Table 78. | Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1969-70 to 2000-01 |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Percent | Current dollars | Constant 2000-01 dollars | change, | | |1989-90 to State |_______________________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________|2000-01 in | | | | | | | | | | | | | |constant |1969-70|1979-80 |1989-90 |1995-96 |1998-99 |1999-2000| 2000-01 |1969-70 |1979-80 |1989-90 |1995-96 |1998-99 |1999-2000 | dollars ______________________|_______|________|________|________|________|_________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|__________|__________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 ______________________|_______|________|________|________|________|_________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|__________|__________ United States .....|$8,626 |$15,970 |$31,367 |$37,642 |$40,580 | $41,724 | $42,898 |$39,983 |$36,018 |$43,253 |$42,659 |$43,182 | $43,153 | -0.8 |_______|________|________|________|________|_________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|__________|__________ Alabama ..............| 6,818 | 13,060 | 24,828 | 31,313 | 35,820 | 36,689 | 37,956 | 31,602 | 29,455 | 34,237 | 35,486 | 38,117 | 37,946 | 10.9 Alaska ...............|10,560 | 27,210 | 43,153 | 49,620 | 46,845 | 47,262 | 46,986 | 48,947 | 61,369 | 59,506 | 56,233 | 49,849 | 48,881 | -21.0 Arizona ..............| 8,711 | 15,054 | 29,402 | 32,483 | 35,025 | 35,650 | 36,302 | 40,377 | 33,953 | 40,544 | 36,812 | 37,271 | 36,871 | -10.5 Arkansas .............| 6,307 | 12,299 | 22,352 | 29,533 | 32,330 | 33,386 | 34,476 | 29,234 | 27,739 | 30,822 | 33,469 | 34,403 | 34,530 | 11.9 California ...........|10,315 | 18,020 | 37,998 | 42,259 | 46,129 | 47,680 | 48,923 | 47,811 | 40,642 | 52,397 | 47,891 | 49,087 | 49,314 | -6.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado .............| 7,761 | 16,205 | 30,758 | 35,364 | 38,157 | 38,163 | 39,284 | 35,973 | 36,548 | 42,414 | 40,077 | 40,604 | 39,470 | -7.4 Connecticut ..........| 9,262 | 16,229 | 40,461 | 50,254 | 51,424 | 51,780 | 52,100 | 42,931 | 36,603 | 55,794 | 56,952 | 54,721 | 53,554 | -6.6 Delaware .............| 9,015 | 16,148 | 33,377 | 40,533 | 43,164 | 44,435 | 47,047 | 41,786 | 36,420 | 46,025 | 45,935 | 45,932 | 45,957 | 2.2 District of Columbia .|10,285 | 22,190 | 38,402 | 43,700 | 47,076 | 47,076 | 48,651 | 47,672 | 50,047 | 52,954 | 49,524 | 50,094 | 48,689 | -8.1 Florida ..............| 8,412 | 14,149 | 28,803 | 33,330 | 35,916 | 36,722 | 37,824 | 38,991 | 31,911 | 39,718 | 37,772 | 38,219 | 37,980 | -4.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ..............| 7,276 | 13,853 | 28,006 | 34,002 | 39,675 | 41,023 | 42,216 | 33,725 | 31,244 | 38,619 | 38,534 | 42,219 | 42,428 | 9.3 Hawaii ...............| 9,453 | 19,920 | 32,047 | 35,807 | 39,871 | 40,578 | 41,980 | 43,816 | 44,927 | 44,191 | 40,579 | 42,427 | 41,968 | -5.0 Idaho ................| 6,890 | 13,611 | 23,861 | 30,892 | 34,063 | 35,162 | 36,375 | 31,936 | 30,698 | 32,903 | 35,009 | 36,247 | 36,367 | 10.6 Illinois .............