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Teacher Maps

Boston, Massachusetts
Teacher	$30,000
Management Trainee	$44,286
Accountant (public)	$45,059
Registered Nurse	$52,625
Software Designer & Developer	$60,000

Atlanta, Georgia
Teacher	$36,557
Management Trainee	$40,500
Registered Nurse	$46,000
Auditor (public)	$48,000
Software Designer & Developer	$55,000

Chicago, Illinois
Teacher	$36,100
Management Trainee	$39,113
Researcher (non-technical)	$45,000
Accountant (public)	$52,750
Software Designer & Developer	$58,000

Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas
Teacher	$37,971
Management Trainee	$37,985
Accountant (public)	$45,500
Software Designer & Developer	$50,859
Field Engineer	$54,108

Denver/Boulder, Colorado
Teacher	$30,570
Management Trainee	$35,409
Accountant (public)	$37,839
Field Engineer	$48,866
Software Designer & Developer	$50,333

Indianapolis, Indiana
Teacher	$34,140
Management Trainee	$40,917
Accountant (public)	$43,000
Software Designer & Developer	$50,635
Field Engineer	$57,000

Kansas City, Missouri
Teacher	$31,167
Management Trainee	$33,167
Accountant (public)	$37,333
Field Engineer	$51,783
Software Designer & Developer	$52,941

Los Angeles, California
Teacher	$36,500
Management Trainee	$41,600
Accountant (public)	$49,000
Software Designer & Developer	$50,000
Registered Nurse	$56,000

Memphis, Tennessee
Teacher	$36,830
Registered Nurse	$40,320
Accountant (private)	$42,000
Production Engineer	$57,000

Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Teacher	$30,000
Management Trainee	$37,530
Registered Nurse	$43,000
Field Engineer	$45,500
Researcher (technology or science)	$56,000

New York Metro Area
Teacher	$40,919
Management Trainee	$45,768
Accountant (public)	$51,269
Software Designer & Developer	$55,833
Registered Nurse	$59,000

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Teacher	$34,400
Management Trainee	$43,082
Accountant (public)	$43,206
Software Designer & Developer	$45,500
Registered Nurse	$52,377

Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina
Teacher	$27,333
Management Trainee	$36,333
Registered Nurse	$38,063
Software Designer & Developer	$51,000
Field Engineer	$56,000

Richmond, Virginia
Management Trainee	$35,000
Teacher	$38,000
Finance, Tax, Monetary Policy Professional	$48,500
Field Engineer	$52,000
Software Designer & Developer	$57,500

Salt Lake City, Utah
Teacher	$26,428
Management Trainee	$33,526
Registered Nurse	$39,147
Auditor (public)	$39,438
Software Designer & Developer	$54,200

St. Louis, Missouri
Teacher	$30,647
Management Trainee	$31,000
Accountant (public)	$41,200
Project Engineer	$46,375
Software Designer & Developer	$55,500

Tucson, Arizona
Teacher	$28,694
Management Trainee	$31,674
Auditor (public)	$39,997
Registered Nurse	$43,546
Software Designer & Developer	$47,833

Washington/Baltimore, DC/Maryland
Teacher	$38,275
Management Trainee	$42,000
Accountant (public)	$48,227
Registered Nurse	$50,444
Software Designer & Developer	$54,847

NEW TEACHER PAY LAGS BEHIND COMPARABLE PROFESSIONS
New teachers earn less than their peer in other professions requiring comparable education and responsibilities. Wages start low, and the gap keeps widening, causing many good teachers to leave the profession for greener financial pastures.

› Scroll over cities on the map to find the average beginning salaries for new teachers, and how they compare with beginning salaries for nurses, managers, and other comparable professionals.

Teacher	$31,408
Researcher (non-technical)	$35,769
Management Trainee	$39,501
Registered Nurse	$44,345
Accountant (public)	$45,518
Field Engineer	$51,162

Source: National Association of Colleges and Employers

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