Teacher Pay by State
California has the highest Average Teacher Salary in 2024 ($101,084), followed by New York ($95,615) and Massachusetts ($92,076). Mississippi has the lowest ($53,704).
Average Teacher Salary, 2024
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Biggest changes · 2023 → 2024
51 states have a value in both years.
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Data
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  California | $101,084 | $58,409 |
| 2 |  New York | $95,615 | $50,077 |
| 3 |  Massachusetts | $92,076 | $52,616 |
| 4 |  Washington | $91,720 | $57,912 |
| 5 |  District of Columbia | $86,663 | $63,373 |
| 6 |  Connecticut | $86,511 | $49,860 |
| 7 |  Maryland | $84,338 | $54,439 |
| 8 |  New Jersey | $82,877 | $57,603 |
| 9 |  Rhode Island | $82,189 | $47,205 |
| 10 |  Alaska | $78,256 | $52,451 |
| 11 |  Oregon | $77,130 | $44,446 |
| 12 |  Pennsylvania | $76,961 | $50,470 |
| 13 |  Illinois | $75,978 | $45,061 |
| 14 |  Hawaii | $74,222 | $51,835 |
| 15 |  Minnesota | $72,430 | $44,995 |
| 16 |  Delaware | $71,186 | $48,407 |
| 17 |  Vermont | $69,562 | $44,524 |
| 18 |  Utah | $69,161 | $55,711 |
| 19 |  Michigan | $69,067 | $41,645 |
| 20 |  Colorado | $68,647 | $42,421 |
| 21 |  New Mexico | $68,440 | $53,400 |
| 22 |  Ohio | $68,236 | $40,982 |
| 23 |  Georgia | $67,641 | $43,654 |
| 24 |  New Hampshire | $67,170 | $42,588 |
| 25 |  Nevada | $66,930 | $47,355 |
| 26 |  Virginia | $66,327 | $48,666 |
| 27 |  Wisconsin | $65,762 | $42,259 |
| 28 |  Wyoming | $63,669 | $50,214 |
| 29 |  Arizona | $62,714 | $46,128 |
| 30 |  Maine | $62,570 | $42,380 |
| 31 |  Texas | $62,463 | $48,526 |
| 32 |  Iowa | $62,399 | $40,997 |
| 33 |  Alabama | $61,912 | $44,610 |
| 34 |  Idaho | $61,516 | $45,717 |
| 35 |  Oklahoma | $61,330 | $41,152 |
| 36 |  South Carolina | $60,763 | $44,693 |
| 37 |  Nebraska | $60,239 | $38,811 |
| 38 |  Tennessee | $58,630 | $44,897 |
| 39 |  Indiana | $58,620 | $45,007 |
| 40 |  North Dakota | $58,581 | $43,734 |
| 41 |  Arkansas | $58,337 | $50,031 |
| 42 |  Kentucky | $58,325 | $40,161 |
| 43 |  North Carolina | $58,292 | $42,542 |
| 44 |  Kansas | $58,146 | $42,800 |
| 45 |  Montana | $57,556 | $35,674 |
| 46 |  South Dakota | $56,328 | $45,530 |
| 47 |  Louisiana | $55,911 | $46,682 |
| 48 |  West Virginia | $55,516 | $42,708 |
| 49 |  Missouri | $55,132 | $38,871 |
| 50 |  Florida | $54,875 | $48,639 |
| 51 |  Mississippi | $53,704 | $42,492 |
What correlates with Average Teacher Salary (2024)?
Pearson r against 2,090 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Average Teacher Salary tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Average Teacher Salary tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Average Teacher Salary?
- California has the highest Average Teacher Salary in 2024, at $101,084, followed by New York ($95,615) and Massachusetts ($92,076).
- Which state has the lowest Average Teacher Salary?
- Mississippi has the lowest Average Teacher Salary in 2024, at $53,704.
- What is the median Average Teacher Salary across US states?
- The median is $66,327 across the 51 US states with data in 2024.
- Where does this teacher pay by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Educator Pay Data 2025 - National Education Association; Teacher Salary by State - Study; Educator Pay Data 2023 - National Education Association; Which States Have the Highest and Lowest Teacher Salaries? - Education Week. Last updated 2026-10-28.