Open data / FY2023
Teacher salary by state dataset
A compact, reusable state-level comparison of estimated teacher salary in all 50 states and D.C. Each row is recomputed from PlainTeacher’s reliable district records, rather than copied from a static table.
Download the state summary
Both formats include rank, state, abbreviation, estimated average salary, reliable district count, and total enrollment. They are derived state summaries, not teacher-payroll files or district salary schedules.
Download the salary-change series
This separate 46-jurisdiction release compares a balanced panel of the same districts from FY2019 through FY2023, average inside each state. It shows a multi-year derived change, not a one-year contract increase.
How the dataset is made
PlainTeacher calculates each state value as an unweighted mean of district salary estimates. The district pool excludes records with an implausible salary estimate or fewer than 200 enrolled students, so specialized service agencies do not distort a state comparison.
The calculation uses NCES Common Core of Data F-33 instructional-salary expenditure and CCD Staff Universe teacher-headcount data. The result is a consistent relative comparison, not a published contract pay scale, a starting salary, or an individual teacher’s compensation.
The change release uses the historical F-33 series from FY2019 through FY2023, keeps one estimated-salary method, and includes only district LEAIDs present with valid values in every release. Enrollment-weighting that fixed panel avoids presenting district turnover or a denominator-method switch as pay growth. 46 jurisdictions have a comparable panel.
The downloadable state-summary file is dedicated to the public domain under CC0. Please preserve the source note when reusing it and verify consequential decisions against NCES and local district sources.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey and CCD Staff Universe Survey · FY2023 The downloadable file is a PlainTeacher state-level calculation from public-use NCES records.
Preview: 49 ranked jurisdictions
| Rank | State | Est. avg. salary | Reliable districts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $124,986 | 1 |
| 2 | California | $110,546 | 777 |
| 3 | Delaware | $92,029 | 19 |
| 4 | New York | $89,760 | 642 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $89,674 | 34 |
| 6 | Washington | $88,556 | 229 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $87,877 | 113 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $86,015 | 154 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $84,560 | 290 |
| 10 | Maryland | $84,383 | 23 |
This portal is rendered directly from its public source data, no number is typed in by an editor. The CSV and preview are recomputed from reliable district records in the NCES F-33 and CCD Staff Universe inputs; they are not hand-typed. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page.
| Publisher | PlainTeacher |
| Sources | Public official public datasets |