PlainTeacher data · FY2023

Top teacher salaries by state

Estimated average instructional-staff salary from NCES F-33 expenditure and reported teacher FTE. Not a salary schedule or individual offer.

1. 1 District of Columbia $124,986
2. 2 California $110,546
3. 3 Delaware $92,029
4. 4 New York $89,760
5. 5 Rhode Island $89,674
6. 6 Washington $88,556
7. 7 New Hampshire $87,877
8. 8 Connecticut $86,015
9. 9 Massachusetts $84,560
10. 10 Maryland $84,383

Source: PlainTeacher’s CC0 state summary, derived from NCES F-33 and CCD Staff Universe Survey data.