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| Table 78. | Minimum and average teacher salaries, by state: 1990-91, 1993-94, and 1994-95 |
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| 1990-91 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | Percent change,
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|1990-91 to 1994-95
| | | Minimum | Average | | | Minimum | Average | | | Minimum | (constant
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State | (begin- | salary |salary (in | 1994-95 | (beginning)| salary |salary (in | 1994-95 | (begin- | salary |percent of | Minimum |Average
| ning) | | 1994-95 | dol- | salary | | 1994-95 | dol- | ning) | | average |(beginning)|salary
| salary | |dollars)\1\| lars)\1\| | |dollars)\1\| lars)\1\| salary | | salary | salary |
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United States .....| $21,542 | $32,880 | $24,195 | $36,929 | $23,258 | $35,813 | $23,925 | $36,840 | $23,915 | $36,744 | 65.1 | -1.2 | -0.5
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Alabama .............| 22,114 | 26,846 | 24,837 | 30,152 |\2\ 22,500 | 28,659 | 23,145 |\2\ 29,480 | 24,818 | 30,545 | 81.3 | -0.1 | 1.3
Alaska ..............|\3\ 29,950 | 43,406 | 33,638 | 48,751 |\3\ 31,800 |\2\ 47,902 | 32,711 |\3\ 49,275 |\3\ 31,709 | 47,864 | 66.2 | -5.7 | -1.8
Arizona .............|\3\ 21,375 | 30,773 | 24,007 | 34,562 | 21,825 | 31,825 | 22,451 | 32,737 |\3\ 22,152 | 32,223 | 68.7 | -7.7 | -6.8
Arkansas ............|\4\ 17,458 |\2\ 23,735 | 19,608 | 26,658 |\2\ 19,694 |\2\ 28,312 | 20,258 |\2\ 29,124 |\3\ 20,876 |\2\ 28,950 | 72.1 | 6.5 | 8.6
California ..........|\3\ 24,570 |\3\ 39,118 | 27,596 |\1\ 43,935 |\3\ 25,500 |\3\ 40,636 | 26,231 |\3\ 41,801 |\3\ 25,500 |\3\ 40,667 | 62.7 | -7.6 | -7.4
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Colorado ............| 19,786 | 31,819 | 22,223 | 35,737 | 20,091 | 33,826 | 20,667 | 34,796 | 20,888 | 34,571 | 60.4 | -6.0 | -3.3
Connecticut .........| 25,312 | 43,398 | 28,429 | 48,742 | 28,052 | 50,389 | 28,856 | 51,833 | 28,549 | 50,598 | 56.4 | 0.4 | 3.8
Delaware ............| 21,112 | 35,246 | 23,712 | 39,586 | 22,795 | 37,469 | 23,448 | 38,543 | 23,746 | 39,076 | 60.8 | 0.1 | -1.3
District of Columbia | 23,327 |\3\ 39,362 | 26,200 | 44,209 | 25,825 | 43,014 | 26,565 | 44,247 | 25,937 | 43,142 | 60.1 | -1.0 | -2.4
Florida .............| 21,368 | 30,555 | 23,999 | 34,318 | 23,171 | 31,944 | 23,835 | 32,860 | 23,941 | 32,590 | 73.5 | -0.2 | -5.0
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Georgia .............| 20,471 |\2\ 28,950 | 22,992 | 32,515 | 21,885 |\5\ 29,214 | 22,512 | 30,051 | 23,486 |\5\ 32,198 | 72.9 | 2.1 | -1.0
Hawaii ..............| 23,792 | 33,548 | 26,722 | 37,679 | 25,100 | 36,564 | 25,819 | 37,612 | 25,436 | 37,443 | 67.9 | -4.8 | -0.6
Idaho ...............| 15,685 | 25,510 | 17,617 | 28,651 |\2\ 18,700 | 27,756 | 19,236 |\2\ 28,552 | 19,411 | 29,784 | 65.2 | 10.2 | 4.0
Illinois ............|\2\ 21,954 |\2\ 34,642 | 24,657 | 38,908 |\6\ 25,171 |\6\ 39,416 | 25,892 |\6\ 40,546 |\6\ 25,616 |\6\ 39,445 | 64.9 | 3.9 | 1.4
Indiana .............|\2\ 20,247 |\2\ 32,931 | 22,740 |\3\ 36,986 | 22,021 |\2\ 35,741 | 22,652 | 36,765 |\2\ 22,680 |\2\ 36,799 | 61.6 | -0.3 | -0.5
