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Table 81 | Average annual salary of instructional staff\1\ in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1939-40 to 1997-98 |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Current dollars | Constant 1997-98 dollars\2\ |__________________________________________________________________________________________________|______________________________________________ State or other area | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |1939-40 |1949-50 | 1959-60 | 1969-70 | 1979-80 | 1989-90 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 |1969-70 |1979-80 |1989-90 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 _______________________|________|________|__________|_________|__________|___________|___________|____________|___________|________|________|________|_________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 _______________________|________|________|__________|_________|__________|___________|___________|____________|___________|________|________|________|_________|_________ United States ......| $1,441 | $3,010 | $5,174 | $9,047 | $16,715 | $32,638 |\3\$39,465 |\3\ $40,562 |\3\$41,598 |$38,737 |$34,824 |$41,575 | $41,315 | $41,285 |________|________|__________|_________|__________|___________|___________|____________|___________|________|________|________|_________|_________ Alabama ...............| 744 | 2,111 | 4,002 | 6,954 | 13,338 | 26,200 | 32,459 | 33,744 | 34,040 | 29,775 | 27,789 | 33,374 | 33,980 | 34,346 Alaska ................| --- | --- | 6,859 | 10,993 | 27,697 |\3\ 43,161 |\3\ 50,059 |\3\ 52,033 |\3\ 53,154 | 47,069 | 57,704 | 54,979 | 52,405 | 52,961 Arizona ...............| 1,544 | 3,556 | 5,590 | 8,975 | 16,180 | 33,592 |\3\ 43,542 |\3\ 44,157 |\3\ 44,819 | 38,428 | 33,710 | 42,790 | 45,583 | 44,945 Arkansas ..............| 584 | 1,801 | 3,295 | 6,461 | 12,704 | 23,296 | 30,025 |\3\ 30,976 | 31,852 | 27,664 | 26,468 | 29,675 | 31,432 | 31,528 California ............| 2,351 | --- |\3\ 6,600 | 10,950 | 18,626 |\3\ 39,309 |\3\ 44,027 |\3\ 45,349 |\3\ 45,610 | 46,885 | 38,806 | 50,072 | 46,091 | 46,158 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado ..............| 1,393 | 2,821 | 4,997 | 8,105 | 16,840 | 31,832 | 36,353 | 37,473 |\3\ 38,280 | 34,703 | 35,085 | 40,548 | 38,057 | 38,141 Connecticut ...........| 1,861 | 3,558 | 6,008 | 9,597 | 16,989 | 41,888 | 51,951 | 52,067 | 52,480 | 41,092 | 35,395 | 53,357 | 54,386 | 52,996 Delaware ..............| 1,684 | 3,273 |\3\ 5,800 | 9,387 | 16,845 | 34,620 | 42,177 | 43,085 | 44,169 | 40,193 | 35,095 | 44,099 | 44,154 | 43,853 District of Columbia ..| 2,350 | 3,920 | 6,280 | 10,700 | 23,027 | 43,637 | 39,663 |\3\ 40,854 |\3\ 42,068 | 45,814 | 47,975 | 55,585 | 41,522 | 41,583 Florida ...............| 1,012 | 2,958 | 5,080 | 8,785 | 14,875 | 30,275 | 34,411 | 34,980 | 35,594 | 37,615 | 30,991 | 38,565 | 36,024 | 35,604 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ...............| 770 | 1,963 |\4\ 3,904 | 7,520 | 14,547 | 29,541 | 35,786 | 37,344 | 39,210 | 32,199 | 30,307 | 37,630 | 37,463 | 38,010 Hawaii ................| --- | --- | 5,390 | 9,600 | 20,436 | 32,956 | 37,057 | 36,986 | 39,751 | 41,105 | 42,577 | 41,980 | 38,794 | 37,646 Idaho .................| 1,057 | 2,481 | 4,216 | 7,081 | 14,110 | 24,758 | 32,285 | 33,277 |\3\ 34,277 | 30,319 | 29,397 | 31,537 | 33,798 | 33,870 Illinois ..............