{
  "name": "Teacher salary by state",
  "description": "State-level estimated average teacher salary comparison derived from reliable NCES FY2022 district records.",
  "license": "CC0-1.0",
  "source": "NCES Common Core of Data F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey and CCD Staff Universe Survey",
  "sourceUrl": "https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/f33agency.asp",
  "fiscalYear": "FY2022",
  "methodologyUrl": "https://plainteacher.com/methodology/",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://plainteacher.com/data/teacher-salary-by-state/",
  "records": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "state": "District of Columbia",
      "stateAbbreviation": "DC",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 127962,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 1,
      "totalEnrollment": 48635
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "state": "New York",
      "stateAbbreviation": "NY",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 125882,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 635,
      "totalEnrollment": 1429684
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "state": "California",
      "stateAbbreviation": "CA",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 123951,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 748,
      "totalEnrollment": 5254444
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "state": "Washington",
      "stateAbbreviation": "WA",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 117433,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 231,
      "totalEnrollment": 1067872
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "state": "Connecticut",
      "stateAbbreviation": "CT",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 106216,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 156,
      "totalEnrollment": 467853
    },
    {
      "rank": 6,
      "state": "Massachusetts",
      "stateAbbreviation": "MA",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 105323,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 291,
      "totalEnrollment": 855986
    },
    {
      "rank": 7,
      "state": "Alaska",
      "stateAbbreviation": "AK",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 104540,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 41,
      "totalEnrollment": 128696
    },
    {
      "rank": 8,
      "state": "Minnesota",
      "stateAbbreviation": "MN",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 103100,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 309,
      "totalEnrollment": 794014
    },
    {
      "rank": 9,
      "state": "Maryland",
      "stateAbbreviation": "MD",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 101110,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 24,
      "totalEnrollment": 881064
    },
    {
      "rank": 10,
      "state": "Ohio",
      "stateAbbreviation": "OH",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 96303,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 646,
      "totalEnrollment": 1559633
    },
    {
      "rank": 11,
      "state": "Rhode Island",
      "stateAbbreviation": "RI",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 96093,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 34,
      "totalEnrollment": 122350
    },
    {
      "rank": 12,
      "state": "New Jersey",
      "stateAbbreviation": "NJ",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 90256,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 521,
      "totalEnrollment": 1261874
    },
    {
      "rank": 13,
      "state": "Hawaii",
      "stateAbbreviation": "HI",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 89313,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 1,
      "totalEnrollment": 173178
    },
    {
      "rank": 14,
      "state": "Vermont",
      "stateAbbreviation": "VT",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 88832,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 73,
      "totalEnrollment": 76358
    },
    {
      "rank": 15,
      "state": "Oregon",
      "stateAbbreviation": "OR",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 88731,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 153,
      "totalEnrollment": 524075
    },
    {
      "rank": 16,
      "state": "Delaware",
      "stateAbbreviation": "DE",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 87434,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 19,
      "totalEnrollment": 122734
    },
    {
      "rank": 17,
      "state": "Illinois",
      "stateAbbreviation": "IL",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 86298,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 757,
      "totalEnrollment": 1848585
    },
    {
      "rank": 18,
      "state": "New Hampshire",
      "stateAbbreviation": "NH",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 85585,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 113,
      "totalEnrollment": 154710
    },
    {
      "rank": 19,
      "state": "Wyoming",
      "stateAbbreviation": "WY",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 84775,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 44,
      "totalEnrollment": 92288
    },
    {
      "rank": 20,
      "state": "Pennsylvania",
      "stateAbbreviation": "PA",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 84555,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 506,
      "totalEnrollment": 1502283
    },
    {
      "rank": 21,
      "state": "Virginia",
      "stateAbbreviation": "VA",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 84524,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 130,
      "totalEnrollment": 1242370
    },
    {
      "rank": 22,
      "state": "Utah",
      "stateAbbreviation": "UT",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 83296,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 40,
      "totalEnrollment": 608892
    },
    {
      "rank": 23,
      "state": "Colorado",
      "stateAbbreviation": "CO",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 80177,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 142,
      "totalEnrollment": 846684
    },
    {
      "rank": 24,
      "state": "Louisiana",
      "stateAbbreviation": "LA",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 80129,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 70,
      "totalEnrollment": 607635