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Iowa ................| 19,404 | 27,949 | 21,793 | 31,391 | 20,709 | 30,760 | 21,303 | 31,642 | 21,803 | 31,511 | 69.2 | (\7\) | 0.4
Kansas ..............|\8\ 18,954 |\8\ 28,188 | 21,288 | 31,659 |\2\ 22,624 |\8\ 31,700 | 23,272 |\2\ 32,609 |\8\ 21,325 |\8\ 32,085 | 66.5 | 0.2 | 1.3
Kentucky ............| 19,311 | 29,115 | 21,689 | 32,700 |\3\ 21,257 | 31,639 | 21,866 |\3\ 32,546 |\3\ 21,682 | 32,272 | 67.2 | (\7\) | -1.3
Louisiana ...........| 17,486 | 26,170 | 19,639 | 29,393 | 18,195 | 26,243 | 18,717 | 26,995 | 18,551 |\3\ 26,811 | 69.2 | -5.5 | -8.8
Maine ...............| 18,878 | 28,531 | 21,203 | 32,044 | 19,840 | 30,996 | 20,409 | 31,884 | 20,001 | 31,972 | 62.6 | -5.7 | -0.2
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Maryland ............| 23,548 |\2\ 38,312 | 26,448 | 43,030 | 24,703 | 39,475 | 25,411 | 40,606 |\6\ 26,813 | 40,661 | 65.9 | 1.4 | -5.5
Massachusetts .......|\3\ 21,800 | 36,090 | 24,485 |\1\ 40,534 |\3\ 23,000 | 38,960 | 23,659 |\3\ 40,077 |\3\ 24,150 | 40,976 | 58.9 | -1.4 | 1.1
Michigan ............|\3\ 22,400 |\3\ 37,800 | 25,158 |\1\ 42,455 | 24,400 |\3\ 45,218 | 25,099 | 46,514 |\3\ 25,132 |\3\ 46,575 | 54.0 | -0.1 | 9.7
Minnesota ...........|\2\ 21,029 | 33,128 | 23,619 |\3\ 37,207 |\5\ 23,408 |\2\ 36,146 | 24,079 |\5\ 37,182 | 23,413 | 35,948 | 65.1 | -0.9 | -3.4
Mississippi .........|\3\ 18,950 |\3\ 24,609 | 21,284 |\3\ 27,639 | 18,833 | 25,153 | 19,373 | 25,874 | 19,650 | 26,818 | 73.3 | -7.7 | -3.0
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Missouri ............|\3\ 20,293 |\3\ 27,636 | 22,792 | 31,039 | 21,078 | 30,324 | 21,682 | 31,193 | 21,653 | 31,209 | 69.4 | -5.0 | 0.5
Montana .............|\3\ 18,400 | 26,696 | 20,666 | 29,983 |\3\ 18,750 | 28,200 | 19,287 |\3\ 29,008 |\3\ 19,589 | 28,785 | 68.1 | -5.2 | -4.0
Nebraska ............| 18,344 | 26,592 | 20,603 |\1\ 29,867 |\3\ 20,804 | 29,564 | 21,400 |\3\ 30,411 | 20,958 | 30,922 | 67.8 | 1.7 | 3.5
Nevada ..............|\9\ 24,358 |\9\ 35,269 | 27,358 | 39,612 |\9\ 24,155 |\9\ 37,181 | 24,847 |\9\ 38,247 | 24,640 |\9\ 38,010 | 64.8 | -9.9 | -4.0
New Hampshire .......|\3\ 20,635 | 31,273 | 23,176 | 35,124 |\3\ 22,400 | 34,121 | 23,042 |\3\ 35,099 |\3\ 22,803 | 34,721 | 65.7 | -1.6 | -1.1
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New Jersey ..........| 24,500 | 38,411 | 27,517 |\3\ 43,141 | 29,346 | 45,582 | 30,187 | 46,889 |\3\ 30,226 | 47,038 | 64.3 | 9.8 | 9.0
New Mexico ..........| 19,124 |\2\ 25,800 | 21,479 |\3\ 28,977 | 22,057 | 27,922 | 22,689 | 28,722 | 22,731 | 28,394 | 80.1 | 5.8 | -2.0
New York ............|\10\ 26,375 |\10\ 42,080 | 29,623 |\3\ 47,262 |\10\ 26,903 |\10\ 45,772 | 27,674 |\10\ 47,084 | 28,298 | 47,612 | 59.4 | -4.5 | 0.7
North Carolina ......| 19,810 | 29,165 | 22,249 |\3\ 32,756 | 20,002 | 29,727 | 20,575 | 30,579 |\3,10\ 20,620 |\2\ 30,793 | 67.0 | -7.3 | -6.0
North Dakota ........| 16,274 | 23,574 | 18,278 | 26,477 | 17,453 | 25,506 | 17,953 | 26,237 | 17,933 | 26,317 | 68.1 | -1.9 | -0.6
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Ohio ................| 18,452 | 31,964 | 20,724 | 35,900 | 19,553 | 35,912 | 20,113 | 36,941 |\2\ 20,059 |\2\ 36,971 | 54.3 | -3.2 | 3.0
Oklahoma ............|\8\ 18,575 |\8\ 24,378 | 20,862 |\3\ 27,380 | 22,181 | 27,612 | 22,817 | 28,403 | 24,015 |\8\ 28,745 | 83.5 | 15.1 | 5.0
