Salary Information for Teachers & ESP

Here are six quick resources on wage issues for educators:

Professional Pay – NEA Web area on pay issues for teachers and ESP.

Rankings & Estimates: Rankings of the States 2005 and Estimates of School Statistics 2006 (, 1MB,  130pp.) - NEA's latest report on school statistics, facts about the extent to which local, state, and national governments commit resources to public education.

Starting Salary Information Listed State by State - State-by-state chart for finding out average starting salaries for new teachers and state needs for more teachers in certain subject areas. 

Teacher Pay 1940–2000: Losing Ground, Losing Status - An NEA researcher's analysis of compensation for teachers vs. other professionals.

Pension and Retirement Security Resources from NEA - Six publications to help you understand, defend, and strengthen the quality and level of retirement benefits for yourself and other public education employees.