| Table 80. | Average annual salary of instructional staff\1\ in publicelementary and secondary schools, by state: 1939-40 to 1996-97 |
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| Current dollars | Constant 1996-97 dollars\2\
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State or other area | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|1939-40 |1949-50 | 1959-60 | 1969-70 | 1979-80 | 1989-90 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 |1969-70 |1979-80 |1989-90 | 1994-95 | 1995-96
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United States ......| $1,441 | $3,010 | $5,174 | $9,047 | $16,715 | $32,638 |\3\ $38,441 |\3\ $39,451 |\3\ $40,580 |$38,058 |$34,214 |$40,846 | $40,613 | $40,577
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Alabama ...............| 744 | 2,111 | 4,002 | 6,954 | 13,338 | 26,200 | 32,597 | 32,459 | 33,744 | 29,253 | 27,302 | 32,789 | 34,439 | 33,385
Alaska ................| --- | --- | 6,859 | 10,993 | 27,697 |\3\ 43,161 |\3\ 48,929 |\3\ 50,516 |\3\ 52,033 | 46,244 | 56,693 | 54,016 | 51,694 | 51,957
Arizona ...............| 1,544 | 3,556 | 5,590 | 8,975 | 16,180 | 33,592 |\3\ 41,325 |\3\ 42,870 |\3\ 44,157 | 37,755 | 33,119 | 42,040 | 43,660 | 44,093
Arkansas ..............| 584 | 1,801 | 3,295 | 6,461 | 12,704 | 23,296 | 30,103 | 30,607 |\3\ 31,526 | 27,179 | 26,004 | 29,155 | 31,804 | 31,480
California ............| 2,351 | --- |\3\ 6,600 | 10,950 | 18,626 |\3\ 39,309 |\3\ 42,538 |\3\ 44,027 |\3\ 45,349 | 46,063 | 38,126 | 49,195 | 44,942 | 45,283
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Colorado ..............| 1,393 | 2,821 | 4,997 | 8,105 | 16,840 | 31,832 | 35,712 | 36,353 |\3\ 37,445 | 34,095 | 34,470 | 39,837 | 37,730 | 37,390
Connecticut ...........| 1,861 | 3,558 | 6,008 | 9,597 | 16,989 | 41,888 | 51,770 | 51,951 | 52,067 | 40,372 | 34,775 | 52,422 | 54,696 | 53,433
Delaware ..............| 1,684 | 3,273 |\3\ 5,800 | 9,387 | 16,845 | 34,620 | 40,668 | 42,177 | 43,085 | 39,488 | 34,480 | 43,327 | 42,966 | 43,380
District of Columbia ..| 2,350 | 3,920 | 6,280 | 10,700 | 23,027 | 43,637 | 39,663 | 39,663 |\3\ 40,854 | 45,012 | 47,134 | 54,611 | 41,904 | 40,795
Florida ...............| 1,012 | 2,958 | 5,080 | 8,785 | 14,875 | 30,275 | 33,617 | 34,411 | 34,983 | 36,956 | 30,448 | 37,889 | 35,517 | 35,393
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Georgia ...............| 770 | 1,963 |\4\ 3,904 | 7,520 | 14,547 | 29,541 | 33,963 | 35,786 | 37,933 | 31,634 | 29,776 | 36,970 | 35,882 | 36,807
Hawaii ................| --- | --- | 5,390 | 9,600 | 20,436 | 32,956 | 37,319 | 37,057 | 36,986 | 40,384 | 41,831 | 41,244 | 39,428 | 38,114
Idaho .................| 1,057 | 2,481 | 4,216 | 7,081 | 14,110 | 24,758 | 31,063 | 32,285 | 33,277 | 29,788 | 28,882 | 30,984 | 32,818 | 33,206
Illinois ..............| 1,700 | 3,458 |\5\ 5,814 | 9,789 | 18,271 | 33,912 | 40,855 | 42,411 | 44,235 | 41,179 | 37,399 | 42,441 | 43,164 | 43,621
Indiana................| 1,433 | 3,401 | 5,542 | 9,239 | 16,256 | 31,905 | 37,922 | 38,832 | 39,998 | 38,866 | 33,275 | 39,929 | 40,065 | 39,940
