Teacher Pay, State by State

Florida's average teacher salary is the second-lowest in the nation — just 82% of what the average Florida worker earns. Every state's numbers, from the official data.

Average teacher pay by state

n	avg	start	alljobs	rpp
Alabama	62985	47955	62044	90
Alaska	81450	53650	71861	101.7
Arizona	64291	44869	70406	101.1
Arkansas	59193	50076	58398	86.5
California	103552	59424	92145	112.6
Colorado	72781	45489	80287	101.4
Connecticut	89593	51053	87516	103.7
Delaware	76570	49344	72408	99.3
District of Columbia	95077	64640	122989	110.8
Florida	56663	49435	69470	103.5
Georgia	71524	48722	70607	96.7
Hawaii	75860	51835	67366	108.6
Idaho	62786	46253	59572	91.4
Illinois	78495	46655	77257	98.9
Indiana	61661	45958	62727	92.2
Iowa	65312	48139	61347	88.8
Kansas	61470	44163	60778	90
Kentucky	60594	41901	60431	90.5
Louisiana	56785	46850	61284	88.3
Maine	65621	44152	63220	97.1
Maryland	87409	57293	78941	104
Massachusetts	93554	54216	96109	108.2
Michigan	71023	43093	68281	94.2
Minnesota	76234	46477	74221	98.4
Mississippi	54975	43814	50966	87.3
Missouri	57366	40682	63937	91.8
Montana	59305	36682	60038	90.2
Nebraska	63326	39561	61050	90.4
Nevada	74812	49731	67092	97
New Hampshire	69432	44010	77418	105.3
New Jersey	84974	58727	83334	108.9
New Mexico	69736	54372	60910	90.4
New York	98655	51612	95082	107.6
North Carolina	60323	44952	68721	94.1
North Dakota	60704	45252	65694	88.6
Ohio	70586	42222	65897	91.8
Oklahoma	61931	41294	58691	88.3
Oregon	81657	46854	71313	104.7
Pennsylvania	79078	52198	71724	97.5
Rhode Island	85772	48242	68289	101.4
South Carolina	64050	48426	61011	93.2
South Dakota	58486	47196	58306	88.1
Tennessee	61222	47230	67431	92.5
Texas	63749	49465	75394	97.2
Utah	72882	57849	66894	95
Vermont	71871	46963	64466	96.6
Virginia	69254	50448	77671	100.7
Washington	96589	60658	94985	108.6
West Virginia	58099	45294	58280	89.8
Wisconsin	67794	43288	63460	93.1
Wyoming	65668	51776	61635	90.8