Title: States Where Teachers Are Paid the Most and Least – 24/7 Wall St.
Headings: States Where Teachers Are Paid the Most and Least
States Where Teachers Are Paid the Most and Least
Hristina Byrnes
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Content: Teacher salaries are just one component of a state’s overall public schools spending, and states with low teacher salaries also have relatively low education expenditures per-pupil. Among the 25 states with lowest median annual teacher salaries, per-pupil expenditures do not exceed the average expenditure of $20,722 per pupil nationwide in all but two states. Only four states on the higher end of the teacher pay range spend less than the national average per student. In states that pay teachers relatively little the average wage for all occupations is also relatively lower. In fact, in only one of the 25 states with the lowest annual average salary for teachers, the average wage for all jobs is higher than the national average of $53,490. Though being a teacher comes with many challenges, only one of which is financial, teachers are not leaving the profession. In fact, the number of all elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers is projected to grow, albeit not by a lot, between 2019 and 2029 — these are America’s fastest growing jobs. Click here for the states where teachers are paid the most and least
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