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School Teacher Salary: By State
Our goal was to collect as much information as possible
and calculate the most accurate projection for this school
year. The fun thing is to compare your state's performance
to that of the other states in terms of spending over the
last ten years as well as median salary.
Chart down below explained:
The first column is the state. The
second column is that state's average
starting teaching salary. The
third column is that state's median
teaching salary. The fourth column
is the 10 year percentage of growth for
that state. And the fifth column
is our projection for what the 2011
average teaching salary will be for that
state. You can also click on the
state link itself to get a deeper look
at that state and other statistics
regarding teaching salaries.
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STATE
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STARTING TEACHER SALARY
2009 - 2010
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SCHOOL TEACHER
MEDIAN SALARY
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10 YEAR INCREASE
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PROJECTED TEACHER SALARY
2010 - 2011
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Alabama
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$31,368
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$40,347
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28.9%
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$41,513
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Alaska
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$38,657
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$53,553
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7.9%
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$53,976
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Arizona
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$30,404
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$44,672
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37.5%
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$46,347
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Arkansas
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$28,784
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$42,768
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44.8%
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$44,684
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California
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$35,760
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$59,825
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41.6%
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$62,313
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Colorado
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$35,086
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$44,439
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25.7%
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$45,581
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Connecticut
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$39,259
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$59,304
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18.0%
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$60,371
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DC
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$39,298
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$56,254
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20.0%
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$57,365
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Delaware
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$35,854
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$54,264
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33.9%
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$56,103
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Florida
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$33,427
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$43,302
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29.9%
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$44,596
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Georgia
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$34,442
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$48,300
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42.1%
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$50,333
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Hawaii
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$35,816
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$49,292
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37.7%
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$51,150
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Idaho
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$27,500
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$41,150
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33.2%
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$42,516
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Illinois
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$37,500
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$58,686
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43.4%
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$61,232
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Indiana
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$30,844
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$47,255
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25.4%
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$48,455
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Iowa
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$27,284
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$41,083
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26.9%
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$42,188
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Kansas
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$27,840
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$41,467
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28.1%
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$42,632
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Louisiana
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$31,298
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$40,029
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45.4%
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$41,846
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Maine
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$26,643
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$40,737
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23.9%
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$41,710
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Maryland
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$37,125
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$54,333
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32.0%
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$56,071
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Massachusetts
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$35,421
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$56,369
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35.0%
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$58,341
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Michigan
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$35,557
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$54,739
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16.9%
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$55,664
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Minnesota
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$31,532
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$48,489
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31.3%
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$50,006
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Mississippi
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$28,200
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$40,576
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46.5%
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$42,462
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Missouri
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$29,281
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$40,462
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25.2%
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$41,481
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Montana
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$25,318
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$39,832
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35.6%
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$41,250
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Nebraska
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$29,303
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$40,382
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28.2%
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$41,520
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Nevada
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$27,957
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$44,426
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22.8%
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$45,438
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New Hampshire
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$28,279
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$45,263
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26.5%
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$46,462
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New Jersey
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$38,408
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$58,156
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19.3%
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$59,278
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New Mexico
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$33,730
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$41,637
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43.2%
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$43,435
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New York
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$37,321
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$57,354
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19.2%
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$58,455
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North Carolina
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$27,944
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$43,922
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44.4%
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$45,872
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North Dakota
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$24,872
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$37,764
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40.0%
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$39,274
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Ohio
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$33,671
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$50,314
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33.0%
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$51,974
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Oklahoma
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$29,174
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$38,772
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36.5%
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$40,187
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Oregon
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$33,699
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$50,044
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26.0%
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$51,345
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Pennsylvania
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$34,974
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$54,027
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17.2%
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$54,956
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Rhode Island
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$34,976
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$54,730
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31.0%
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$56,426
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South Carolina
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$28,568
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$43,011
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36.0%
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$44,559
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South Dakota
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$26,111
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$34,709
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31.7%
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$35,809
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Tennessee
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$32,369
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$42,537
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28.4%
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$43,745
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Texas
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$33,775
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$41,744
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32.9%
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$43,117
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Utah
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$26,521
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$40,007
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30.8%
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$41,239
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Vermont
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$26,461
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$46,622
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28.5%
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$47,950
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Virginia
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$33,200
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$43,823
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26.0%
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$44,962
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Washington
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$30,974
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$46,326
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22.4%
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$47,363
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West Virginia
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$26,704
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$38,284
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19.1%
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$39,015
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Wisconsin
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$25,222
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$46,390
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21.5%
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$47,387
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Wyoming
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$31,481
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$43,255
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37.0%
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$44,855
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We are going to
look into some other factors concerning a school teacher
salary and how these states compare. In other words,
does spending more on your teachers directly affect how well
the students are doing? We will be adding a column for
this question in the very near future. |
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