Table 211.60.

Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2016-17

State	Current dollars							Constant 2016-17 dollars1
	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1999-2000	2009-10	2015-16	2016-17	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1999-2000	2009-10	2015-16	2016-17	Percent change, 1999-2000 to       2016-17
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	$58,353	$58,950	$55,411	$49,917	$59,944	$59,924	$61,804	$59,426	$58,950	-1.6
Alabama	6,818	13,060	24,828	36,689	47,571	48,518	48,868	43,797	40,821	47,448	52,588	53,260	49,410	48,868	-7.1
Alaska	10,560	27,210	43,153	46,462	59,672	67,443	68,138	67,834	85,050	82,468	66,597	66,809	68,684	68,138	2.3
Arizona	8,711	15,054	29,402	36,902	46,952	47,218	47,403	55,957	47,054	56,189	52,894	52,567	48,087	47,403	-10.4
Arkansas	6,307	12,299	22,352	33,386	46,700	48,218	48,616	40,514	38,443	42,716	47,854	52,285	49,105	48,616	1.6
California	10,315	18,020	37,998	47,680	68,203	77,179	78,711	66,261	56,325	72,616	68,342	76,360	78,599	78,711	15.2
Colorado	7,761	16,205	30,758	38,163	49,202	46,155	46,506	49,854	50,652	58,780	54,701	55,086	47,004	46,506	-15.0
Connecticut	9,262	16,229	40,461	51,780	64,350	72,013	72,561	59,496	50,727	77,323	74,219	72,046	73,338	72,561	-2.2
Delaware	9,015	16,148	33,377	44,435	57,080	59,960	60,214	57,910	50,473	63,785	63,691	63,907	61,063	60,214	-5.5
District of
Columbia	10,285	22,190	38,402	47,076	64,548	75,810	76,131	66,068	69,359	73,388	67,477	72,268	77,205	76,131	12.8
Florida	8,412	14,149	28,803	36,722	46,708	49,199	49,407	54,036	44,225	55,044	52,636	52,294	50,104	49,407	-6.1
Georgia	7,276	13,853	28,006	41,023	53,112	54,190	54,602	46,739	43,300	53,521	58,801	59,464	55,187	54,602	-7.1
Hawaii	9,453	19,920	32,047	40,578	55,063	57,431	57,674	60,723	62,264	61,244	58,163	61,648	58,487	57,674	-0.8
Idaho	6,890	13,611	23,861	35,547	46,283	46,122	47,504	44,259	42,544	45,600	50,952	51,818	46,970	47,504	-6.8
Illinois	9,569	17,601	32,794	46,486	62,077	61,342	61,602	61,469	55,015	62,671	66,631	69,501	62,470	61,602	-7.5
Indiana	8,833	15,599	30,902	41,850	49,986	50,715	50,554	56,741	48,757	59,055	59,986	55,964	51,648	50,554	-15.7
Iowa	8,355	15,203	26,747	35,678	49,626	54,416	55,443	53,670	47,520	51,115	51,139	55,561	55,417	55,443	8.4
Kansas	7,612	13,690	28,744	34,981	46,657	47,755	47,984	48,897	42,791	54,931	50,140	52,237	48,633	47,984	-4.3
Kentucky	6,953	14,520	26,292	36,380	49,543	52,134	52,339	44,664	45,385	50,245	52,146	55,468	53,093	52,339	0.4
Louisiana	7,028	13,760	24,300	33,109	48,903	49,745	50,000	45,146	43,009	46,439	47,457	54,752	50,660	50,000	5.4
Maine	7,572	13,071	26,881	35,561	46,106	50,498	51,077	48,640	40,856	51,371	50,972	51,620	51,427	51,077	0.2
Maryland	9,383	17,558	36,319	44,048	63,971	66,456	66,961	60,274	54,881	69,408	63,137	71,622	67,678	66,961	6.1
Massachusetts	8,764	17,253	34,712	46,580	69,273	76,981	77,804	56,297	53,927	66,336	66,766	77,558	78,397	77,804	16.5
Michigan	9,826	19,663	37,072	49,044	57,958	62,028	62,200	63,119	61,460	70,847	70,298	64,890	63,169	62,200	-11.5
Minnesota	8,658	15,912	32,190	39,802	52,431	56,913	57,346	55,617	49,736	61,517	57,051	58,702	57,960	57,346	0.5