| 1,700 | 3,458 |\5\ 5,814 | 9,789 | 18,271 | 33,912 | 42,411 | 43,686 | 45,499 | 41,914 | 38,066 | 43,197 | 44,399 | 44,465 Indiana................| 1,433 | 3,401 | 5,542 | 9,239 | 16,256 | 31,905 | 38,832 | 40,062 |\3\ 40,905 | 39,559 | 33,868 | 40,641 | 40,652 | 40,776 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa ..................| 1,017 | 2,420 |\3\ 4,030 | 8,779 | 15,776 | 27,619 | 33,529 | 34,477 | 35,277 | 37,589 | 32,868 | 35,181 | 35,101 | 35,092 Kansas ................| 1,014 | 2,628 |\3\ 4,450 | 7,811 | 14,513 | 30,154 | 37,626 | 38,379 | 39,219 | 33,445 | 30,237 | 38,410 | 39,390 | 39,063 Kentucky ..............| 826 | 1,936 | 3,327 | 7,325 | 15,350 | 27,482 | 33,115 | 33,797 |\3\ 34,525 | 31,364 | 31,980 | 35,007 | 34,667 | 34,400 Louisiana .............| 1,006 | 2,983 | 4,978 | 7,264 | 14,020 | 25,036 | 29,005 | 30,499 |\3\ 30,346 | 31,102 | 29,210 | 31,891 | 30,365 | 31,043 Maine .................| 894 | 2,115 | 3,694 | 8,059 | 13,743 | 27,831 | 33,994 | 34,796 | 35,484 | 34,506 | 28,632 | 35,451 | 35,587 | 35,417 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland ..............| 1,642 | 3,594 | 5,557 | 9,885 | 18,308 | 37,520 | 42,958 | 42,988 | 43,618 | 42,325 | 38,143 | 47,793 | 44,972 | 43,755 Massachusetts .........| 2,037 | 3,338 |\6\ 5,545 | 9,347 | 18,900 | 40,175 | 52,663 |\3\ 54,244 |\3\ 55,630 | 40,021 | 39,377 | 51,175 | 55,132 | 55,211 Michigan ..............| 1,576 | 3,420 | 5,654 | 10,125 | 20,682 |\3\ 37,286 | 46,832 |\3\ 52,288 |\3\ 58,228 | 43,352 | 43,089 | 47,495 | 49,027 | 53,221 Minnesota .............| 1,276 | 3,013 | 5,275 | 9,250 | 16,654 | 33,340 |\3\ 37,680 | 39,470 |\3\ 40,320 | 39,606 | 34,697 | 42,469 | 39,446 | 40,174 Mississippi ...........| 559 | 1,416 | 3,314 | 5,959 | 12,274 | 25,079 | 28,712 | 28,648 | 29,857 | 25,515 | 25,572 | 31,946 | 30,058 | 29,159 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri...............| 1,159 | 2,581 | 4,536 | 8,064 | 14,543 | 28,166 | 33,878 | 34,788 | 35,657 | 34,528 | 30,299 | 35,878 | 35,466 | 35,408 Montana ...............| 1,184 | 2,962 |\3\ 4,425 | 7,875 | 15,080 | 29,526 | 30,908 |\3\ 31,836 | 32,536 | 33,719 | 31,418 | 37,611 | 32,357 | 32,404 Nebraska ..............| 829 | 2,292 | 3,876 | 7,633 | 14,236 | 27,024 | 34,023 | 35,045 | 35,800 | 32,682 | 29,660 | 34,423 | 35,618 | 35,670 Nevada ................| 1,557 | 3,209 | 5,693 | 9,615 | 17,290 | 31,970 | 37,879 | 39,179 | 39,002 | 41,169 | 36,022 | 40,724 | 39,655 | 39,878 New Hampshire .........| 1,258 | 2,712 | 4,455 | 8,016 | 13,508 |\3\ 29,798 | 42,188 |\3\ 43,455 |\3\ 44,234 | 34,322 | 28,143 | 37,957 | 44,166 | 44,230 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ............| 2,093 | 3,511 | 5,871 | 9,650 | 18,851 | 37,485 | 51,296 | 52,411 | 53,196 | 41,319 | 39,275 | 47,749 | 53,700 | 53,346 New Mexico ............| 1,144 | 3,215 | 5,382 | 10,021 | 15,406 | 25,790 | 29,389 | 30,914 | 31,580 | 42,907 | 32,097 | 32,852 | 30,767 | 31,465 New York ..............| 2,604 | 3,706 | 6,537 | 11,240 | 20,400 | 40,000 | 48,754 | 48,600 |\3\ 49,647 | 48,127 | 42,502 | 50,952 | 51,039 | 49,467 North Carolina ........| 946 | 2,688 | 4,178 | 7,762 | 14,445 | 28,952 | 31,622 | 32,383 | 34,584 | 33,235 | 30,095 | 36,879 | 33,104 | 32,961 North Dakota ..........| 745 | 2,324 | 3,695 | 6,840 | 13,684 | 23,788 | 27,153 | 27,905 | 28,438 | 29,287 | 28,509 | 30,301 | 28,426 | 28,403 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio ..................| 1,587 | 3,088 | 5,124 | 8,594 | 16,100 | 32,467 | 39,038 | 39,938 | 40,345 | 36,797 | 33,543 | 41,357 | 40,868 | 40,650 Oklahoma ..............| 1,014 | 2,736 | 4,659 | 7,257 | 13,500 | 23,944 | 30,584 | 31,894 | 32,164 | 31,072 | 28,126 | 30,500 | 32,018 | 32,463 Oregon ................| 1,333 | 3,323 | 5,535 | 9,200 | 16,996 | 32,100 | 40,980 | 42,420 |\3\ 43,652 | 39,392 | 35,410 | 40,889 | 42,901 | 43,177 Pennsylvania ..........| 1,640 | 3,006 | 5,308 | 8,899 | 17,060 | 34,110 | 47,087 | 48,178 | 48,701 | 38,103 | 35,543 | 43,450 | 49,294 | 49,037 Rhode Island ..........| 1,809 | 3,294 |\7\ 5,499 | 9,030 | 18,425 | 36,704 |\3\ 42,498 |\3\ 44,188 | 45,504 | 38,664 | 38,387 | 46,754 | 44,490 | 44,976 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina ........| 743 | 1,891 | 3,450 | 7,069 | 13,670 | 28,453 | 33,155 | 34,421 | 35,238 | 30,267 | 28,480 | 36,244 | 34,709 | 35,035 South Dakota ..........| 807 | 2,064 | 3,725 | 7,200 | 13,010 | 22,120 | 27,354 | 27,767 |\3\ 28,365 | 30,828 | 27,105 | 28,177 | 28,636 | 28,262 Tennessee .............| 862 | 2,302 | 3,929 | 7,187 | 14,193 | 27,949 | 34,412 | 35,555 | 36,700 | 30,773 | 29,570 | 35,602 | 36,025 | 36,189 Texas .................| 1,079 | 3,122 | 4,708 | 7,598 | 14,729 | 28,549 | 33,861 | 34,937 | 36,158 | 32,533 | 30,687 | 36,366 | 35,448 | 35,560 Utah ..................| 1,394 | 3,103 | 5,096 | 8,049 | 17,403 | 24,591 | 31,780 | 32,492 |\3\ 34,247 | 34,464 | 36,258 | 31,324 | 33,270 | 33,071 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ...............| 981 | 2,348 | 4,466 | 8,225 | 13,300 | 29,012 | 37,054 | 36,053 | 36,299 | 35,217 | 27,709 | 36,956 | 38,791 | 36,696 Virginia ..............| 899 | 2,328 | 4,312 | 8,364 | 14,655 | 31,656 | 35,660 | 36,602 | 37,458 | 35,812 | 30,532 | 40,324 | 37,332 | 37,255 Washington ............| 1,706 | 3,487 |\7\ 5,643 | 9,792 | 19,735 | 31,828 | 39,594 | 39,594 | 40,624 | 41,927 | 41,116 | 40,543 | 41,450 | 40,300 West Virginia..........| 1,170 | 2,425 | 3,952 | 7,954 | 14,395 | 23,842 | 33,296 | 34,345 | 34,564 | 34,057 | 29,991 | 30,370 | 34,857 | 34,958 Wisconsin .............| 1,379 | 3,007 |\8\ 4,870 | 9,150 | 16,335 | 32,445 | 39,212 | 41,848 |\3\ 42,750 | 39,178 | 34,033 | 41,329 | 41,050 | 42,594 Wyoming ...............| 1,169 | 2,798 | 4,937 | 8,496 | 16,830 | 29,047 | 32,493 | 32,620 | 32,979 | 36,377 | 35,064 | 37,000 | 34,016 | 33,202 |========|========|==========|=========|==========|===========|===========|============|===========|========|========|========|=========|========= Outlying areas | | | | | | | | | | | | | | American Samoa ........| --- | --- | 852 | 5,130 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 21,965 | --- | --- | --- | --- Guam ..................| --- | --- | 4,107 | 7,800 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 33,397 | --- | --- | --- | --- Puerto Rico ...........| --- | --- |\9\ 2,360 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Virgin Islands ........| --- | --- | 3,407 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- _______________________|________|________|__________|_________|__________|___________|___________|____________|___________|________|________|________|_________|_________ |
\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 1997-98. Copyright @ 1998 by the National Education Association. All rights reserved.) and unpublished data. (This table was prepared October 1998.)
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