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Average Teacher Salary in 1998-1999, State Rankings

RankStateAverage
Salary ($)
1New Jersey51,692
2Connecticut50,277
3New York49,686
4Michigan48,711
5Pennsylvania48,457
6Alaska48,275
7District of Columbia48,275
8California46,326
9Rhode Island46,286
10Illinois45,286
11Massachusetts44,051
12Oregon43,789
13Delaware43,223
14Maryland42,545
15Nevada42,528
16Indiana41,159
17Ohio40,734
 U.S. Average40,574
18Hawaii40,416
19Minnesota39,809
20Wisconsin39,374
21Georgia38,993
22Washington38,530
23Colorado38,157
24Virginia37,709
25New Hampshire37,405
26North Carolina36,883
27Vermont36,697
28Florida35,916
            
RankStateAverage
Salary ($)
29Alabama35,820
30Tennessee35,490
31Kentucky35,383
32Iowa35,007
33Maine34,906
34Kansas34,634
35Arizona34,582
36South Carolina34,506
37Texas34,448
38West Virginia34,248
39Idaho34,062
40Utah34,007
41Wyoming33,480
42Missouri33,463
43Nebraska32,880
44Arkansas32,761
45New Mexico32,161
46Louisiana32,000
47Montana31,536
48Oklahoma31,107
49Mississippi29,550
50North Dakota29,002
51South Dakota28,386
52Guam34,435
53Puerto Rico24,000
54Virgin Islands34,784

Source: American Federation of Teachers, annual survey of state departments of education. "Early Estimates of Public Elementary and Secondary Education Statistics: School Year 1998-1999," U.S. Department of Education, January 1999.

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