Mississippi	5,798	11,850	24,292	31,857	45,644	42,744	42,925	37,245	37,039	46,423	45,662	51,103	43,530	42,925	-6.0
Missouri	7,799	13,682	27,094	35,656	45,317	47,957	48,293	50,099	42,766	51,778	51,108	50,737	48,839	48,293	-5.5
Montana	7,606	14,537	25,081	32,121	45,759	51,034	51,422	48,859	45,438	47,931	46,041	51,232	51,973	51,422	11.7
Nebraska	7,375	13,516	25,522	33,237	46,227	51,386	52,338	47,375	42,247	48,774	47,641	51,756	52,331	52,338	9.9
Nevada	9,215	16,295	30,590	39,390	51,524	56,943	57,376	59,195	50,933	58,459	56,460	57,686	57,990	57,376	1.6
New Hampshire	7,771	13,017	28,986	37,734	51,443	56,616	57,253	49,919	40,687	55,394	54,086	57,595	57,657	57,253	5.9
New Jersey	9,130	17,161	35,676	52,015	65,130	69,330	69,623	58,649	53,640	68,179	74,556	72,919	70,605	69,623	-6.6
New Mexico	7,796	14,887	24,756	32,554	46,258	47,163	47,500	50,079	46,532	47,310	46,662	51,790	48,031	47,500	1.8
New York	10,336	19,812	38,925	51,020	71,633	79,152	79,637	66,396	61,926	74,388	73,130	80,200	80,608	79,637	8.9
North Carolina	7,494	14,117	27,883	39,404	46,850	47,941	49,837	48,139	44,125	53,286	56,480	52,453	48,823	49,837	-11.8
North Dakota	6,696	13,263	23,016	29,863	42,964	50,472	51,618	43,013	41,456	43,985	42,804	48,102	51,400	51,618	20.6
Ohio	8,300	15,269	31,218	41,436	55,958	56,441	57,000	53,317	47,726	59,659	59,393	62,650	57,479	57,000	-4.0
Oklahoma	6,882	13,107	23,070	31,298	47,691	45,276	45,245	44,208	40,968	44,088	44,861	53,395	46,109	45,245	0.9
Oregon	8,818	16,266	30,840	42,336	55,224	60,359	61,631	56,644	50,842	58,937	60,683	61,829	61,469	61,631	1.6
Pennsylvania	8,858	16,515	33,338	48,321	59,156	65,151	65,863	56,901	51,621	63,711	69,261	66,231	66,349	65,863	-4.9
Rhode Island	8,776	18,002	36,057	47,041	59,686	66,197	66,477	56,375	56,269	68,907	67,427	66,824	67,415	66,477	-1.4
South Carolina	6,927	13,063	27,217	36,081	47,508	48,769	48,598	44,497	40,831	52,013	51,717	53,190	49,666	48,598	-6.0
South Dakota	6,403	12,348	21,300	29,071	38,837	42,025	42,668	41,131	38,596	40,705	41,669	43,482	42,798	42,668	2.4
Tennessee	7,050	13,972	27,052	36,328	46,290	48,217	48,456	45,287	43,672	51,698	52,071	51,826	49,104	48,456	-6.9
Texas	7,255	14,132	27,496	37,567	48,261	51,890	52,575	46,604	44,172	52,546	53,847	54,033	52,845	52,575	-2.4
Utah	7,644	14,909	23,686	34,946	45,885	46,887	47,244	49,103	46,601	45,265	50,090	51,373	47,749	47,244	-5.7
Vermont	7,968	12,484	29,012	37,758	49,084	58,901	60,187	51,184	39,021	55,443	54,121	54,954	59,984	60,187	11.2
Virginia	8,070	14,060	30,938	38,744	50,015	50,834	51,049	51,839	43,947	59,124	55,534	55,997	51,769	51,049	-8.1
Washington	9,225	18,820	30,457	41,043	53,003	53,738	54,147	59,259	58,825	58,205	58,829	59,342	54,727	54,147	-8.0
West Virginia	7,650	13,710	22,842	35,009	45,959	45,622	45,701	49,141	42,853	43,652	50,180	51,456	46,461	45,701	-8.9
Wisconsin	8,963	16,006	31,921	41,153	51,264	54,115	54,998	57,576	50,030	61,003	58,987	57,395	55,110	54,998	-6.8
Wyoming	8,232	16,012	28,141	34,127	55,861	58,140	58,650	52,880	50,048	53,779	48,916	62,542	59,209	58,650	19.9

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 2016-17. (This table was prepared August 2017.)