Title: RANKING: How Much Money Teachers Make in Every US State
Headings: Here's how much every US state pays its teachers and how much they spend on each student
Here's how much every US state pays its teachers and how much they spend on each student
Public school teachers made $61,730, on average, in 2018-2019.
51. Mississippi
50. Florida
49. South Dakota
48. Arkansas
47. Louisiana
46. West Virginia
45. Arizona
44. Missouri
43. South Carolina
42. Indiana
41. Tennessee
40. Montana
39. North Dakota
38. Kansas
37. Utah
36. Idaho
35. Kentucky
34. Virginia
33. Oklahoma
32. Alabama
31. New Mexico
30. North Carolina
29. Maine
28. Nebraska
27. Nevada
26. Texas
25. Colorado
24. Minnesota
23. Iowa
22. Wyoming
21. Wisconsin
20. Ohio
19. New Hampshire
18. Georgia
17. Vermont
16. Michigan
15. Delaware
14. Hawaii
13. Rhode Island
12. Oregon
11. Illinois
10. Pennsylvania
9. Alaska
8. Washington
7. Maryland
6. New Jersey
5. Connecticut
4. Washington, DC
3. Massachusetts
2. California
1. New York
Method and data source
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Content: Nevada
Julie Jacobson/AP
2019-2020 average teacher salary: $56,672
Change in adjusted salary since 1999-2000: -5.3%
State spending per student: $9,417
26. Texas
Eric Gay/AP
2019-2020 average teacher salary: $57,091
Change in adjusted salary since 1999-2000: 0.0%
State spending per student: $9,606
25. Colorado
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2019-2020 average teacher salary: $57,269
Change in adjusted salary since 1999-2000: