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Public school teacher salaries: 2000 Delaware: $42,732 New Hampshire: $37,563 Massachusetts: $45,079 New Jersey: $51,036 Alaska: $45,665 Alabama: $34,818 Arizona: $33,924 Arkansas: $31,300 California: $45,111 Wyoming: $31,501 Wisconsin: $39,969 Pennsylvania: $46,917 Oregon: $40,302 Oklahoma: $29,017 Ohio: $39,348 North Dakota: $27,345 North Carolina: $33,375 District of Columbia: $46,634 Maryland: $42,111 New York: $51,160 New Mexico: $32,055 Nevada: $38,514 Nebraska: $29,114 Montana: $30,271 Missouri: $32,872 Mississippi: $30,592 Minnesota: $40,372 Michigan: $47,615 Maine: $36,004 Louisiana: $29,811 Kentucky: $34,478 Kansas: $32,126 Iowa: $31,953 West Virginia: $34,260 Indiana: $40,809 Illinois: $42,152 Idaho: $34,416 Georgia: $38,504 Florida: $35,819 Connecticut: $50,170 Colorado: $37,012 Puerto Rico: NA Hawaii: $38,217 Rhode Island: $46,504 South Carolina: $34,273 South Dakota: $27,488 Tennessee: $33,312 Texas: $36,379 Utah: $34,008 Vermont: $35,480 Virginia: $36,888 Washington: $40,200

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Quartile groups for public school teacher salaries: 2000*
1st Quartile 2nd Quartile 3rd Quartile 4th Quartile
($51,160 - $42,111) ($40,809 - $36,379) ($36,004 - $32,872) ($32,126 - $27,345)
Alaska Colorado Alabama Arkansas
California Georgia Arizona Iowa
Connecticut Hawaii Florida Kansas
Delaware Indiana Idaho Louisiana
District of Columbia Minnesota Kentucky Mississippi
Illinois Nevada Maine Montana
Maryland New Hampshire Missouri Nebraska
Massachusetts Ohio North Carolina New Mexico
Michigan Oregon South Carolina North Dakota
New Jersey Texas Tennessee Oklahoma
New York Virginia Utah South Dakota
Pennsylvania Washington Vermont Wyoming
Rhode Island Wisconsin West Virginia  
*States in alphabetical order, not data order.

SOURCES: U.S.Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, 1999-2000. See table 8-3.

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  • Salaries for public school teachers nationwide averaged $39,893 in 2000 and among states ranged from a high of more than $51,000 to a low of $27,000.

  • Seventeen states and the District of Columbia had average salaries higher than the national average, and 33 states had lower average salaries.

  • The median salary was $36,379. High salaries for public school teachers do not necessarily correspond to high average student achievement scores on the NAEP mathematics and science tests.

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This indicator measures the income public school teachers receive from their work. Relatively low teacher salaries are said to hinder recruitment into the teaching profession.

Public school teacher salaries may reflect a range of factors, including the value placed on primary and secondary education, a state's cost of living, the experience and educational attainment of the teachers, and local supply and demand in the job market. The average salary is the average of the base salary of full-time public school teachers during the 1999–2000 school year. It includes recent college graduates and seasoned veterans. Educational credentials may encompass provisional certification through bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degrees.

 


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National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics
Science and Engineering Indicators 2004
Arlington, VA (NSB 04-01) [May 2004]