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states ranked by average annual teacher salaries, per capita income and sat scores

Ranked by 2008-09 teacher salary


Ranked by a ratio of teacher salary/per capita income


Ranked by Mathematics SAT scores



(Higher number means teachers make more in comparison to per capita income)







State		 Current dollars


State		 Per Capita Personal income 2009 Teacher Salary 2008/2009 Teacher Salary/Per Capita income


State		 2008-09 2008-09 2008-09
1969-70 1979-80 1989-90 1999-2000 2005-06



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California ................. 10,315 18,020 37,998 47,680 59,825 64,424 66,986
Michigan 34,025 57,327 1.68
Iowa ........................ 610 615 588
New York ................ 10,336 19,812 38,925 51,020 57,354 62,332 65,234
California 42,325 66,986 1.58
Minnesota ................... 595 609 578
Connecticut ............... 9,262 16,229 40,461 51,780 59,304 61,976 63,976
Georgia 33,786 53,270 1.58
Wisconsin ................ 594 608 582
New Jersey ................. 9,130 17,161 35,676 52,015 58,156 61,277 63,018
Kentucky 31,883 49,539 1.55
Illinois ................. 588 604 583
District of Columbia 10,285 22,190 38,402 47,076 59,000 60,628 62,557
Ohio 35,381 54,925 1.55
Michigan ..................... 584 603 575
Illinois ................. 9,569 17,601 32,794 46,486 58,686 60,474 62,787
Illinois 41,411 62,787 1.52
South Dakota ............. 589 600 569
Massachusetts .............. 8,764 17,253 34,712 46,580 56,369 60,471 62,769
South Carolina 31,799 47,704 1.5
Missouri ................. 595 600 584
Maryland .................... 9,383 17,558 36,319 44,048 54,333 60,069 60,844
Arkansas 31,946 47,472 1.49
Nebraska .................... 587 594 572
Rhode Island .............. 8,776 18,002 36,057 47,041 54,730 57,168 58,491
Oregon 35,667 52,950 1.48
North Dakota ................ 590 593 566
Alaska .................. 10,560 27,210 43,153 46,462 53,553 56,758 58,916
Mississippi 30,103 44,498 1.48
Kansas ..................... 581 589 564
Michigan ..................... 9,826 19,663 37,072 49,044 54,739 56,096 57,327
Alabama 33,096 48,906 1.48
Colorado .................... 568 575 555
Delaware .................. 9,015 16,148 33,377 44,435 54,264 55,994 55,994
Indiana 33,725 49,198 1.46
Kentucky ................. 573 573 561
Pennsylvania ............... 8,858 16,515 33,338 48,321 54,027 55,833 56,906
Arizona 32,935 47,937 1.46
Arkansas .................. 572 572 556
Ohio ....................... 8,300 15,269 31,218 41,436 50,314 53,410 54,925
Pennsylvania 39,578 56,906 1.44
Oklahoma .................... 575 571 557
Hawaii ..................... 9,453 19,920 32,047 40,578 49,292 53,400 55,733
Idaho 31,632 45,439 1.44
Wyoming ................... 567 568 550
Wyoming ................... 8,232 16,012 28,141 34,127 43,225 53,074 55,696
New Mexico 32,992 47,341 1.43
Tennessee ............... 571 565 565
United States ............. $8,626 $15,970 $31,367 $41,807 $48,804 $52,308 $53,910
Rhode Island 41,003 58,491 1.43
Louisiana ................... 563 558 555
Oregon ...................... 8,818 16,266 30,840 42,336 50,044 51,811 52,950
North Carolina 34,453 48,603 1.41
Utah .................... 559 558 540
Georgia ................. 7,276 13,853 28,006 41,023 48,300 51,560 53,270
Delaware 39,817 55,994 1.41
Mississippi ............. 567 554 559
Minnesota ................... 8,658 15,912 32,190 39,802 48,489 50,582 51,938
New York 46,957 65,234 1.39
Alabama .................... 557 552 549
Washington .................. 9,225 18,820 30,457 41,043 46,326 49,884 51,970
Louisiana 35,507 49,284 1.39
Ohio ....................... 537 546 523
Wisconsin ................ 8,963 16,006 31,921 41,153 46,390 49,051 50,424
West Virginia 32,219 44,625 1.39
New Mexico ................. 553 546 534
Indiana .................... 8,833 15,599 30,902 41,850 47,255 48,508 49,198
Alaska 42,603 58,916 1.38
Montana ..................... 541 542 519
Nevada .................... 9,215 16,295 30,590 39,390 44,426 47,710 50,067
United States 39,138 $53,910 1.38
Idaho ........................ 541 540 520
New Hampshire ....... 7,771 13,017 28,986 37,734 45,263 47,609 48,934
Utah 30,875 42,335 1.37
Washington .................. 524 531 507
North Carolina ........... 7,494 14,117 27,883 39,404 43,922 47,354 48,603
Wisconsin 36,822 50,424 1.37
Massachusetts .............. 514 526 510
Colorado .................... 7,761 16,205 30,758 38,163 44,439 47,248 48,707
Tennessee 34,089 46,278 1.36
Oregon ...................... 523 525 499
Kentucky ................. 6,953 14,520 26,292 36,380 42,592 47,207 49,539
Iowa 36,751 48,969 1.33
New Hampshire .... 523 523 510
Louisiana ................... 7,028 13,760 24,300 33,109 40,029 46,964 49,284
Hawaii 42,009 55,733 1.33
Arizona ..................... 516 521 497
Florida .................. 8,412 14,149 28,803 36,722 43,302 46,930 48,126
Montana 34,004 44,426 1.31
Vermont .................... 518 518 506
Virginia .................... 8,070 14,060 30,938 38,744 43,823 46,796 48,554
Nevada 38,578 50,067 1.3
Alaska .................. 520 516 492
Iowa ........................ 8,355 15,203 26,747 35,678 41,083 46,664 48,969
Oklahoma 35,268 45,702 1.3
United States ............. 501 515 493
Alabama .................... 6,818 13,060 24,828 36,689 40,347 46,604 48,906
Florida 37,780 48,126 1.27
California ................. 500 513 498
Vermont .................... 7,968 12,484 29,012 37,758 46,622 46,593 47,697
Texas 36,484 46,179 1.27
New Jersey ................. 496 513 496
Texas .................... 7,255 14,132 27,496 37,567 41,744 46,179 46,179
Maryland 48,285 60,844 1.26
Connecticut ............... 509 513 512
Arkansas .................. 6,307 12,299 22,352 33,386 42,768 45,773 47,472
Massachusetts 49,875 62,769 1.26
Virginia .................... 511 512 498
Arizona ..................... 8,711 15,054 29,402 36,902 44,672 45,772 47,937
Missouri 35,676 44,712 1.25
North Carolina ........... 495 511 480
South Carolina ............. 6,927 13,063 27,217 36,081 43,011 45,758 47,704
New Jersey 50,313 63,018 1.25
Indiana .................... 496 507 480
Kansas ..................... 7,612 13,690 28,744 34,981 41,467 45,136 46,987
Minnesota 41,552 51,938 1.25
Texas .................... 486 506 475
New Mexico ................. 7,796 14,887 24,756 32,554 41,637 45,112 47,341
Washington 41,751 51,970 1.24
Nevada .................... 501 505 479
Tennessee ............... 7,050 13,972 27,052 36,328 42,537 45,030 46,278
Kansas 37,916 46,987 1.24
Hawaii ..................... 479 502 469
Idaho ........................ 6,890 13,611 23,861 35,547 41,150 44,099 45,439
Vermont 38,503 47,697 1.24
New York ................ 485 502 478
Oklahoma .................... 6,882 13,107 23,070 31,298 38,772 43,551 45,702
Wyoming 45,705 55,696 1.22
Maryland .................... 500 502 495
Maine ..................... 7,572 13,071 26,881 35,561 40,737 43,397 44,731
Maine 36,745 44,731 1.22
West Virginia ........... 511 501 499
Missouri ................. 7,799 13,682 27,094 35,656 40,462 43,206 44,712
Colorado 41,344 48,707 1.18
Pennsylvania ............... 493 501 483
Nebraska .................... 7,375 13,516 25,522 33,237 40,382 42,885 44,120
Connecticut 54,397 63,976 1.18
Delaware .................. 495 498 484
Montana ..................... 7,606 14,537 25,081 32,121 39,832 42,874 44,426
Nebraska 38,081 44,120 1.16
Florida .................. 497 498 480
West Virginia ........... 7,650 13,710 22,842 35,009 38,284 42,529 44,625
New Hampshire 42,831 48,934 1.14
South Carolina ............. 486 496 470
Mississippi ............. 5,798 11,850 24,292 31,857 40,576 42,403 44,498
Virginia 43,874 48,554 1.11
Rhode Island .............. 498 496 494
Utah .................... 7,644 14,909 23,686 34,946 40,007 41,615 42,335
North Dakota 39,530 41,534 1.05
Georgia ................. 490 491 479
North Dakota ................ 6,696 13,263 23,016 29,863 37,764 40,279 41,534
South Dakota 36,935 38,017 1.03
Maine ..................... 468 467 455
South Dakota ............. 6,403 12,348 21,300 29,071 34,709 36,674 38,017
DC 66,000 62,557 0.95
District of Columbia 466 451 461
Data from:
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d09/tables/dt09_079.asp

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0104652.html

http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d09/tables/dt09_146.asp
                                     
Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969-70 througy 2008-09   Per capita personal income was computed using midyear population estimates of the Bureau of the Census   SAT mean scores of college-bound seniors