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| Table 79. | Average annual salary of instructional staff\1\ in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1939-40 to 1995-96 |
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| Current dollars | Constant 1995-96 dollars\2\
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State or other area | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|1939-40 |1949-50 | 1959-60 | 1969-70 | 1979-80 | 1989-90 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 |1969-70 |1979-80 |1989-90 | 1993-94 | 1994-95
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
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United States ......| $1,441 | $3,010 | $5,174 | $9,047 | $16,715 | $32,638 | $37,383 | $38,501 | $39,662 |$37,066 |$33,322 |$39,781 | $39,568 | $39,616
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Alabama ...............| 744 | 2,111 | 4,002 | 6,954 | 13,338 | 26,200 | 30,015 | 32,597 | 32,453 | 28,491 | 26,590 | 31,934 | 31,770 | 33,541
Alaska ................| --- | --- | 6,859 | 10,993 | 27,697 |\3\ 43,161 |\3\ 47,679 |\3\ 48,929 |\3\ 50,516 | 45,039 | 55,215 | 52,607 | 50,466 | 50,346
Arizona ...............| 1,544 | 3,556 | 5,590 | 8,975 | 16,180 | 33,592 |\3\ 39,794 |\3\ 41,325 |\3\ 42,870 | 36,771 | 32,256 | 40,944 | 42,120 | 42,522
Arkansas ..............| 584 | 1,801 | 3,295 | 6,461 | 12,704 | 22,296 | 29,189 | 30,103 | 30,607 | 26,471 | 25,326 | 27,176 | 30,895 | 30,975
California ............| 2,351 | --- |\3\ 6,600 | 10,950 | 18,626 |\3\ 39,309 | 42,116 |\3\ 42,538 |\3\ 44,027 | 44,862 | 37,132 | 47,912 | 44,578 | 43,770
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Colorado ..............| 1,393 | 2,821 | 4,997 | 8,105 | 16,840 | 31,832 | 34,975 | 35,712 |\3\ 36,430 | 33,206 | 33,571 | 38,799 | 37,020 | 36,747
Connecticut ...........| 1,861 | 3,558 | 6,008 | 9,597 | 16,989 | 41,888 | 51,418 | 51,770 | 52,200 | 39,319 | 33,868 | 51,056 | 54,424 | 53,270
Delaware ..............| 1,684 | 3,273 |\3\ 5,800 | 9,387 | 16,845 | 34,620 | 39,031 | 40,668 | 42,177 | 38,459 | 33,581 | 42,197 | 41,313 | 41,846
District of Columbia ..| 2,350 | 3,920 | 6,280 | 10,700 | 23,027 | 43,637 | 39,257 | 39,663 |\3\ 39,663 | 43,838 | 45,905 | 53,187 | 41,552 | 40,812
Florida ...............| 1,012 | 2,958 | 5,080 | 8,785 | 14,875 | 30,275 | 33,350 |\3\ 33,617 | 34,365 | 35,992 | 29,654 | 36,901 | 35,300 | 34,591
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Georgia ...............| 770 | 1,963 |\4\ 3,904 | 7,520 | 14,547 | 29,541 | 32,283 | 34,816 | 37,102 | 30,810 | 29,000 | 36,006 | 34,170 | 35,825
Hawaii ................| --- | --- | 5,390 | 9,600 | 20,436 | 32,956 | 37,671 | 37,319 | 37,057 | 39,331 | 40,740 | 40,169 | 39,873 | 38,400
Idaho .................| 1,057 | 2,481 | 4,216 | 7,081 | 14,110 | 24,758 | 28,928 | 31,063 | 32,285 | 29,011 | 28,129 | 30,177 | 30,619 | 31,963
Illinois ..............| 1,700 | 3,458 |\5\ 5,814 | 9,789 | 18,271 | 33,912 | 40,737 | 40,855 | 42,489 | 40,106 | 36,424 | 41,334 | 43,119 | 42,038
Indiana................| 1,433 | 3,401 | 5,542 | 9,239 | 16,256 | 31,905 | 36,743 | 37,922 | 38,924 | 37,852 | 32,407 | 38,888 | 38,891 | 39,021
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Iowa ..................| 1,017 | 2,420 |\3\ 4,030 | 8,779 | 15,776 | 27,619 | 31,830 | 32,622 | 33,534 | 35,968 | 31,450 | 33,664 | 33,691 | 33,567
