Teacher Salaries throughout

the country
Jamilex Polonia, Gabby Brinkworth, Juli Alvarado
East Coast prt.1
Mid-west prt.1
west Coast prt.1
East Coast prt.2
Elementary schools: Highschool:
New Jersey: New Jersey:

● Average salary $67,160 (bottom 20%= $51,710; ● Average salary $74,700 (bottom 20%= $53,870;
top 20%= $98,440) top 20%= $103,340)

Florida: Florida:

● Average salary $48,630 (bottom 20%= $31,900; ● Average salary $52,120 (bottom 20%= $39,330;
top 20%= $73,110) top 20%= $74,020)

Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania:

● Average salary $56,696 (bottom 20%= $35,462; ● Average salary $53,809 (bottom 20%= $34,312;
top 20%= $90,643 top 20%= $84,384)

The highest paid in the elementary school teacher

profession work in the metropolitan areas of
Fairbanks, Alaska, Poughkeepsie, New York, and New
York City
 Mid-West Prt.2
● Despite being highly valued in many states, teachers are paid significantly less than other college-educated workers

● Nationally, teachers earn 19% less than similarly skilled and educated professionals
○ This gap has grown over time

● Teacher Salaries are just one component of the state's overall public schools spending
○ Largely dependent on a given State’s revenue

● Strikes and protests have erupted all over the United States, specifically in Kentucky, Oklahoma and Colorado
● Montana has the lowest starting teacher salary ($30,036) and South Dakota has the lowest average salary
● (Arizona) and Oklahoma are two of the lowest paying states - with ongoing teacher strikes
○ Teacher’s feeling strikes are the only way to raise awareness of the issue
○ With strikes arise other issues

● In about half of all U.S. states, the average teacher does not even earn a living wage needed to support a family
● Teachers often work two or three jobs to make ends meet
● Quality teachers are one of the most important factors in student achievements
○ The stress and exhaustion can become unbearable, pushing more teachers out of the profession
West coast prt. 2
● Range typically between $55,924 - $80,680
● Seattle, WA highest teacher pay in the West coast and best cost of living.
● Teacher shortage in Arizona-
○ Third of teachers nearing retirement
○ Will need an additional 100,000 teachers in the next decade
○ Urban and rural schools
○ 20% of all new hires leave the classroom within 3 years
○ 50% of new teachers leave the profession during the first 5 years in urban district
● Arizona university program- The Arizona Teachers Academy students get one year of tuition waived for each year
they commit to teaching in Arizona public schools. With one year grace period after finishing the program to begin
teaching in the state.
● CTA believes “all teacher recruitment and retention has to start with recognizing the complexity of teaching and
paying teachers a salary comparable to other professions.”
● 94% of teachers spends their own money on school supplies.
● 9 out of 10 educators will not be reimbursed.
● Amount of own teacher spending in each state is different.
● What does that mean for future teachers?
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