| Table 8-3. |
| Public school teacher salaries, by state: 2000 |
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| State |
Average Salary |
|
| National average |
39,893 |
| Alabama |
34,818 |
| Alaska |
45,665 |
| Arizona |
33,924 |
| Arkansas |
31,300 |
| California |
45,111 |
| Colorado |
37,012 |
| Connecticut |
50,170 |
| Delaware |
42,732 |
| District of Columbia |
46,634 |
| Florida |
35,819 |
| Georgia |
38,504 |
| Hawaii |
38,217 |
| Idaho |
34,416 |
| Illinois |
42,152 |
| Indiana |
40,809 |
| Iowa |
31,953 |
| Kansas |
32,126 |
| Kentucky |
34,478 |
| Louisiana |
29,811 |
| Maine |
36,004 |
| Maryland |
42,111 |
| Massachusetts |
45,079 |
| Michigan |
47,615 |
| Minnesota |
40,372 |
| Mississippi |
30,592 |
| Missouri |
32,872 |
| Montana |
30,271 |
| Nebraska |
29,114 |
| Nevada |
38,514 |
| New Hampshire |
37,563 |
| New Jersey |
51,036 |
| New Mexico |
32,055 |
| New York |
51,160 |
| North Carolina |
33,375 |
| North Dakota |
27,345 |
| Ohio |
39,348 |
| Oklahoma |
29,017 |
| Oregon |
40,302 |
| Pennsylvania |
46,917 |
| 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 |
| West Virginia |
34,260 |
| Wisconsin |
39,969 |
| Wyoming |
31,501 |
| Puerto Rico |
NA |
|
NA not available
NOTE: Public school teach salaries are the average of the base salaries of full-time
public school teachers.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Schools and Staffing Survey. 1999–2000.
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