| 9,569 | 17,601 | 32,794 | 40,919 | 45,269 | 46,486 | 48,053 | 44,354 | 39,697 | 45,221 | 46,373 | 48,172 | 48,079 | 6.3 Indiana...............| 8,833 | 15,599 | 30,902 | 37,675 | 41,159 | 41,850 | 43,055 | 40,942 | 35,182 | 42,612 | 42,696 | 43,798 | 43,284 | 1.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa .................| 8,355 | 15,203 | 26,747 | 32,372 | 34,998 | 35,678 | 36,479 | 38,727 | 34,289 | 36,883 | 36,687 | 37,242 | 36,900 | -1.1 Kansas ...............| 7,612 | 13,690 | 28,744 | 32,382 | 37,506 | 38,453 | 39,432 | 35,283 | 30,876 | 39,636 | 36,698 | 39,911 | 39,770 | -0.5 Kentucky .............| 6,953 | 14,520 | 26,292 | 33,080 | 35,526 | 36,380 | 37,234 | 32,228 | 32,748 | 36,255 | 37,489 | 37,804 | 37,626 | 2.7 Louisiana ............| 7,028 | 13,760 | 24,300 | 27,530 | 32,384 | 33,109 | 34,253 | 32,576 | 31,034 | 33,508 | 31,199 | 34,460 | 34,243 | 2.2 Maine ................| 7,572 | 13,071 | 26,881 | 32,869 | 34,906 | 35,561 | 36,256 | 35,097 | 29,480 | 37,068 | 37,250 | 37,144 | 36,779 | -2.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland .............| 9,383 | 17,558 | 36,319 | 41,160 | 43,112 | 44,048 | 44,997 | 43,491 | 39,600 | 50,082 | 46,646 | 45,876 | 45,557 | -10.2 Massachusetts ........| 8,764 | 17,253 | 34,712 | 41,408 | 45,075 | 46,250 | 47,523 | 40,622 | 38,912 | 47,866 | 46,927 | 47,965 | 47,835 | -0.7 Michigan .............| 9,826 | 19,663 | 37,072 | 46,832 | 47,448 | 48,695 | 49,975 | 45,545 | 44,348 | 51,120 | 53,074 | 50,490 | 50,363 | -2.2 Minnesota ............| 8,658 | 15,912 | 32,190 | 36,922 | 39,458 | 39,802 | 40,577 | 40,131 | 35,888 | 44,388 | 41,843 | 41,988 | 41,166 | -8.6 Mississippi ..........| 5,798 | 11,850 | 24,292 | 27,692 | 29,530 | 31,857 | 32,957 | 26,874 | 26,726 | 33,497 | 31,383 | 31,423 | 32,948 | -1.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri..............| 7,799 | 13,682 | 27,094 | 32,322 | 34,807 | 35,656 | 36,764 | 36,149 | 30,858 | 37,361 | 36,630 | 37,039 | 36,878 | -1.6 Montana ..............| 7,606 | 14,537 | 25,081 | 29,364 | 31,354 | 32,121 | 32,930 | 35,255 | 32,786 | 34,585 | 33,278 | 33,364 | 33,221 | -4.8 Nebraska .............| 7,375 | 13,516 | 25,522 | 31,496 | 32,880 | 33,284 | 34,175 | 34,184 | 30,484 | 35,194 | 35,694 | 34,988 | 34,424 | -2.9 Nevada ...............| 9,215 | 16,295 | 30,590 | 36,167 | 38,883 | 39,390 | 40,172 | 42,713 | 36,751 | 42,182 | 40,987 | 41,376 | 40,740 | -4.8 New Hampshire ........| 7,771 | 13,017 | 28,986 | 35,792 | 37,405 | 37,734 | 38,303 | 36,020 | 29,358 | 39,970 | 40,562 | 39,803 | 39,027 | -4.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ...........| 9,130 | 17,161 | 35,676 | 48,751 | 51,193 | 52,174 | 53,281 | 42,319 | 38,705 | 49,195 | 55,249 | 54,475 | 53,961 | 8.3 New Mexico ...........| 7,796 | 14,887 | 24,756 | 29,074 | 32,398 | 32,554 | 33,785 | 36,135 | 33,576 | 34,137 | 32,949 | 34,475 | 33,669 | -1.0 New York .............|10,336 | 19,812 | 38,925 | 48,115 | 49,437 | 50,173 | 50,920 | 47,909 | 44,684 | 53,676 | 54,528 | 52,607 | 51,892 | -5.1 North Carolina .......| 7,494 | 14,117 | 27,883 | 30,411 | 36,883 | 39,419 | 41,167 | 34,736 | 31,839 | 38,449 | 34,464 | 39,248 | 40,770 | 7.1 North Dakota .........