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Iowa ..................| 1,017 | 2,420 |\3\ 4,030 | 8,779 | 15,776 | 27,619 | 32,622 | 33,529 | 34,480 | 36,931 | 32,292 | 34,565 | 34,466 | 34,486
Kansas ................| 1,014 | 2,628 |\3\ 4,450 | 7,811 | 14,513 | 30,154 | 36,709 | 37,626 | 38,379 | 32,859 | 29,707 | 37,737 | 38,784 | 38,699
Kentucky ..............| 826 | 1,936 | 3,327 | 7,325 | 15,350 | 27,482 | 34,232 | 33,115 |\3\ 34,109 | 30,814 | 31,420 | 34,393 | 36,167 | 34,060
Louisiana .............| 1,006 | 2,983 | 4,978 | 7,264 | 14,020 | 25,036 | 27,631 | 28,167 |\3\ 29,013 | 30,557 | 28,698 | 31,332 | 29,193 | 28,971
Maine .................| 894 | 2,115 | 3,694 | 8,059 | 13,743 | 27,831 | 33,050 | 33,994 |\3\ 35,015 | 33,902 | 28,131 | 34,830 | 34,918 | 34,964
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Maryland ..............| 1,642 | 3,594 | 5,557 | 9,885 | 18,308 | 37,520 | 42,300 | 42,958 | 42,988 | 41,583 | 37,475 | 46,956 | 44,690 | 44,184
Massachusetts .........| 2,037 | 3,338 |\6\ 5,545 | 9,347 | 18,900 | 40,175 | 49,860 | 52,663 |\3\ 54,244 | 39,320 | 38,687 | 50,279 | 52,678 | 54,166
Michigan ..............| 1,576 | 3,420 | 5,654 | 10,125 | 20,682 |\3\ 37,286 |\3\ 48,507 |\3\ 50,764 |\3\ 52,288 | 42,593 | 42,334 | 46,663 | 51,248 | 52,212
Minnesota .............| 1,276 | 3,013 | 5,275 | 9,250 | 16,654 | 33,340 | 37,145 |\3\ 37,680 |\3\ 38,811 | 38,912 | 34,089 | 41,725 | 39,244 | 38,755
Mississippi ...........| 559 | 1,416 | 3,314 | 5,959 | 12,274 | 25,079 | 27,764 | 28,712 | 28,648 | 25,068 | 25,124 | 31,386 | 29,333 | 29,531
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Missouri...............| 1,159 | 2,581 | 4,536 | 8,064 | 14,543 | 28,166 | 32,725 | 33,870 |\3\ 34,887 | 33,923 | 29,768 | 35,249 | 34,574 | 34,836
Montana ...............| 1,184 | 2,962 |\3\ 4,425 | 7,875 | 15,080 | 29,526 | 30,052 | 30,908 |\3\ 31,836 | 33,128 | 30,867 | 36,952 | 31,750 | 31,790
Nebraska ..............| 829 | 2,292 | 3,876 | 7,633 | 14,236 | 27,024 | 32,803 | 34,023 | 35,045 | 32,110 | 29,140 | 33,820 | 34,657 | 34,994
Nevada ................| 1,557 | 3,209 | 5,693 | 9,615 | 17,290 | 31,970 | 36,553 | 37,879 | 39,179 | 40,447 | 35,391 | 40,010 | 38,619 | 38,960
New Hampshire .........| 1,258 | 2,712 | 4,455 | 8,016 | 13,508 |\3\ 29,798 |\3\ 39,564 | 42,188 |\3\ 43,455 | 33,721 | 27,650 | 37,292 | 41,800 | 43,392
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New Jersey ............| 2,093 | 3,511 | 5,871 | 9,650 | 18,851 | 37,485 | 48,463 | 50,435 |\3\ 51,949 | 40,595 | 38,586 | 46,912 | 51,202 | 51,874
New Mexico ............| 1,144 | 3,215 | 5,382 | 10,021 | 15,406 | 25,790 | 28,866 |\3\ 29,389 |\3\ 30,271 | 42,155 | 31,535 | 32,276 | 30,497 | 30,227
New York ..............| 2,604 | 3,706 | 6,537 | 11,240 | 20,400 | 40,000 | 48,500 | 48,754 | 50,218 | 47,283 | 41,757 | 50,060 | 51,241 | 50,145
North Carolina ........| 946 | 2,688 | 4,178 | 7,762 | 14,445 | 28,952 | 32,070 | 31,622 |\3\ 32,571 | 32,652 | 29,568 | 36,233 | 33,882 | 32,524
North Dakota ..........| 745 | 2,324 | 3,695 | 6,840 | 13,684 | 23,788 | 26,515 | 27,153 | 27,905 | 28,774 | 28,010 | 29,770 | 28,013 | 27,928