Kansas ................| 1,014 | 2,628 |\3\ 4,450 | 7,811 | 14,513 | 30,154 | 35,640 | 36,709 | 37,626 | 32,002 | 28,932 | 36,754 | 37,724 | 37,772
Kentucky ..............| 826 | 1,936 | 3,327 | 7,325 | 15,350 | 27,482 | 33,561 | 34,232 |\3\ 35,324 | 30,011 | 30,601 | 33,497 | 35,523 | 35,224
Louisiana .............| 1,006 | 2,983 | 4,978 | 7,264 | 14,020 | 25,036 | 30,560 | 27,631 | 28,167 | 29,761 | 27,950 | 30,515 | 32,347 | 28,431
Maine .................| 894 | 2,115 | 3,694 | 8,059 | 13,743 | 27,831 | 32,049 | 33,050 | 33,994 | 33,018 | 27,397 | 33,922 | 33,923 | 34,007
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Maryland ..............| 1,642 | 3,594 | 5,557 | 9,885 | 18,308 | 37,520 | 40,878 | 42,300 | 42,702 | 40,499 | 36,498 | 45,732 | 43,268 | 43,525
Massachusetts .........| 2,037 | 3,338 |\6\ 5,545 | 9,347 | 18,900 | 40,175 | 47,893 | 51,116 |\3\ 53,033 | 38,295 | 37,678 | 48,968 | 50,693 | 52,597
Michigan ..............| 1,576 | 3,420 | 5,654 | 10,125 | 20,682 |\3\ 37,286 |\3\ 46,392 |\3\ 48,507 |\3\ 50,764 | 41,482 | 41,231 | 45,446 | 49,104 | 49,912
Minnesota .............| 1,276 | 3,013 | 5,275 | 9,250 | 16,654 | 33,340 | 37,309 | 37,145 |\3\ 37,680 | 37,897 | 33,201 | 40,637 | 39,490 | 38,221
Mississippi ...........| 559 | 1,416 | 3,314 | 5,959 | 12,274 | 25,079 | 26,070 | 27,764 | 28,710 | 24,414 | 24,469 | 30,568 | 27,594 | 28,568
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Missouri...............| 1,159 | 2,581 | 4,536 | 8,064 | 14,543 | 28,166 | 31,521 | 32,725 | 33,870 | 33,038 | 28,992 | 34,330 | 33,364 | 33,673
Montana ...............| 1,184 | 2,962 |\3\ 4,425 | 7,875 | 15,080 | 29,526 | 29,040 | 30,052 | 30,908 | 32,264 | 30,063 | 35,988 | 30,738 | 30,923
Nebraska ..............| 829 | 2,292 | 3,876 | 7,633 | 14,236 | 27,024 | 31,595 |\3\ 32,803 |\3\ 34,023 | 31,273 | 28,380 | 32,939 | 33,442 | 33,753
Nevada ................| 1,557 | 3,209 | 5,693 | 9,615 | 17,290 | 31,970 | 35,603 | 36,553 | 37,879 | 39,393 | 34,468 | 38,967 | 37,684 | 37,612
New Hampshire .........| 1,258 | 2,712 | 4,455 | 8,016 | 13,508 |\3\ 29,798 | 38,599 |\3\ 39,564 | 42,188 | 32,842 | 26,929 | 36,320 | 40,856 | 40,710
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New Jersey ............| 2,093 | 3,511 | 5,871 | 9,650 | 18,851 | 37,485 | 46,979 | 48,463 | 50,435 | 39,536 | 37,580 | 45,689 | 49,725 | 49,867
New Mexico ............| 1,144 | 3,215 | 5,382 | 10,021 | 15,406 | 25,790 | 28,611 | 28,866 |\3\ 29,389 | 41,056 | 30,713 | 31,434 | 30,284 | 29,702
New York ..............| 2,604 | 3,706 | 6,537 | 11,240 | 20,400 | 40,000 | 46,900 | 48,500 |\3\ 49,690 | 46,051 | 40,668 | 48,754 | 49,642 | 49,905
North Carolina ........| 946 | 2,688 | 4,178 | 7,762 | 14,445 | 28,952 | 30,968 | 32,070 | 31,778 | 31,801 | 28,797 | 35,288 | 32,778 | 32,999
North Dakota ..........| 745 | 2,324 | 3,695 | 6,840 | 13,684 | 23,788 | 25,692 | 26,515 | 27,153 | 28,024 | 27,280 | 28,994 | 27,194 | 27,283
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Ohio ..................| 1,587 | 3,088 | 5,124 | 8,594 | 16,100 | 32,467 | 36,853 | 37,988 | 39,038 | 35,210 | 32,096 | 39,573 | 39,007 | 39,088
Oklahoma ..............| 1,014 | 2,736 | 4,659 | 7,257 | 13,500 | 23,944 | 27,981 | 29,129 |\3\ 29,894 | 29,732 | 26,913 | 29,184 | 29,617 | 29,973
Oregon ................| 1,333 | 3,323 | 5,535 | 9,200 | 16,996 | 32,100 | 38,920 | 39,800 | 40,900 | 37,693 | 33,882 | 39,125 | 41,195 | 40,953