| 6,696 | 13,263 | 23,016 | 26,969 | 28,976 | 29,863 | 30,891 | 31,037 | 29,913 | 31,738 | 30,563 | 30,834 | 30,886 | -2.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio .................| 8,300 | 15,269 | 31,218 | 37,835 | 40,561 | 41,436 | 42,716 | 38,472 | 34,437 | 43,048 | 42,878 | 43,162 | 42,856 | -0.8 Oklahoma .............| 6,882 | 13,107 | 23,070 | 28,404 | 31,115 | 31,298 | 34,434 | 31,899 | 29,561 | 31,812 | 32,190 | 33,110 | 32,370 | 8.2 Oregon ...............| 8,818 | 16,266 | 30,840 | 39,706 | 42,833 | 40,919 | 42,333 | 40,873 | 36,686 | 42,527 | 44,998 | 45,579 | 42,321 | -0.5 Pennsylvania .........| 8,858 | 16,515 | 33,338 | 46,087 | 48,457 | 48,321 | 49,500 | 41,058 | 37,248 | 45,971 | 52,230 | 51,564 | 49,976 | 7.7 Rhode Island .........| 8,776 | 18,002 | 36,057 | 41,765 | 45,650 | 47,041 | 48,474 | 40,678 | 40,601 | 49,721 | 47,332 | 48,577 | 48,653 | -2.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .......| 6,927 | 13,063 | 27,217 | 31,622 | 34,506 | 36,081 | 37,327 | 32,108 | 29,462 | 37,531 | 35,837 | 36,718 | 37,317 | -0.5 South Dakota .........| 6,403 | 12,348 | 21,300 | 26,346 | 28,552 | 29,072 | 30,265 | 29,679 | 27,849 | 29,372 | 29,857 | 30,383 | 30,068 | 3.0 Tennessee ............| 7,050 | 13,972 | 27,052 | 33,126 | 35,490 | 36,328 | 37,074 | 32,678 | 31,512 | 37,303 | 37,541 | 37,766 | 37,573 | -0.6 Texas ................| 7,255 | 14,132 | 27,496 | 31,400 | 34,337 | 37,567 | 38,614 | 33,628 | 31,873 | 37,916 | 35,585 | 36,539 | 38,854 | 1.8 Utah .................| 7,644 | 14,909 | 23,686 | 30,588 | 34,070 | 34,946 | 36,049 | 35,431 | 33,625 | 32,662 | 34,665 | 36,254 | 36,143 | 10.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ..............| 7,968 | 12,484 | 29,012 | 36,295 | 36,800 | 37,714 | 38,651 | 36,933 | 28,156 | 40,006 | 41,132 | 39,160 | 39,006 | -3.4 Virginia .............| 8,070 | 14,060 | 30,938 | 34,792 | 37,266 | 38,123 | 40,197 | 37,405 | 31,711 | 42,662 | 39,429 | 39,655 | 39,429 | -5.8 Washington ...........| 9,225 | 18,820 | 30,457 | 37,853 | 38,687 | 41,013 | 42,101 | 42,759 | 42,446 | 41,999 | 42,898 | 41,168 | 42,418 | 0.2 West Virginia.........| 7,650 | 13,710 | 22,842 | 32,155 | 34,244 | 35,008 | 35,764 | 35,459 | 30,921 | 31,498 | 36,441 | 36,440 | 36,207 | 13.5 Wisconsin ............| 8,963 | 16,006 | 31,921 | 38,182 | 40,657 | 41,153 | 41,646 | 41,545 | 36,100 | 44,017 | 43,271 | 43,264 | 42,563 | -5.4 Wyoming ..............| 8,232 | 16,012 | 28,141 | 31,571 | 33,500 | 34,140 | 34,189 | 38,156 | 36,113 | 38,805 | 35,779 | 35,648 | 35,310 | -11.9 ______________________|_______|________|________|________|________|_________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|__________|__________ |
NOTE: Constant 2000-01 dollars 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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. SOURCE: National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics; and unpublished data. (Copyright © 2001 by the National Education Association. All rights reserved.) (This table was prepared July 2001.)
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