-15. (This table was prepared September 2015.) |