Table 211.60.

Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2017-18

State	Current dollars							Constant 2017-18 dollars1
	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1999-2000	2009-10	2016-17	2017-18	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1999-2000	2009-10	2016-17	2017-18	Percent change, 1999-2000 to 2017-18
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	$55,280	$59,660	$60,483	$56,660	$51,042	$61,295	$61,275	$63,287	$61,005	$60,483	-1.3
Alabama	6,818	13,060	24,828	36,689	47,571	50,391	50,239	44,784	41,742	48,517	53,774	54,461	51,527	50,239	-6.6
Alaska	10,560	27,210	43,153	46,462	59,672	68,138	69,474	69,364	86,967	84,327	68,098	68,315	69,674	69,474	2.0
Arizona	8,711	15,054	29,402	36,902	46,952	47,403	47,746	57,218	48,115	57,455	54,086	53,752	48,472	47,746	-11.7
Arkansas	6,307	12,299	22,352	33,386	46,700	48,304	49,017	41,428	39,309	43,679	48,933	53,464	49,393	49,017	0.2
California	10,315	18,020	37,998	47,680	68,203	79,128	81,126	67,754	57,594	74,253	69,883	78,081	80,912	81,126	16.1
Colorado	7,761	16,205	30,758	38,163	49,202	51,808	52,389	50,978	51,793	60,105	55,934	56,328	52,976	52,389	-6.3
Connecticut	9,262	16,229	40,461	51,780	64,350	73,147	73,113	60,838	51,870	79,066	75,892	73,670	74,796	73,113	-3.7
Delaware	9,015	16,148	33,377	44,435	57,080	60,214	60,484	59,215	51,611	65,223	65,127	65,347	61,571	60,484	-7.1
District of
Columbia	10,285	22,190	38,402	47,076	64,548	75,692	76,486	67,557	70,922	75,043	68,998	73,897	77,398	76,486	10.9
Florida	8,412	14,149	28,803	36,722	46,708	47,267	47,721	55,254	45,222	56,285	53,822	53,473	48,333	47,721	-11.3
Georgia	7,276	13,853	28,006	41,023	53,112	55,532	56,329	47,793	44,276	54,727	60,126	60,805	56,784	56,329	-6.3
Hawaii	9,453	19,920	32,047	40,578	55,063	56,651	57,866	62,092	63,667	62,624	59,474	63,038	57,928	57,866	-2.7
Idaho	6,890	13,611	23,861	35,547	46,283	47,504	49,225	45,257	43,503	46,628	52,100	52,986	48,575	49,225	-5.5
Illinois	9,569	17,601	32,794	46,486	62,077	64,933	65,776	62,854	56,255	64,084	68,133	71,068	66,397	65,776	-3.5
Indiana	8,833	15,599	30,902	41,850	49,986	54,308	54,846	58,020	49,857	60,387	61,338	57,226	55,532	54,846	-10.6
Iowa	8,355	15,203	26,747	35,678	49,626	55,647	56,790	54,880	48,591	52,267	52,292	56,814	56,901	56,790	8.6
Kansas	7,612	13,690	28,744	34,981	46,657	49,422	50,403	50,000	43,755	56,170	51,271	53,415	50,536	50,403	-1.7
Kentucky	6,953	14,520	26,292	36,380	49,543	52,338	52,952	45,671	46,408	51,378	53,321	56,719	53,518	52,952	-0.7
Louisiana	7,028	13,760	24,300	33,109	48,903	50,000	50,256	46,164	43,979	47,485	48,527	55,986	51,127	50,256	3.6
Maine	7,572	13,071	26,881	35,561	46,106	51,077	51,663	49,737	41,777	52,529	52,121	52,784	52,228	51,663	-0.9
Maryland	9,383	17,558	36,319	44,048	63,971	68,357	69,761	61,632	56,118	70,972	64,560	73,236	69,898	69,761	8.1
Massachusetts	8,764	17,253	34,712	46,580	69,273	78,100	79,710	57,567	55,143	67,832	68,271	79,306	79,861	79,710	16.8
Michigan	9,826	19,663	37,072	49,044	57,958	62,287	62,702	64,542	62,846	72,444	71,882	66,352	63,691	62,702	-12.8
Minnesota	8,658	15,912	32,190	39,802	52,431	57,346	57,782	56,870	50,857	62,904	58,337	60,025	58,639	57,782	-1.0