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Ohio ..................| 1,587 | 3,088 | 5,124 | 8,594 | 16,100 | 32,467 | 37,988 | 39,038 | 40,087 | 36,152 | 32,955 | 40,632 | 40,135 | 40,152
Oklahoma ..............| 1,014 | 2,736 | 4,659 | 7,257 | 13,500 | 23,944 | 29,129 | 30,584 | 31,000 | 30,528 | 27,633 | 29,966 | 30,775 | 31,457
Oregon ................| 1,333 | 3,323 | 5,535 | 9,200 | 16,996 | 32,100 | 39,800 | 40,980 |\3\ 42,210 | 38,702 | 34,789 | 40,173 | 42,049 | 42,149
Pennsylvania ..........| 1,640 | 3,006 | 5,308 | 8,899 | 17,060 | 34,110 | 45,456 | 47,087 | 48,500 | 37,435 | 34,920 | 42,688 | 48,025 | 48,430
Rhode Island ..........| 1,809 | 3,294 |\7\ 5,499 | 9,030 | 18,425 | 36,704 | 41,464 |\3\ 42,900 |\3\ 44,188 | 37,986 | 37,714 | 45,935 | 43,807 | 44,124
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South Carolina ........| 743 | 1,891 | 3,450 | 7,069 | 13,670 | 28,453 | 31,748 | 33,155 | 34,219 | 29,737 | 27,981 | 35,609 | 33,542 | 34,101
South Dakota ..........| 807 | 2,064 | 3,725 | 7,200 | 13,010 | 22,120 | 26,037 | 27,354 | 27,767 | 30,288 | 26,630 | 27,683 | 27,508 | 28,134
Tennessee .............| 862 | 2,302 | 3,929 | 7,187 | 14,193 | 27,949 | 33,724 | 34,412 | 35,093 | 30,234 | 29,052 | 34,978 | 35,630 | 35,394
Texas .................| 1,079 | 3,122 | 4,708 | 7,598 | 14,729 | 28,549 | 33,164 | 33,861 | 35,217 | 31,962 | 30,149 | 35,729 | 35,038 | 34,827
Utah ..................| 1,394 | 3,103 | 5,096 | 8,049 | 17,403 | 24,591 | 30,145 | 31,780 | 33,000 | 33,860 | 35,622 | 30,775 | 31,849 | 32,687
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Vermont ...............| 981 | 2,348 | 4,466 | 8,225 | 13,300 | 29,012 | 36,375 | 37,054 |\3\ 38,167 | 34,600 | 27,224 | 36,308 | 38,431 | 38,111
Virginia ..............| 899 | 2,328 | 4,312 | 8,364 | 14,655 | 31,656 | 34,828 | 35,535 |\3\ 36,602 | 35,185 | 29,998 | 39,617 | 36,796 | 36,549
Washington ............| 1,706 | 3,487 |\7\ 5,643 | 9,792 | 19,735 | 31,828 | 37,807 | 39,594 | 39,591 | 41,192 | 40,396 | 39,832 | 39,944 | 40,724
West Virginia..........| 1,170 | 2,425 | 3,952 | 7,954 | 14,395 | 23,842 | 33,070 | 33,296 | 34,360 | 33,460 | 29,465 | 29,838 | 34,939 | 34,246
Wisconsin .............| 1,379 | 3,007 |\8\ 4,870 | 9,150 | 16,335 | 32,445 | 38,952 | 39,212 |\3\ 40,389 | 38,491 | 33,436 | 40,605 | 41,153 | 40,331
Wyoming ...............| 1,169 | 2,798 | 4,937 | 8,496 | 16,830 | 29,047 | 32,181 | 32,493 | 32,626 | 35,740 | 34,450 | 36,352 | 34,000 | 33,420
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American Samoa ........| --- | --- | 852 | 5,130 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| 21,580 | --- | --- | --- | ---
Guam ..................| --- | --- | 4,107 | 7,800 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| 32,812 | --- | --- | --- | ---
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 figures. 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 1996-97. Copyright @ 1997 by the National Education Association. All rights reserved.) and unpublished data. (This table was prepared August 1997.)
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