The national average starting teacher salary is $36,141, while the average teacher salary in America (non-starting) is $56,383.
Montana has the lowest starting salary: $27,274, while D.C. has the highest starting salary: $51,539. Coming in second is New Jersey at $48,631. New York has the highest average teacher salary: $75,279 and South Dakota has the lowest: $39,580.
Click on the state names in the table to view the Best Places to Teach ranking for that state:
STATE | AVERAGE STARTING SALARY | AVERAGE SALARY |
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$36,198
|
$47,949
|
|
$44,166
|
$65,468
|
|
$32,691
|
$46,632
|
|
$31,874
|
$49,885
|
|
$41,259
|
$69,324
|
|
$32,126
|
$49,844
|
|
$42,924
|
$69,766
|
|
$51,539
|
$70,906
|
|
$39,338
|
$59,679
|
|
$35,166
|
$46,944
|
|
$33,664
|
$52,880
|
|
Hawaii
|
$41,027
|
$54,300
|
$33,226
|
$51,528
|
|
$31,159
|
$49,734
|
|
$37,166
|
$59,113
|
|
$34,696
|
$51,456
|
|
$33,386
|
$47,464
|
|
$35,166
|
$50,326
|
|
$38,655
|
$51,381
|
|
$40,600
|
$73,129
|
|
$43,235
|
$65,265
|
|
$31,835
|
$48,119
|
|
$35,901
|
$61,560
|
|
$34,505
|
$56,268
|
|
$30,064
|
$47,517
|
|
$31,184
|
$41,994
|
|
$27,274
|
$49,999
|
|
$30,778
|
$45,947
|
|
$32,019
|
$47,344
|
|
$30,844
|
$48,931
|
|
$34,280
|
$55,599
|
|
$48,631
|
$68,797
|
|
$31,960
|
$46,573
|
|
$35,358
|
$55,957
|
|
$43,839
|
$75,279
|
|
$33,096
|
$58,092
|
|
$31,606
|
$44,128
|
|
$33,549
|
$58,758
|
|
$41,901
|
$63,521
|
|
$39,196
|
$63,474
|
|
$32,306
|
$47,924
|
|
$29,851
|
$39,580
|
|
$34,098
|
$48,289
|
|
$38,091
|
$48,110
|
|
$33,081
|
$49,393
|
|
$37,848
|
$49,869
|
|
$35,541
|
$52,526
|
|
$36,335
|
$53,571
|
|
$33,546
|
$55,171
|
|
$32,533
|
$46,405
|
|
$43,269
|
$57,920
|