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                       |             1990-91                           |           1998-99                             |     1999-2000                         |  Percent change,
                       |_______________________________________________|_______________________________________________|_______________________________________|1990-91 to 1999-2000
                       |           |           |  Minimum  |  Average  |           |           |   Minimum |  Average  |             |             |  Minimum  |  (constant
                       |           |           |(beginning)|  salary   |           |           |(beginning)|  salary   |             |             |(beginning)|   dollars)\1\
                       |   Minimum |   Average |salary (in |  (in      |  Minimum  |  Average  |salary (in |    (in    |   Minimum   |  Average    |salary as a|____________________
         State         |(beginning)|   salary  |  1999-2000|  1999-2000|(beginning)|  salary   | 1999-2000 | 1999-2000 |  (beginning)|   salary    |percent of |   Minimum |Average
                       |   salary  |           |dollars)\1\|dollars)\1\|  salary   |           |dollars)\1\|dollars)\1\|    salary   |             |  average  |(beginning)| salary
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  United States .......|   $21,542 |   $32,880 |   $27,232 |   $41,565 |   $26,855 |   $40,540 |   $27,630 |   $41,710 |     $27,989 |     $41,820 |      66.9 |       2.8 |    0.6
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Alabama ...............|    22,114 |    26,846 |    27,956 |    33,938 |    29,092 |    35,820 |    29,932 |    36,854 |\2\   29,790 |      36,689 |      81.2 |       6.6 |    8.1
Alaska ................|\2\ 29,950 |    43,406 |\2\ 37,861 |    54,872 |    33,057 |    46,312 |    34,011 |    47,649 |      33,676 |      46,481 |      72.5 |     -11.1 |  -15.3
Arizona ...............|\2\ 21,375 |    30,773 |\2\ 27,021 |    38,902 |    24,755 |    33,197 |    25,470 |    34,155 |\2\   25,613 |      34,824 |      73.5 |      -5.2 |  -10.5
Arkansas ..............|\3\ 17,458 |\4\ 23,735 |\3\ 22,070 |\4\ 30,005 |    21,975 |    32,819 |    22,609 |    33,766 |      22,599 |\5\   33,691 |      67.1 |       2.4 |   12.3
California ............|\2\ 24,570 |\2\ 39,118 |\2\ 31,060 |\2\ 49,451 |    31,129 |    46,129 |    32,028 |    47,461 |      32,190 |\2,5\ 47,680 |      67.5 |       3.6 |   -3.6
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Colorado ..............|    19,786 |    31,819 |    25,013 |    40,224 |    24,293 |    38,157 |    24,994 |    39,259 |\2\   24,875 |\2\   39,073 |      63.7 |      -0.6 |   -2.9
Connecticut ...........|    25,312 |    43,398 |    31,998 |    54,862 |    29,992 |    52,070 |    30,858 |    53,573 |      30,466 |      52,410 |      58.1 |      -4.8 |   -4.5
Delaware ..............|    21,112 |    35,246 |    26,689 |    44,556 |    29,981 |    43,164 |    30,846 |    44,410 |\2\   30,945 |\2\   44,435 |      69.6 |      15.9 |   -0.3
District of Columbia ..|    23,327 |\2\ 39,362 |    29,489 |\2\ 49,760 |\3\ 30,000 |    46,536 |    30,866 |    47,879 |      30,850 |      48,304 |      63.9 |       4.6 |   -2.9
Florida ...............|    21,368 |    30,555 |    27,012 |    38,626 |    24,402 |    35,916 |    25,106 |    36,953 |      25,132 |      36,722 |      68.4 |      -7.0 |   -4.9
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Georgia ...............|    20,471 |\4\ 28,950 |    25,879 |\4\ 36,597 |    29,491 |    39,776 |    30,342 |    40,924 |\5\   30,402 |\5\   41,122 |      73.9 |      17.5 |   12.4
Hawaii ................|    23,792 |    33,548 |    30,077 |    42,410 |    28,315 |    40,416 |    29,132 |    41,583 |      29,204 |      41,292 |      70.7 |      -2.9 |   -2.6
Idaho .................|    15,685 |    25,510 |    19,828 |    32,249 |    20,306 |    34,062 |    20,892 |    35,045 |      20,915 |      35,155 |      59.5 |       5.5 |    9.0