Oregon ..............|\9\ 20,357 |\9\ 32,295 | 22,864 | 36,272 |\9\ 23,186 |\9\ 37,589 | 23,851 |\9\ 38,666 |\9\ 24,366 |\9\ 38,871 | 62.7 | 6.6 | 7.2
Pennsylvania ........|\3\ 23,250 |\2\ 36,057 | 26,113 | 40,497 | 28,231 | 42,411 | 29,040 | 43,627 | 29,416 | 44,510 | 66.1 | 12.6 | 9.9
Rhode Island ........| 20,887 |\3\ 38,220 | 23,459 |\3\ 42,927 | 23,365 | 39,261 | 24,035 | 40,386 | 24,095 | 40,729 | 59.2 | 2.7 | -5.1
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South Carolina ......|\2\ 19,757 |\2\ 28,174 | 22,190 | 31,643 | 20,533 |\2\ 29,414 | 21,122 | 30,257 | 20,878 |\2\ 30,366 | 68.8 | -5.9 | -4.0
South Dakota ........| 16,676 | 22,363 | 18,730 | 25,117 | 18,935 | 25,259 | 19,478 | 25,983 | 19,328 | 26,037 | 74.2 | 3.2 | 3.7
Tennessee ...........| 20,150 | 28,248 | 22,631 | 31,727 | 19,625 | 30,514 | 20,188 | 31,389 | 21,115 |\2\ 31,270 | 67.5 | -6.7 | -1.4
Texas ...............|\3\ 20,150 |\3\ 28,100 | 22,631 |\1\ 31,560 | 21,806 |\11\ 30,519 | 22,431 | 31,394 | 22,510 |\11\ 31,223 | 72.1 | -0.5 | -1.1
Utah ................| 17,234 |\2\ 25,415 | 19,356 |\3\ 28,545 | 18,787 |\2\ 28,056 | 19,325 | 28,860 | 19,605 | 28,919 | 67.8 | 1.3 | 1.3
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Vermont .............|\3\ 18,509 |\3\ 29,714 | 20,788 | 33,373 | 22,982 | 34,517 | 23,641 | 35,506 |\3\ 23,442 |\3\ 35,207 | 66.6 | 12.8 | 5.5
Virginia ............|\2\ 22,206 |\2\ 32,692 | 24,941 |\3\ 36,718 | 23,273 | 33,472 | 23,940 | 34,431 |\3\ 23,971 | 33,907 | 70.7 | -3.9 | -7.7
Washington ..........|\2\ 20,612 |\2\ 32,975 | 23,150 |\3\ 37,036 |\5\ 23,183 | 35,860 | 23,847 |\5\ 36,888 |\2\ 21,814 |\2\ 36,160 | 60.3 | -5.8 | -2.4
West Virginia .......| 18,728 | 25,966 | 21,034 | 29,164 | 21,450 | 30,549 | 22,065 | 31,425 | 21,960 | 31,944 | 68.7 | 4.4 | 9.5
Wisconsin ...........| 20,689 | 33,077 | 23,237 | 37,150 | 23,677 | 36,644 | 24,356 | 37,694 | 24,293 |\3\ 37,617 | 64.6 | 4.5 | 1.3
Wyoming .............| 19,238 | 28,996 | 21,607 | 32,567 |\3\ 20,416 | 30,954 | 21,001 |\3\ 31,841 |\3\ 20,722 | 31,285 | 66.2 | -4.1 | -3.9
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\1\Based on the Consumer Price Index prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Price index does not account for different rates of change in the cost of living among states. \2\Preliminary or state estimate. \3\Estimated by the American Federation of Teachers. See NOTE. \4\Excludes state-paid health insurance. \5\Reflects the redefinition of classroom teacher. \6\Preliminary or state estimate. Includes pay for extra duties. \7\Change of less than .05 percent. \8\Estimated to exclude fringe benefits. \9\Includes 6 percent pension pick-up in Oregon and 9.5 percent in Nevada. \10\Median salary. \11\Including incentive pay or career ladder stipends and revision of classroom teacher definition. NOTE.--Data in this table reflect results of surveys conducted by the American Federation of Teachers. Because of differing survey and estimation methods, these data are not entirely comparable with figures appearing in other tables. SOURCE: American Federation of Teachers, Survey and Analysis of Salary Trends, various years. (This table was prepared August 1996.)
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