Average teacher salary, public elementary and secondary schools, 2004-05
| Rank | State | Amount | Rank | State | Amount | |
1 |
Connecticut | $58,688 | 27 |
Arizona | $42,905 | |
2 |
California | $57,876 | 28 |
South Carolina | $42,207 | |
3 |
New Jersey | $56,600 | 29 |
Idaho | $42,122 | |
4 |
NEW YORK | $56,200 | 30 |
Tennessee | $41,527 | |
5 |
Michigan | $55,693 | 31 |
Florida | $41,081 | |
6 |
Illinois | $55,629 | 32 |
Texas | $41,009 | |
7 |
Massachusetts | $54,596 | 33 |
Kentucky | $41,002 | |
8 |
Rhode Island | $53,473 | 34 |
Maine | $40,940 | |
9 |
Pennsylvania | $52,700 | 35 |
Arkansas | $40,495 | |
10 |
Alaska | $52,424 | 36 |
Wyoming | $40,392 | |
11 |
Maryland | $52,331 | 37 |
Iowa | $40,347 | |
12 |
Delaware | $50,869 | 38 |
Utah | $39,965 | |
13 |
Oregon | $50,790 | 39 |
Nebraska | $39,456 | |
14 |
Ohio | $48,692 | 40 |
New Mexico | $39,328 | |
15 |
Minnesota | $46,906 | 41 |
Kansas | $39,190 | |
16 |
Indiana | $46,851 | 42 |
Missouri | $38,971 | |
17 |
Georgia | $46,526 | 43 |
Louisiana | $38,880 | |
18 |
Washington | $45,712 | 44 |
Alabama | $38,863 | |
19 |
Virginia | $44,763 | 45 |
Montana | $38,485 | |
20 |
Vermont | $44,535 | 46 |
West Virginia | $38,360 | |
21 |
Hawaii | $44,273 | 47 |
Oklahoma | $37,141 | |
22 |
Colorado | $44,161 | 48 |
Mississippi | $36,590 | |
23 |
New Hampshire | $43,941 | 49 |
North Dakota | $36,449 | |
24 |
Wisconsin | $43,466 | 50 | South Dakota | $34,040 | |
25 |
Nevada | $43,394 | U.S. average | $47,750 | ||
26 |
North Carolina | $43,313 | N.Y.S. above avg. | 18% | ||
| Source: National Education Association | ||||||