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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 2015-16
State Current dollars Constant 2015-16 dollars1
1969-70 1979-80 1989-90 1999-2000 2009-10 2014-15 2015-16 1969-70 1979-80 1989-90 1999-2000 2009-10 2014-15 2015-16 Percent change, 1999-2000 to
2015-16
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 $57,420 $58,064 $54,411 $49,016 $58,862 $58,843 $60,688 $57,808 $58,064 -1.3
Alabama 6,818 13,060 24,828 36,689 47,571 48,611 49,781 43,006 40,084 46,591 51,639 52,299 48,939 49,781 -3.6
Alaska 10,560 27,210 43,153 46,462 59,672 66,755 67,443 66,610 83,514 80,979 65,395 65,603 67,206 67,443 3.1
Arizona 8,711 15,054 29,402 36,902 46,952 45,406 45,477 54,947 46,204 55,174 51,939 51,618 45,713 45,477 -12.4
Arkansas 6,307 12,299 22,352 33,386 46,700 47,823 48,220 39,783 37,749 41,945 46,990 51,341 48,146 48,220 2.6
California 10,315 18,020 37,998 47,680 68,203 72,535 72,842 65,065 55,308 71,305 67,109 74,981 73,025 72,842 8.5
                               
Colorado 7,761 16,205 30,758 38,163 49,202 49,828 50,039 48,955 49,737 57,719 53,714 54,092 50,165 50,039 -6.8
Connecticut 9,262 16,229 40,461 51,780 64,350 71,709 72,013 58,422 49,811 75,927 72,880 70,746 72,193 72,013 -1.2
Delaware 9,015 16,148 33,377 44,435 57,080 59,195 59,085 56,864 49,562 62,634 62,542 62,753 59,595 59,085 -5.5
District of
      Columbia
10,285 22,190 38,402 47,076 64,548 75,490 75,810 64,875 68,107 72,063 66,259 70,963 76,000 75,810 14.4
Florida 8,412 14,149 28,803 36,722 46,708 48,992 49,199 53,061 43,427 54,050 51,686 51,350 49,323 49,199 -4.8
                               
Georgia 7,276 13,853 28,006 41,023 53,112 53,382 54,190 45,895 42,518 52,555 57,739 58,391 53,743 54,190 -6.1
Hawaii 9,453 19,920 32,047 40,578 55,063 57,189 57,431 59,627 61,139 60,138 57,113 60,536 57,575 57,431 0.6
Idaho 6,890 13,611 23,861 35,547 46,283 45,218 45,409 43,460 41,775 44,776 50,032 50,883 45,524 45,409 -9.2
Illinois 9,569 17,601 32,794 46,486 62,077 61,083 61,342 60,359 54,022 61,540 65,428 68,247 61,496 61,342 -6.2
Indiana 8,833 15,599 30,902 41,850 49,986 50,877 50,715 55,716 47,877 57,989 58,903 54,954 51,221 50,715 -13.9
                               
Iowa 8,355 15,203 26,747 35,678 49,626 53,408 54,416 52,701 46,662 50,192 50,216 54,558 53,769 54,416 8.4
Kansas 7,612 13,690 28,744 34,981 46,657 48,990 49,197 48,015 42,018 53,940 49,235 51,294 49,321 49,197 -0.1
Kentucky 6,953 14,520 26,292 36,380 49,543 51,155 51,666 43,858 44,565 49,338 51,204 54,467 51,501 51,666 0.9
Louisiana 7,028 13,760 24,300 33,109 48,903 47,886 46,733 44,331 42,233 45,600 46,600 53,763 48,210 46,733 0.3
Maine 7,572 13,071 26,881 35,561 46,106 50,017 50,229 47,762 40,118 50,444 50,052 50,688 50,355 50,229 0.4
                               
Maryland 9,383 17,558 36,319 44,048 63,971 65,477 66,482 59,186 53,890 68,155 61,997 70,329 65,919 66,482 7.2
Massachusetts 8,764 17,253 34,712 46,580 69,273 75,398 76,981 55,281 52,954 65,139 65,561 76,158 75,907 76,981 17.4
Michigan 9,826 19,663 37,072 49,044 57,958 63,856 63,878 61,980 60,351 69,568 69,029 63,718 64,287 63,878 -7.5
Minnesota 8,658 15,912 32,190 39,802 52,431 56,670 56,910 54,613 48,838 60,406 56,021 57,642 57,053 56,910 1.6
Mississippi 5,798 11,850 24,292 31,857 45,644 42,564 42,744 36,572 36,371 45,585 44,838 50,180 42,852 42,744 -4.7
                               
