Without looking at all forms of compensation or adjusting for cost of living,
average teacher salary rankings don't tell us all that much.
Last year,
average teacher salaries ranked 41st.
Not exact matches
The
average salary for a Kentucky certified
teacher is set by a state - mandated
salary schedule based on length of classroom experience and
ranks determined by certification, level of degree, and postgraduate work.
Much of the press coverage on the strike has focused on West Virginia's low
ranking in
average teacher salaries (see examples from The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, CNN, Vox, etc.).
In 2008 — 09, with an
average salary of $ 66,995, California
ranked third behind New York with an
average teacher salary of $ 69,118.
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rank of North Carolina among the states for the largest decline in
average teacher salaries from 2003 - 2004 to 2013 - 2014 (Ibid)
In 2009 - 2010, Florida
ranked 43rd among the 50 states in
average teacher salary and $ 8,357 below the national
average.
In 2015, North Carolina
ranked 42nd in the nation for the highest
salary for
teachers,
averaging $ 47,819, according to the
Indeed, Wyoming boasts some of the best
teacher salaries in the nation, with most of the positions
ranking above the national
average.
, Wyoming
ranked 16th among states for
teacher pay in 2013, with an
average salary of $ 57,920.
According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, Wyoming
ranked 16th among states for
teacher pay in 2013, with an
average salary of $ 57,920.
According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, Tennessee
ranked 36th in the nation for
teacher salary in 2013, with the
average in - state being $ 48,289.
In 2015, North Carolina
ranked 42nd in the nation for the highest
salary for
teachers,
averaging $ 47,819, according to the National Education Association's
Rankings of the States 2015.
We then analyzed what that
average salary will buy in terms of median house value in a state to determine the «bang for your buck» factor, as well as the growth rate in the total number of
teachers from 2014 to 2024, to ultimately derive the
ranking of the best states in which to be a
teacher.
By the 2001 - 02 school year, the state's
teacher salary ranking had rocketed to 19th in the U.S., just $ 2,000 below the then - national
average of $ 44,655.
In most states,
teachers are paid
salaries that, on
average,
rank below those for professions requiring similar levels of education.
According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics,, Rhode Island
ranked 10th in the nation for
teacher pay in 2013, with an
average salary of $ 63,474.
A $ 54,224
average teacher salary leads to a
ranking of 24th only if every other state in the country keeps their
average salaries unchanged over the next two years.