    },
    {
      "rank": 25,
      "state": "Alabama",
      "stateAbbreviation": "AL",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 78398,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 138,
      "totalEnrollment": 744750
    },
    {
      "rank": 26,
      "state": "Iowa",
      "stateAbbreviation": "IA",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 77910,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 303,
      "totalEnrollment": 500629
    },
    {
      "rank": 27,
      "state": "Nebraska",
      "stateAbbreviation": "NE",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 77862,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 197,
      "totalEnrollment": 319666
    },
    {
      "rank": 28,
      "state": "North Dakota",
      "stateAbbreviation": "ND",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 77606,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 98,
      "totalEnrollment": 109101
    },
    {
      "rank": 29,
      "state": "Maine",
      "stateAbbreviation": "ME",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 76891,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 119,
      "totalEnrollment": 158650
    },
    {
      "rank": 30,
      "state": "North Carolina",
      "stateAbbreviation": "NC",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 76187,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 115,
      "totalEnrollment": 1391967
    },
    {
      "rank": 31,
      "state": "Georgia",
      "stateAbbreviation": "GA",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 75303,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 179,
      "totalEnrollment": 1699250
    },
    {
      "rank": 32,
      "state": "Texas",
      "stateAbbreviation": "TX",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 74920,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 904,
      "totalEnrollment": 5035815
    },
    {
      "rank": 33,
      "state": "Michigan",
      "stateAbbreviation": "MI",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 74751,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 512,
      "totalEnrollment": 1239965
    },
    {
      "rank": 34,
      "state": "Montana",
      "stateAbbreviation": "MT",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 73667,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 139,
      "totalEnrollment": 131107
    },
    {
      "rank": 35,
      "state": "New Mexico",
      "stateAbbreviation": "NM",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 72485,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 70,
      "totalEnrollment": 296971
    },
    {
      "rank": 36,
      "state": "Wisconsin",
      "stateAbbreviation": "WI",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 71287,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 402,
      "totalEnrollment": 813986
    },
    {
      "rank": 37,
      "state": "Kentucky",
      "stateAbbreviation": "KY",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 70418,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 170,
      "totalEnrollment": 653456
    },
    {
      "rank": 38,
      "state": "Tennessee",
      "stateAbbreviation": "TN",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 68524,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 139,
      "totalEnrollment": 979780
    },
    {
      "rank": 39,
      "state": "Arizona",
      "stateAbbreviation": "AZ",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 68265,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 152,
      "totalEnrollment": 874423
    },
    {
      "rank": 40,
      "state": "Idaho",
      "stateAbbreviation": "ID",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 67352,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 91,
      "totalEnrollment": 276749
    },
    {
      "rank": 41,
      "state": "Kansas",
      "stateAbbreviation": "KS",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 66655,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 247,
      "totalEnrollment": 472504
    },
    {
      "rank": 42,
      "state": "Indiana",
      "stateAbbreviation": "IN",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 65729,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 288,
      "totalEnrollment": 980725
    },
    {
      "rank": 43,
      "state": "South Carolina",
      "stateAbbreviation": "SC",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 64959,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 76,
      "totalEnrollment": 735759
    },
    {
      "rank": 44,
      "state": "Nevada",
      "stateAbbreviation": "NV",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 64175,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 15,
      "totalEnrollment": 426491
    },
    {
      "rank": 45,
      "state": "Florida",
      "stateAbbreviation": "FL",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 64083,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 66,
      "totalEnrollment": 2812487
    },
    {
      "rank": 46,
      "state": "South Dakota",
      "stateAbbreviation": "SD",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 63995,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 123,
      "totalEnrollment": 136949
    },
    {
      "rank": 47,
      "state": "West Virginia",
      "stateAbbreviation": "WV",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 62740,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 53,
      "totalEnrollment": 247667
    },
    {
      "rank": 48,
      "state": "Missouri",
      "stateAbbreviation": "MO",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 62482,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 405,
      "totalEnrollment": 849204
    },
    {
      "rank": 49,
      "state": "Oklahoma",
      "stateAbbreviation": "OK",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 58364,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 415,
      "totalEnrollment": 625045
    },
    {
      "rank": 50,
      "state": "Mississippi",
      "stateAbbreviation": "MS",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 57919,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 138,
      "totalEnrollment": 438567
    },
    {
      "rank": 51,
      "state": "Arkansas",
      "stateAbbreviation": "AR",
      "estimatedAverageTeacherSalaryUsd": 55703,
      "reliableDistrictCount": 221,
      "totalEnrollment": 457707
    }
  ]
}