Mississippi	5,798	11,850	24,292	31,857	45,644	42,925	43,107	38,084	37,874	47,470	46,692	52,255	43,893	43,107	-7.7
Missouri	7,799	13,682	27,094	35,656	45,317	48,618	49,208	51,228	43,730	52,945	52,260	51,881	49,714	49,208	-5.8
Montana	7,606	14,537	25,081	32,121	45,759	51,422	52,776	49,960	46,462	49,012	47,079	52,387	52,581	52,776	12.1
Nebraska	7,375	13,516	25,522	33,237	46,227	52,338	53,473	48,443	43,199	49,873	48,714	52,922	53,518	53,473	9.8
Nevada	9,215	16,295	30,590	39,390	51,524	57,376	57,812	60,529	52,081	59,777	57,733	58,987	58,669	57,812	0.1
New Hampshire	7,771	13,017	28,986	37,734	51,443	57,522	57,833	51,044	41,604	56,642	55,306	58,894	58,819	57,833	4.6
New Jersey	9,130	17,161	35,676	52,015	65,130	69,623	69,917	59,971	54,849	69,716	76,237	74,563	71,192	69,917	-8.3
New Mexico	7,796	14,887	24,756	32,554	46,258	47,122	47,839	51,208	47,581	48,377	47,713	52,958	48,184	47,839	0.3
New York	10,336	19,812	38,925	51,020	71,633	81,902	83,585	67,892	63,322	76,065	74,778	82,008	83,748	83,585	11.8
North Carolina	7,494	14,117	27,883	39,404	46,850	49,970	50,861	49,225	45,120	54,487	57,753	53,636	51,096	50,861	-11.9
North Dakota	6,696	13,263	23,016	29,863	42,964	52,968	54,421	43,983	42,390	44,976	43,769	49,187	54,162	54,421	24.3
Ohio	8,300	15,269	31,218	41,436	55,958	58,202	58,000	54,519	48,802	61,004	60,731	64,063	59,514	58,000	-4.5
Oklahoma	6,882	13,107	23,070	31,298	47,691	45,292	45,678	45,205	41,892	45,082	45,873	54,598	46,313	45,678	-0.4
Oregon	8,818	16,266	30,840	42,336	55,224	61,862	63,143	57,921	51,988	60,265	62,051	63,222	63,257	63,143	1.8
Pennsylvania	8,858	16,515	33,338	48,321	59,156	66,265	67,398	58,184	52,784	65,147	70,823	67,724	67,759	67,398	-4.8
Rhode Island	8,776	18,002	36,057	47,041	59,686	66,477	66,758	57,645	57,537	70,460	68,947	68,331	67,976	66,758	-3.2
South Carolina	6,927	13,063	27,217	36,081	47,508	50,000	51,027	45,500	41,751	53,186	52,883	54,389	51,127	51,027	-3.5
South Dakota	6,403	12,348	21,300	29,071	38,837	46,979	47,944	42,058	39,466	41,623	42,608	44,462	48,038	47,944	12.5
Tennessee	7,050	13,972	27,052	36,328	46,290	50,099	50,900	46,308	44,656	52,863	53,245	52,994	51,228	50,900	-4.4
Texas	7,255	14,132	27,496	37,567	48,261	52,575	53,167	47,655	45,168	53,731	55,061	55,251	53,760	53,167	-3.4
Utah	7,644	14,909	23,686	34,946	45,885	47,244	47,604	50,210	47,651	46,286	51,219	52,531	48,309	47,604	-7.1
Vermont	7,968	12,484	29,012	37,758	49,084	57,349	58,527	52,338	39,901	56,693	55,341	56,193	58,642	58,527	5.8
Virginia	8,070	14,060	30,938	38,744	50,015	51,049	51,265	53,008	44,938	60,457	56,786	57,259	52,200	51,265	-9.7
Washington	9,225	18,820	30,457	41,043	53,003	54,433	55,175	60,595	60,151	59,517	60,155	60,680	55,660	55,175	-8.3
West Virginia	7,650	13,710	22,842	35,009	45,959	45,555	45,642	50,249	43,819	44,636	51,312	52,616	46,582	45,642	-11.0
Wisconsin	8,963	16,006	31,921	41,153	51,264	54,998	55,895	58,874	51,157	62,378	60,317	58,689	56,238	55,895	-7.3
Wyoming	8,232	16,012	28,141	34,127	55,861	58,187	58,578	54,072	51,177	54,991	50,019	63,952	59,499	58,578	17.1

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 2017-18. (This table was prepared October 2018.)