There's probably no single measure that really captures that information, but a good first step might be
comparing average teacher salaries to the median household income in each state.
The following chart from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
compares average teacher salaries in Tennessee to the national averages.
Not exact matches
Nationwide, states spent an
average of $ 6,903 per student on
teacher salaries that year,
compared to $ 14,769 in New York.
This is largely due to poor starting
salaries, however, the report did find that after 10 years experience
teachers in England do earn more than
average compared to other developed countries.
For a
teacher earning the
average starting
salary of $ 36,141 with a typical undergraduate loan balance, enrolling in an income - based plan would save her as much as $ 200 a month: she'd pay $ 100 — 150,
compared to $ 300 under the standard 10 - year repayment plan.
The report looks at the
average base
salary for
teachers with 10 or more years of experience in all fifty states,
comparing salary growth over time.
On
average, over the past 10 years,
teacher salaries have increased 1.4 percent a year,
compared with 4 percent for health insurance and 7.8 percent for retirement.
The rise in unqualified
teachers (4.5 per cent
compared with 3.7 per cent in 2013) could be part of the reason the
average classroom
teacher salary (# 34,300) went down by # 100 in 2013.
Students in the process of becoming a
teacher in North Dakota should view this table that
compares the
average annual
salaries of different teaching positions in North Dakota against the national
average using information provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
McKinsey & Co. did a study (PDF) last year
comparing the U.S. to other countries and found that America's
average current
teacher salaries — starting around $ 35,000 and topping out at an
average of $ 65,000 — were set far too low to attract and retain top talent.
Since Katrina, the
average teacher salary in New Orleans has risen slower than the state
average but in 2011 was 20 % higher than before the storm: $ 47,878
compared with the statewide
average of $ 49,246, state data shows.
And North Carolina is dead last in the change in
teachers»
salaries over the past decade —
teacher's
salaries dropped 16 percent during that period,
compared with the national
average of a three percent decline.
The national
average salary for a
teacher with five years of experience and a bachelor's degree was $ 39,700 in 2008,
compared with $ 46,500 with a master's, according to the federal data... The nation spends an estimated $ 15 billion annually on
salary bumps for
teachers who earn master's degrees...
To understand how these unique circumstances could affect Oakland
teacher salaries, we
compared OUSD to seven California districts that are similar in both size (within 5000
average daily attendance) and student composition (within 10 % LCFF unduplicated percentage).
Finally, the analysis
compared the
salaries of
teachers in schools with the top quintile of enrolled African - American and Latino students, to the
average teacher salary in the district.
As you can see, there's considerable variation between states in terms of how
teachers»
salaries compare to
average incomes.
The analysis
compared average rent in each city to local
teacher salaries.
However, you do see that Pleasantville has a fairly high
average teacher salary and a stronger early childhood program
compared to other similar cities.
How does our
average teacher salary compare to other cities?
Redfin analyzed
average teacher salaries in markets in California and
compared them with the median home price.