| Average Teacher Salary |
| Rank |
State |
Salary |
| 37 |
Alabama |
$32,470 |
| 3 |
Alaska |
$49,140 |
| 33 |
Arizona |
$33,208 |
| 44 |
Arkansas |
$30,987 |
| 9 |
California |
$42,992 |
| 22 |
Colorado |
$36,271 |
| 1 |
Connecticut |
$51,181 |
| 10 |
Delaware |
$42,424 |
| 12 |
D.C. |
$41,436 |
| 28 |
Florida |
$33,885 |
| 26 |
Georgia |
$35,679 |
| 19 |
Hawaii |
$38,105 |
| 39 |
Idaho |
$31,818 |
| 11 |
Illinois |
$42,339 |
| 17 |
Indiana |
$38,722 |
| 31 |
Iowa |
$33,272 |
| 34 |
Kansas |
$33,150 |
| 29 |
Kentucky |
$33,802 |
| 48 |
Louisiana |
$28,347 |
| 30 |
Maine |
$33,676 |
| 13 |
Maryland |
$41,257 |
| 7 |
Massachusetts |
$44,101 |
| 5 |
Michigan |
$47,769 |
| 18 |
Minnesota |
$38,276 |
| 50 |
Mississippi |
$27,662 |
| 35 |
Missouri |
$33,143 |
| 46 |
Montana |
$29,958 |
| 40 |
Nebraska |
$31,768 |
| 15 |
Nevada |
$40,817 |
| 25 |
New Hampshire |
$36,029 |
| 2 |
New Jersey |
$49,786 |
| 47 |
New Mexico |
$29,715 |
| 4 |
New York |
$48,000 |
| 43 |
North Carolina |
$31,167 |
| 49 |
North Dakota |
$27,709 |
| 16 |
Ohio |
$38,944 |
| 45 |
Oklahoma |
$30,187 |
| 14 |
Oregon |
$41,093 |
| 6 |
Pennsylvania |
$47,147 |
| 8 |
Rhode Island |
43,084 |
| 36 |
South Carolina |
$32,659 |
| 51 |
South Dakota |
$27,072 |
| 27 |
Tennessee |
$34,267 |
| 38 |
Texas |
$32,426 |
| 42 |
Utah |
$31,310 |
| 24 |
Vermont |
$36,053 |
| 23 |
Virginia |
$36,116 |
| 21 |
Washington |
$37,860 |
| 32 |
West Virginia |
$33,258 |
| 20 |
Wisconsin |
37,878 |
| 41 |
Wyoming |
$31,716 |
| US Average |
$38,436 |
|
| Average Expenditure per Student |
| Rank |
State |
Expen. |
| 44 |
Alabama |
$4,593 |
| 4 |
Alaska |
$8,231 |
| 48 |
Arizona |
$4,413 |
| 46 |
Arkansas |
$4,535 |
| 35 |
California |
$5,258 |
| 32 |
Colorado |
$5,312 |
| 2 |
Connecticut |
$8,580 |
| 8 |
Delaware |
$7,135 |
| 5 |
D.C. |
$8,048 |
| 31 |
Florida |
$5,360 |
| 30 |
Georgia |
$5,369 |
| 27 |
Hawaii |
$5,633 |
| 47 |
Idaho |
$4,447 |
| 19 |
Illinois |
$5,940 |
| 15 |
Indiana |
$6,157 |
| 25 |
Iowa |
$5,738 |
| 28 |
Kansas |
$5,508 |
| 36 |
Kentucky |
$5,155 |
| 42 |
Louisiana |
$4,724 |
| 14 |
Maine |
$6,327 |
| 12 |
Maryland |
$6,755 |
| 7 |
Massachusetts |
$7,331 |
| 10 |
Michigan |
$6,938 |
| 17 |
Minnesota |
$6,005 |
| 50 |
Mississippi |
$4,039 |
| 33 |
Missouri |
$5,306 |
| 29 |
Montana |
$5,481 |
| 23 |
Nebraska |
$5,848 |
| 37 |
Nevada |
$5084 |
| 22 |
New Hampshire |
$5,920 |
| 1 |
New Jersey |
$9,744 |
| 43 |
New Mexico |
$4,682 |
| 3 |
New York |
$8,525 |
| 39 |
North Carolina |
$4,929 |
| 41 |
North Dakota |
$4,808 |
| 20 |
Ohio |
$5,936 |
| 40 |
Oklahoma |
$4,817 |
| 21 |
Oregon |
$5,920 |
| 9 |
Pennsylvania |
$7,106 |
| 6 |
Rhode Island |
$7,612 |
| 38 |
South Carolina |
$5,048 |
| 49 |
South Dakota |
$4,375 |
| 45 |
Tennessee |
$4,580 |
| 34 |
Texas |
$5,267 |
| 51 |
Utah |
$3,783 |
| 13 |
Vermont |
$6,753 |
| 24 |
Virginia |
$5,788 |
| 26 |
Washington |
$5,734 |
| 16 |
West Virginia |
$6,076 |
| 11 |
Wisconsin |
$6,796 |
| 18 |
Wyoming |
$5,971 |
| US Average |
$5,925 |
|