Illinois ..............|\4\ 21,954 |\4\ 34,642 |\4\ 27,753 |\4\ 43,793 |\6\ 28,954 |\6\ 45,286 |    29,790 |    46,593 |\2,7\ 30,151 |\2,7\ 46,480 |      64.9 |       8.6 |    6.1
Indiana ...............|\4\ 20,247 |\4\ 32,931 |\4\ 25,595 |\4\ 41,630 |    26,268 |    41,165 |    27,026 |    42,353 |      26,553 |      41,855 |      63.4 |       3.7 |    0.5
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Iowa ..................|    19,404 |    27,949 |    24,530 |    35,332 |    24,132 |    35,007 |    24,829 |    36,018 |      25,275 |\5\   35,678 |      70.8 |       3.0 |    1.0
Kansas ................|\8\ 18,954 |\8\ 28,188 |\8\ 23,961 |\8\ 35,634 |    24,648 |\5\ 35,383 |    25,360 |    36,404 |      25,252 |\5,8\ 36,282 |      69.6 |       5.4 |    1.8
Kentucky ..............|    19,311 |    29,115 |    24,412 |    36,806 |\9\ 24,387 |\9\ 35,383 |    25,091 |    36,404 |      24,753 |\5\   36,255 |      68.3 |       1.4 |   -1.5
Louisiana .............|    17,486 |    26,170 |    22,105 |    33,083 |    24,102 |    32,384 |    24,798 |    33,319 |      25,738 |\5\   33,109 |      77.7 |      16.4 |    0.1
Maine .................|    18,878 |    28,531 |    23,865 |    36,068 |    22,513 |\9\ 34,906 |    23,163 |    35,914 |      22,942 |      35,561 |      64.5 |      -3.9 |   -1.4
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Maryland ..............|    23,548 |\3\ 38,312 |    29,768 |\4\ 48,432 |\9\ 27,605 |\9\ 42,557 |    28,402 |    43,786 |      28,612 |      43,720 |      65.4 |      -3.9 |   -9.7
Massachusetts .........|\2\ 21,800 |    36,090 |\2\ 27,559 |    45,623 |    29,312 |    45,149 |    30,158 |    46,452 |\2\   30,330 |\2\   46,955 |      64.6 |      10.1 |    2.9
Michigan ..............|\2\ 22,400 |\2\ 37,800 |\2\ 28,317 |\2\ 47,785 |\4\ 27,822 |    47,448 |    28,625 |    48,818 |\2\   28,545 |      48,729 |      58.6 |       0.8 |    2.0
Minnesota .............|\4\ 21,029 |    33,128 |\4\ 26,584 |    41,879 |    24,468 |    39,493 |    25,174 |    40,633 |      25,666 |\2\   40,678 |      63.1 |      -3.5 |   -2.9
Mississippi ...........|\2\ 18,950 |\2\ 24,609 |\2\ 23,956 |\2\ 31,110 |    21,145 |\2\ 29,550 |    21,755 |    30,403 |\10\  23,040 |      31,897 |      72.2 |      -3.8 |    2.5
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Missouri ..............|\2\ 20,293 |\2\ 27,636 |\2\ 25,654 |\2\ 34,936 |    25,306 |    34,806 |    26,037 |    35,811 |      25,977 |\5\   35,660 |      72.8 |       1.3 |    2.1
Montana ...............|\2\ 18,400 |    26,696 |\2\ 23,260 |    33,748 |    20,732 |    31,356 |    21,330 |    32,261 |      20,969 |\5\   32,121 |      65.3 |      -9.9 |   -4.8
Nebraska ..............|    18,344 |    26,592 |    23,190 |    33,616 |    22,611 |    32,880 |    23,264 |    33,829 |      22,923 |      33,237 |      69.0 |      -1.1 |   -1.1
Nevada ................|\6\ 24,358 |\6\ 35,269 |\6\ 30,792 |\6\ 44,586 |    28,428 |\2\ 42,528 |    29,249 |    43,756 |\7\   28,734 |\2\   43,083 |      66.7 |      -6.7 |   -3.4
New Hampshire .........|\2\ 20,635 |    31,273 |\2\ 26,086 |    39,534 |\4\ 24,406 |    37,405 |    25,111 |    38,485 |\2\   24,650 |      37,734 |      65.3 |      -5.5 |   -4.6
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New Jersey ............|    24,500 |    38,411 |    30,972 |    48,558 |\4\ 29,112 |    51,475 |    29,952 |    52,961 |\2\   30,480 |\9\   50,878 |      59.9 |      -1.6 |    4.8
New Mexico ............|    19,124 |\4\ 25,800 |    24,176 |\4\ 32,615 |    24,393 |    31,838 |    25,097 |    32,757 |\2\   25,042 |      32,713 |      76.6 |       3.6 |    0.3
New York ..............|\9\ 26,375 |\9\ 42,080 |\9\ 33,342 |\9\ 53,196 |\9\ 30,808 |\9\ 49,490 |    31,697 |    50,919 |      31,910 |\9\   51,020 |      62.5 |      -4.3 |   -4.1
North Carolina ........|    19,810 |    29,165 |    25,043 |    36,869 |    25,044 |    36,883 |    25,767 |    37,948 |      27,968 |      39,404 |      71.0 |      11.7 |    6.9