Pennsylvania ..........| 1,640 | 3,006 | 5,308 | 8,899 | 17,060 | 34,110 | 43,300 | 45,456 | 47,911 | 36,459 | 34,010 | 41,575 | 45,831 | 46,773
Rhode Island ..........| 1,809 | 3,294 |\7\ 5,499 | 9,030 | 18,425 | 36,704 | 39,992 | 41,464 |\3\ 42,900 | 36,996 | 36,731 | 44,737 | 42,330 | 42,665
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South Carolina ........| 743 | 1,891 | 3,450 | 7,069 | 13,670 | 28,453 | 30,970 | 31,748 | 33,100 | 28,962 | 27,252 | 34,680 | 32,781 | 32,668
South Dakota ..........| 807 | 2,064 | 3,725 | 7,200 | 13,010 | 22,120 | 24,977 | 26,037 | 27,354 | 29,499 | 25,936 | 26,961 | 26,437 | 26,791
Tennessee .............| 862 | 2,302 | 3,929 | 7,187 | 14,193 | 27,949 | 31,685 | 33,724 | 34,735 | 29,445 | 28,294 | 34,066 | 33,537 | 34,701
Texas .................| 1,079 | 3,122 | 4,708 | 7,598 | 14,729 | 28,549 | 31,046 | 33,164 | 33,861 | 31,129 | 29,363 | 34,797 | 32,861 | 34,125
Utah ..................| 1,394 | 3,103 | 5,096 | 8,049 | 17,403 | 24,591 | 28,669 | 30,145 | 31,565 | 32,977 | 34,694 | 29,973 | 30,345 | 31,018
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Vermont ...............| 981 | 2,348 | 4,466 | 8,225 | 13,300 | 29,012 | 35,691 | 36,375 | 37,054 | 33,698 | 26,514 | 35,362 | 37,778 | 37,429
Virginia ..............| 899 | 2,328 | 4,312 | 8,364 | 14,655 | 31,656 | 33,826 | 34,840 | 35,535 | 34,267 | 29,215 | 38,584 | 35,804 | 35,849
Washington ............| 1,706 | 3,487 |\7\ 5,643 | 9,792 | 19,735 | 31,828 | 37,490 | 37,807 | 39,741 | 40,118 | 39,343 | 38,794 | 39,682 | 38,902
West Virginia..........| 1,170 | 2,425 | 3,952 | 7,954 | 14,395 | 23,842 | 31,656 | 33,070 | 33,296 | 32,588 | 28,697 | 29,060 | 33,507 | 34,028
Wisconsin .............| 1,379 | 3,007 |\8\ 4,870 | 9,150 | 16,335 | 32,445 | 36,040 | 38,952 |\3\ 39,498 | 37,488 | 32,565 | 39,546 | 38,147 | 40,080
Wyoming ...............| 1,169 | 2,798 | 4,937 | 8,496 | 16,830 | 29,047 | 31,832 | 32,181 | 32,493 | 34,808 | 33,551 | 35,404 | 33,693 | 33,113
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Outlying areas | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
American Samoa ........| --- | --- | 852 | 5,130 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 21,018 | --- | --- | --- | ---
Guam ..................| --- | --- | 4,107 | 7,800 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 31,957 | --- | --- | --- | ---
Puerto Rico ...........| --- | --- |\9\ 2,360 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Virgin Islands ........| --- | --- | 3,407 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
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\1\Includes supervisors, principals, classroom teachers, and other instructional staff.
\2\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. \3\Estimated by National Education Association. \4\Excludes kindergarten teachers. \5\Includes administrators. \6\Includes clerical assistants to instructional personnel. \7\Includes attendance personnel. \8\Excludes vocational schools not operated as part of the regular public school system. \9\Median salary. ---Data not available. NOTE.--Some data have been revised from previously published data. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems; National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics; (Latest edition 1995-96. Copyright @ 1996 by the National Education Association. All rights reserved.) and unpublished data. (This table was prepared June 1996.)
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