Missouri 7,799 13,682 27,094 35,656 45,317 47,409 47,849 49,194 41,993 50,843 50,185 49,821 47,729 47,849 -4.7
Montana 7,606 14,537 25,081 32,121 45,759 50,670 51,215 47,977 44,618 47,066 45,210 50,307 51,012 51,215 13.3
Nebraska 7,375 13,516 25,522 33,237 46,227 50,525 51,364 46,520 41,484 47,893 46,781 50,821 50,866 51,364 9.8
Nevada 9,215 16,295 30,590 39,390 51,524 56,703 56,943 58,126 50,013 57,404 55,441 56,645 57,086 56,943 2.7
New Hampshire 7,771 13,017 28,986 37,734 51,443 58,554 58,802 49,018 39,952 54,394 53,110 56,556 58,950 58,802 10.7
                               
New Jersey 9,130 17,161 35,676 52,015 65,130 69,038 69,330 57,590 52,671 66,948 73,210 71,603 69,504 69,330 -5.3
New Mexico 7,796 14,887 24,756 32,554 46,258 46,625 47,163 49,175 45,692 46,456 45,819 50,855 46,940 47,163 2.9
New York 10,336 19,812 38,925 51,020 71,633 77,628 77,957 65,197 60,808 73,045 71,810 78,752 78,152 77,957 8.6
North Carolina 7,494 14,117 27,883 39,404 46,850 47,819 47,985 47,270 43,329 52,324 55,461 51,506 48,142 47,985 -13.5
North Dakota 6,696 13,263 23,016 29,863 42,964 50,025 50,237 42,237 40,707 43,191 42,032 47,234 50,363 50,237 19.5
                               
Ohio 8,300 15,269 31,218 41,436 55,958 56,172 56,410 52,354 46,864 58,582 58,321 61,519 56,552 56,410 -3.3
Oklahoma 6,882 13,107 23,070 31,298 47,691 45,317 44,921 43,410 40,229 43,292 44,051 52,431 45,623 44,921 2.0
Oregon 8,818 16,266 30,840 42,336 55,224 59,811 60,064 55,622 49,924 57,873 59,587 60,713 60,215 60,064 0.8
Pennsylvania 8,858 16,515 33,338 48,321 59,156 64,447 64,991 55,874 50,689 62,561 68,011 65,035 64,882 64,991 -4.4
Rhode Island 8,776 18,002 36,057 47,041 59,686 65,918 66,197 55,357 55,253 67,663 66,210 65,618 66,363 66,197 #
                               
South Carolina 6,927 13,063 27,217 36,081 47,508 48,486 48,542 43,694 40,094 51,074 50,784 52,230 48,814 48,542 -4.4
South Dakota 6,403 12,348 21,300 29,071 38,837 40,934 42,025 40,389 37,899 39,971 40,917 42,697 41,211 42,025 2.7
Tennessee 7,050 13,972 27,052 36,328 46,290 47,979 48,708 44,470 42,883 50,765 51,131 50,891 48,303 48,708 -4.7
Texas 7,255 14,132 27,496 37,567 48,261 50,713 51,758 45,763 43,375 51,598 52,875 53,058 51,056 51,758 -2.1
Utah 7,644 14,909 23,686 34,946 45,885 45,848 46,042 48,217 45,759 44,448 49,186 50,445 46,158 46,042 -6.4
                               
Vermont 7,968 12,484 29,012 37,758 49,084 57,642 58,901 50,260 38,316 54,443 53,144 53,962 58,031 58,901 10.8
Virginia 8,070 14,060 30,938 38,744 50,015 50,620 50,834 50,904 43,154 58,057 54,532 54,986 50,962 50,834 -6.8
Washington 9,225 18,820 30,457 41,043 53,003 52,502 52,539 58,189 57,763 57,154 57,767 58,271 52,857 52,539 -9.1
West Virginia 7,650 13,710 22,842 35,009 45,959 45,783 45,977 48,254 42,079 42,864 49,275 50,527 46,092 45,977 -6.7
Wisconsin 8,963 16,006 31,921 41,153 51,264 54,535 54,766 56,536 49,126 59,902 57,922 56,359 54,903 54,766 -5.4
Wyoming 8,232 16,012 28,141 34,127 55,861 57,414 57,761 51,925 49,145 52,808 48,033 61,413 57,802 57,761 20.3
#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, selected years, 1969-70 through 2015-16. (This table was prepared September 2016.)

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