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Interactive tools · NCES F-33 FY2023

Tools & Calculators

District of Columbia pay #1 is not California enrollment #1. District of Columbia ranks #1 of 49 on the unweighted mean teacher-salary estimate ($124,986, 1 reliable district) but California ranks #1 of 49 by enrollment in that same pool (5,249,524 students, salary rank #2). The highest-paying jurisdiction is not the largest. Free tools below compare or estimate pay against that same FY2023 pool (national average $70,245/year across 10,684 reliable districts).

13,149
Districts searchable
10,684
Reliable salary pool
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Live tools on this hub

Available tools

Salary Compare

Compare average teacher salaries side by side across districts and states, with per-pupil-spending context — built live on the NCES F-33 data.

Salary Estimator

Select your state to see the estimated average teacher salary, national rank, and how it compares to your four nearest-paying peer states — from NCES CCD F-33 FY2023 data.

What a lookup returns

Descending coverage of independently verifiable layers on the 13,149 districts these tools search. Salary compare reads the full registry; the estimator and rankings use the reliable pool (81.3%). Counts are live SQL from the serving database, not hand-typed (deepest listed layer 81.3%).

Data-layer coverage across the district registry

Share of districts that carry each independently verifiable layer

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What this shows District profiles and reported teacher FTE are nearly complete at 13,149. Per-pupil expenditure covers 12,972; prior-year salary trends 13,149; the reliable salary pool 10,684. Gaps stay empty on compare results.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey (PlainTeacher SQLite registry) As of 2026-08-11

Source: National Center for Education Statistics · CCD F-33 Finance Survey District teacher salary + per-pupil expenditure · 2023 Coverage percentages are COUNT / district-population from the serving database. Completeness only, not a pay ranking.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will a district or state lookup return?

Every tracked district has a base profile (13,149 records in FY2023). Reported teacher FTE and per-pupil expenditure cover most of the registry. The reliable salary pool used for rankings and the estimator covers about 81.3% of districts (10,684); prior-year salary trends cover about 100%. Districts outside the reliable pool stay searchable but are flagged when their salary is not comparison-grade.

Are these tools free?

Yes. Every PlainTeacher tool is free and requires no account. Each tool states its NCES source, fiscal year, and reliability limits before you use a result.

Where does the data come from?

District and state salary figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey (FY2023). Per-pupil spending uses the same release. PlainTeacher does not invent missing fields — gaps stay blank.

Download the state teacher-salary extract cited on this page: teacher-salary-by-state.csv (CC0). Field notes and methodology live on /data/teacher-salary-by-state.

According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.