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Open trend data / FY2019–FY2023

Where estimated teacher pay changed most

This release compares the same valid districts in every year and enrollment-weights them inside each state. That prevents district turnover from masquerading as salary movement. It is a state-level estimate, not a teacher contract or current pay offer.

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Comparable jurisdictions

46

Window

3 years

How to use it

Compare change with current salary; a fast gain does not mean the highest pay today.

RankStateSame districtsFY2019 estimateFY2023 estimateChange
1 New Hampshire 70 $74,599 $103,925 +39.3%
2 Mississippi 136 $46,368 $59,625 +28.6%
3 Delaware 18 $75,050 $95,793 +27.6%
4 Oregon 175 $49,915 $63,257 +26.7%
5 Nevada 16 $47,355 $59,767 +26.2%
6 Arizona 188 $43,569 $54,813 +25.8%
7 Colorado 165 $55,856 $70,101 +25.5%
8 California 851 $63,646 $79,724 +25.3%
9 Idaho 108 $48,492 $58,895 +21.5%
10 South Carolina 67 $58,634 $71,115 +21.3%
11 Washington 258 $70,458 $85,354 +21.1%
12 Maine 153 $72,440 $86,903 +20.0%
13 Ohio 603 $63,744 $76,384 +19.8%
14 Georgia 180 $58,738 $70,131 +19.4%
15 Massachusetts 214 $84,302 $100,624 +19.4%
16 West Virginia 53 $52,380 $61,854 +18.1%
17 Rhode Island 27 $88,037 $103,886 +18.0%
18 Alabama 116 $48,559 $57,300 +18.0%
19 Virginia 127 $66,628 $78,378 +17.6%
20 Michigan 508 $52,675 $61,708 +17.1%
21 Kansas 272 $59,579 $68,907 +15.7%
22 Maryland 24 $78,305 $90,224 +15.2%
23 Hawaii 1 $69,655 $79,728 +14.5%
24 Missouri 494 $57,914 $66,220 +14.3%
25 Wisconsin 409 $70,142 $80,158 +14.3%
26 Pennsylvania 466 $79,563 $90,809 +14.1%
27 Minnesota 323 $63,163 $72,013 +14.0%
28 Indiana 288 $46,813 $53,296 +13.9%
29 Kentucky 160 $52,506 $59,325 +13.0%
30 Vermont 59 $82,223 $92,836 +12.9%
31 Tennessee 140 $52,496 $59,209 +12.8%
32 Montana 270 $61,419 $69,108 +12.5%
33 North Dakota 127 $81,974 $91,707 +11.9%
34 Louisiana 70 $52,198 $58,199 +11.5%
35 Florida 66 $43,451 $48,248 +11.0%
36 New Jersey 359 $92,352 $102,503 +11.0%
37 Wyoming 35 $78,951 $87,572 +10.9%
38 Connecticut 82 $91,894 $101,868 +10.9%
39 Texas 1,008 $53,258 $58,654 +10.1%
40 South Dakota 145 $51,441 $56,634 +10.1%
41 New York 376 $93,483 $102,285 +9.4%
42 Nebraska 217 $65,931 $71,955 +9.1%
43 Arkansas 233 $51,620 $56,287 +9.0%
44 Iowa 323 $65,852 $71,774 +9.0%
45 Oklahoma 502 $42,303 $45,015 +6.4%
46 North Carolina 116 $46,370 $49,052 +5.8%

Method and limits

PlainTeacher first keeps only district LEAIDs with a valid F-33 estimate in every release from FY2019 through FY2023. Inside each state-year, it enrollment-weights those same district estimates. The table exposes the fixed cohort size so the comparison can be reconstructed.

These figures describe change in a consistent estimated measure. They do not identify an individual’s raise, a negotiated salary schedule, benefits, or cost-of-living-adjusted purchasing power. Enrollment changes inside the fixed district cohort can still affect the weighted estimate.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey · FY2019–FY2023 PlainTeacher derives the state trend from a balanced district panel and average estimated-salary calculation; it is not a payroll export.

This portal is rendered directly from its public source data, no number is typed in by an editor. The trend table and downloadable files are generated from the same source-bounded state-level calculation. They compare a consistent estimate across releases and do not present contract or payroll data. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page.