North Dakota ..........|    16,274 |    23,574 |    20,573 |    29,801 |    19,136 |    29,002 |    19,688 |    29,839 |      20,422 |      29,863 |      68.4 |      -0.7 |    0.2
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Ohio ..................|    18,452 |    31,964 |    23,326 |    40,407 |    23,096 |    40,746 |    23,763 |    41,922 |      23,597 |      41,713 |      56.6 |       1.2 |    3.2
Oklahoma ..............|\8\ 18,575 |\8\ 24,378 |\8\ 23,482 |\8\ 30,818 |\8\ 23,818 |\8\ 29,444 |    24,506 |    30,294 |      24,025 |      29,525 |      81.4 |       2.3 |   -4.2
Oregon ................|\6\ 20,357 |\6\ 32,295 |\6\ 25,734 |\6\ 40,826 |\2\ 28,589 |\2\ 43,789 |    29,414 |    45,053 |\6\   29,733 |\6\   45,103 |      65.9 |      15.5 |   10.5
Pennsylvania ..........|\2\ 23,250 |\4\ 36,057 |\2\ 29,392 |\4\ 45,582 |    29,793 |    48,457 |    30,653 |    49,856 |      30,185 |\2\   48,321 |      62.5 |       2.7 |    6.0
Rhode Island ..........|    20,887 |\2\ 38,220 |    26,404 |\2\ 48,316 |    26,237 |\4\ 46,286 |    26,994 |    47,622 |\2\   27,286 |\2\   48,138 |      56.7 |       3.3 |   -0.4
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South Carolina ........|\4\ 19,757 |\4\ 28,174 |\4\ 24,976 |\4\ 35,616 |    23,827 |    34,506 |    24,515 |    35,502 |      25,215 |      36,081 |      69.9 |       1.0 |    1.3
South Dakota ..........|    16,676 |    22,363 |    21,081 |    28,270 |    21,376 |    28,386 |    21,993 |    29,205 |\2\   21,889 |      29,072 |      75.3 |       3.8 |    2.8
Tennessee .............|    20,150 |    28,248 |    25,473 |    35,710 |    26,314 |    35,490 |    27,074 |    36,515 |      27,228 |      36,328 |      75.0 |       6.9 |    1.7
Texas .................|\2\ 20,150 |\2\ 28,100 |\2\ 25,473 |\2\ 35,523 |    25,586 |    34,336 |    26,325 |    35,327 |      28,400 |      37,567 |      75.6 |      11.5 |    5.8
Utah ..................|    17,234 |\4\ 25,415 |    21,786 |\4\ 32,129 |    22,941 |    34,079 |    23,603 |    35,063 |      23,273 |      34,946 |      66.6 |       6.8 |    8.8
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Vermont ...............|\2\ 18,509 |\2\ 29,714 |\2\ 23,398 |\2\ 37,563 |\4\ 25,435 |    35,896 |    26,169 |    36,932 |\2\   25,791 |      36,402 |      70.9 |      10.2 |   -3.1
Virginia ..............|\4\ 22,206 |\4\ 32,692 |\4\ 28,072 |\4\ 41,328 |\4\ 25,777 |    37,527 |    26,521 |    38,610 |\2\   26,783 |\7\   38,992 |      68.7 |      -4.6 |   -5.7
Washington ............|\4\ 20,612 |\4\ 32,975 |\4\ 26,057 |\4\ 41,686 |    23,650 |    38,693 |    24,333 |    39,810 |      26,514 |      41,047 |      64.6 |       1.8 |   -1.5
West Virginia .........|    18,728 |    25,966 |    23,675 |    32,825 |\9\ 23,316 |\9\ 34,248 |    23,989 |    35,237 |      23,829 |\5\   35,011 |      68.1 |       0.6 |    6.7
Wisconsin .............|    20,689 |    33,077 |    26,154 |    41,814 |\6\ 24,839 |\6\ 39,374 |    25,556 |    40,511 |      25,344 |\5\   39,897 |      63.5 |      -3.1 |   -4.6
Wyoming ...............|    19,238 |    28,996 |    24,320 |    36,655 |    23,507 |    33,500 |    24,186 |    34,467 |      24,168 |      34,188 |      70.7 |      -0.6 |   -6.7
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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\Estimated by the American Federation of Teachers. See NOTE.
\3\Preliminary or state estimate.
\4\Excludes state-paid health insurance.
\5\Includes pay for extra duties.
\6\Includes employer pick-up of employee pension contribution.
\7\Includes pension and extra-duty pay where applicable.
\8\Estimated to exclude fringe benefits.
\9\Median salary.
\10\Includes estimated $1,000 in local supplements.

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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: American Federation of Teachers, Survey and Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends, various years. (This table was prepared June 2001.)