Statistics for Survival
State by State Salary Listings
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Top 10 Beginning Teacher Salaries
- District of Columbia $47,917
- New Jersey $46,353
- Hawaii $43,157
- Maryland $42,647
- Wyoming $41,804
- New York $41,685
- California $41,536
- Connecticut $41,190
- Alaska $40,332
- Massachusetts $39,494
Top 10 Average Teacher Salaries
- New York $72,708
- Massachusetts $71,017
- California $69,434
- New Jersey $66,985
- District of Columbia $66,601
- Connecticut $65,571
- Maryland $65,113
- Illinois $63,005
- Alaska $61,093
- Rhode Island $60,923
See the full report of the Rankings of the States and Estimates of School Statistics
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