How much is Teacher Salaries in United States?

Teacher Salaries in The US are very much depending on the region and state  where you are as a teacher. In areas where the cost of living is lower than most, the average salary is well below the norm. For example In South Dakota for, the average teacher makes just under $35,000. while in areas where the cost of living is high, such as California and Connecticut, the average teacher makes just under $60,000. Salary for a teacher is also dependent on the number of year experiences as a teacher

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The average salaries for teachers for

beginning (and average) by state is a tricky business are shown in the Table below. Data were combined data from multiple sources, including the National Education Association, job surveys, and private data analyses to try to build the most accurate list of teacher salaries by state. The salary for teacher as shown here is cited from http://teacherportal.com/teacher-salaries-by-state.

State Starting Salary Average Salary 10-year increase Salary Comfort Index
Alabama $31,368 $40,347 28.9 13
Alaska $38,657 $53,553 7.9 30
Arizona $30,404 $44,672 37.5 35
Arkansas $28,784 $42,768 44.8 11
California $35,760 $59,825 41.6 44
Colorado $35,086 $44,439 25.7 12
Connecticut $39,259 $59,304 18 22
Delaware $35,854 $54,264 33.9 2
Florida $33,427 $43,302 29.9 26
Georgia $34,442 $48,300 42.1 3
Hawaii $35,816 $49,292 37.7 50
Idaho $27,500 $41,150 33.2 33
Illinois $37,500 $58,686 43.4 1
Indiana $30,844 $47,255 25.4 8
Iowa $27,284 $41,083 26.9 31
Kansas $27,840 $41,467 28.1 21
Kentucky $30,619 $42,592 28.8 15
Louisiana $31,298 $40,029 45.4 20
Maine $26,643 $40,737 23.9 47
Maryland $37,125 $54,333 32 37
Massachusetts $35,421 $56,369 35 34
Michigan $35,557 $54,739 16.9 4
Minnesota $31,532 $48,489 31.3 10
Mississippi $28,200 $40,576 46.5 19
Missouri $29,281 $40,462 25.2 16
Montana $25,318 $39,832 35.6 46
Nebraska $29,303 $40,382 28.2 17
Nevada $27,957 $44,426 22.8 45
New Hampshire $28,279 $45,263 26.5 48
New Jersey $38,408 $58,156 19.3 36
New Mexico $33,730 $41,637 43.2 29
New York $37,321 $57,354 19.2 38
North Carolina $27,944 $43,922 44.4 23
North Dakota $24,872 $37,764 40 43
Ohio $33,671 $50,314 33 6
Oklahoma $29,174 $38,772 36.5 18
Oregon $33,699 $50,044 26 14
Pennsylvania $34,976 $54,027 17.2 5
Rhode Island $33,815 $54,730 31 42
South Carolina $28,568 $43,011 36 24
South Dakota $26,111 $34,709 31.7 41
Tennessee $32,369 $42,537 28.4 9
Texas $33,775 $41,744 32.9 7
Utah $26,521 $40,007 30.8 39
Vermont $26,461 $46,622 28.5 49
Virginia $33,200 $43,823 26 25
Washington $30,974 $46,326 22.4 32
West Virginia $26,704 $38,284 19.1 40
Wisconsin $25,222 $46,390 21.5 28
Wyoming $31,481 $43,255 37 27