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Only one US state pays teachers an average of 6 figures. See how much teachers make in every state.
California pays teachers the highest average salary in the country.MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images/MediaNews Group via Getty ImagesTeacher pay varies widely across the 50 US states and Washington, DC.California pays teachers the most, providing them with an average salary of $103,552 in 2024-2025.Teachers in California make nearly double what teachers in Mississippi make on average.Many people consider public school teachers to have one of the most important jobs.But while teaching is the most common public-sector job, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, many educators still struggle to make ends meet. A 2025 Gallup poll found that yüzde 21 of polled K-12 educators said they were "finding it difficult to get by on their present income," while yüzde 52 reported they were just getting by rather than living comfortably.A third of K-12 teachers also reported having non-teaching-related jobs, "such as ride-sharing, food service or running a side business," the poll found.For many teachers, their salaries simply aren't enough, and, due to differences in affordability, housing prices, and tax structures, teacher salaries — and how far they go — vary widely across the country.In April, the National Education Association released its Rankings of the States 2025 and Estimates of School Statistics 2026 report, which included data such as the number of school districts, student enrollment and attendance, and education expenditures in every state and Washington, DC.The report also listed the average salaries of public school teachers in 2024-2025, as well as the change in pay from the previous year. For a few states — Connecticut, Montana, and Rhode Island — and Washington, DC, the NEA relied on salary estimates.Per the report, the state where teachers received the largest average year-over-year raise was Nevada. Though its average salary in 2024-2025 ranked 17th in the country, it grew by roughly $8,000, or about 11.8%, from 2023-24. By contrast, teachers in Oklahoma received a 1% average raise, about $600.See the average public school teacher salary in every state and Washington, DC.We. also listed how much the average salary increased year-over-year and how the state's average salary ranked among all other states and Washington, DC, with No. 1 being the highest salary and 51 the lowest.ALABAMASchool buses in Wilmer, Alabama.Carmen K. Sisson/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $62,985Change from 2023-2024: 1.yüzde 73 increaseRank: 35ALASKAA public school building in Nenana, Alaska.Jeremy Hammond/Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $81,450Change from 2023-2024: 4.yüzde 1 increaseRank: 11ARIZONANevitt Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona.OLIVIER TOURON/AFP via Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $64,291Change from 2023-2024: 2.yüzde 5 increaseRank: 31ARKANSASLittle Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.Adele Heidenreich/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $59,193Change from 2023-2024: 1.5%. increaseRank: 45CALIFORNIARosita Elementary School in Santa Ana, California.MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $103,552Change from 2023-2024: 2.yüzde 4 increaseRank: 1COLORADOEast High School in Denver, Colorado.Katie Wood/Denver Post via Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $72,781Change from 2023-2024: 6% increaseRank: 19CONNECTICUTPleasant Valley Elementary School in South Windsor, Connecticut.Connecticut Post/Hearst Newspapers via Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $89,593Change from 2023-2024: 3.6% increaseRank: 6DELAWAREHenry C. Conrad High School in Wilmington Delaware.Khairil Azhar Junos/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $76,570Change from 2023-2024: 7.yüzde 6 increaseRank: 14FLORIDAMiami Senior High School in Miami, Florida.John Parra/WireImage/The Latin Recording Academy via Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $56,663Change from 2023-2024: 3.yüzde 3 increaseRank: 50GEORGIABuford High School in Buford, Georgia.Chad Robertson Media/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $71,524Change from 2023-2024: 5.yüzde 7 increaseRank: 21HAWAIIClassroom in Oahu, Hawaii.Phil Mislinski/Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $75,860Change from 2023-2024: 2.yüzde 2 increaseRank: 16IDAHOLewiston High School in Lewiston, Idaho.UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $62,786Change from 2023-2024: 2.yüzde 1 increaseRank: 36ILLINOISMaine East High School in Park Ridge, Illinois.Boston Globe via Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $78,495Change from 2023-2024: 3.yüzde 3 increaseRank: 13INDIANAValparaiso High School in Valparaiso, Indiana.KK Stock/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $61,661Change from 2023-2024: 5.yüzde 2 increaseRank: 38IOWADenison High School in Denison, Iowa.Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $65,312Change from 2023-2024: 4.yüzde 7 increaseRank: 30KANSASTopeka High School in Topeka, Kansas.Mihai_Andritoiu/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $61,470Change from 2023-2024: 5.yüzde 5 increaseRank: 39KENTUCKYValley High School in Louisville, Kentucky.Jon Cherry/Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $60,594Change from 2023-2024: 3.yüzde 9 increaseRank: 42LOUISIANAMcMain High School in New Orleans, Louisiana.Chris Graythen/Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $56,785Change from 2023-2024: 1.yüzde 6 increaseRank: 49MAINECrooked River Elementary School in Casco, Maine.Portland Press Herald/Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $65,621Change from 2023-2024: 4.yüzde 9 increaseRank: 29MARYLANDHead start classroom in. Frederick, Maryland.The Washington Post via Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $87,409Change from 2023-2024: 3.6% increaseRank: 7MASSACHUSETTSBoston Latin Academy in Boston, Massachusetts.Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $93,554Change from 2023-2024: 2.8% increaseRank: 5MICHIGANCafeteria in Northern High School Port Huron, Michigan.Dennis MacDonald/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $71,023Change from 2023-2024: 2.yüzde 8 increaseRank: 22MINNESOTAHibbing High School in Hibbing, Minnesota.The Washington Post via Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $76,234Change from 2023-2024: 5.3% increaseRank: 15MISSISSIPPIHeidelberg High School in Heidelberg, Mississippi.Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $54,975Change from 2023-2024: 2.yüzde 4 increaseRank: 51MISSOURICentral High School in Springfield, Missouri.Kit Leong/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $57,366Change from 2023-2024: 4% increaseRank: 48MONTANABasin Elementary School in Basin, Montana.Janie Osborne/Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $59,305Change from 2023-2024: yüzde 3 increaseRank: 44NEBRASKAOmaha Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska.Photo Spirit/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $63,326Change from 2023-2024: 5.1% increaseRank: 34NEVADAFoothill High School in Henderson, Nevada.Katherine Carey/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $74,812Change from 2023-2024: 11.yüzde 8 increaseRank: 17NEW HAMPSHIREBedford High School in Bedford, New Hampshire.Boston Globe via Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $69,432Change from 2023-2024: 3.4% increaseRank: 25NEW JERSEYWoodstown Pilesgrove High School in Woodstown, New Jersey.EQRoy/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $84,974Change from 2023-2024: 2.yüzde 5 increaseRank: 9NEW MEXICOSanta Fe High School in Santa Fe, New Mexico.Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $69,736Change from 2023-2024: 1.yüzde 9 increaseRank: 24NEW YORKJ.H.S. 088 Peter Rouget school in Brooklyn, New York.Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $98,655Change from 2023-2024: 3.2% increaseRank: 2NORTH CAROLINAPublic school in Franklinton, North Carolina.Wileydoc/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $60,323Change from 2023-2024: 3.yüzde 5 increaseRank: 43NORTH DAKOTADickinson High School in Dickinson, North Dakota.LiftedFairingLLC/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $60,704Change from 2023-2024: 3.yüzde 6 increaseRank: 41OHIOMount Washington Elementary School in Cincinnati, Ohio.Joey Foley/WireImage for NARAS via Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $70,586Change from 2023-2024: 3.yüzde 4 increaseRank: 23OKLAHOMABooker T Washington Magnet High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Vineyard Perspective/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $61,931Change from 2023-2024: yüzde 1 increaseRank: 37OREGONBeaverton High School in Beaverton, Oregon.Hrach Hovhannisyan/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $81,657Change from 2023-2024: 5.9% increaseRank: 10PENNSYLVANIABuilding 21, a public high school in Allentown, Pennsylvania.Michelle Gustafson for The Washington PostAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $79,078Change from 2023-2024: 2.8% increaseRank: 12RHODE ISLANDCentral Falls High School in Central Falls,. Rhode Island.Boston Globe via Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $85,772Change from 2023-2024: 4.yüzde 4 increaseRank: 8SOUTH CAROLINAFort Mill High School in Fort Mill, South Carolina.Steven Starr Photography/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $64,050Change from 2023-2024: 5.yüzde 4 increaseRank: 32SOUTH DAKOTANewell High School in Newell, South Carolina.Victoria Ditkovsky/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $58,486Change from 2023-2024: 3.8% increaseRank: 46TENNESSEEHume Fogg High School in Nashville, Tennessee.Kirk Fisher/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $61,222Change from 2023-2024: 4.yüzde 5 increaseRank: 40TEXASKlein Cain High School in Houston, Texas.Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Houston Chronicle via Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $63,749Change from 2023-2024: 2.1% increaseRank: 33UTAHOlympus High School in Salt Lake City, Utah.M Outdoors/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $72,882Change from 2023-2024: 5.4% increaseRank: 18VERMONTSouth Burlington High School in Burlington, Vermont.Bob LoCicero/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $71,871Change from 2023-2024: 3.yüzde 3 increaseRank: 20VIRGINIAThomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia.John M. Chase/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $69,254Change from 2023-2024: 4.yüzde 4 increaseRank: 26WASHINGTONStudents leave Thurgood Marshal Elementary school in Seattle, Washington.John Moore/Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $96,589Change from 2023-2024: 5.3% increaseRank: 3WASHINGTON, DCUlysses S. Grant School in Washington, DC.bluestork/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $95,077Change from 2023-2024: 9.7% increaseRank: 4WEST VIRGINIAFrankfort High School in Short Gap, West Virginia.Dennis Ray Dennison II/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $58,099Change from 2023-2024: 5.yüzde 1 increaseRank: 47WISCONSINFond du Lac High School in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.Aaron of L.A. Photography/ShutterstockAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $67,794Change from 2023-2024: 3.1% increaseRank: 27WYOMINGTorrington High School in Torrington, Wyoming.Al Drago/Getty ImagesAverage public school teacher salary (2024-2025): $65,668Change from 2023-2024: 3.yüzde 1 increaseRank: 28Read the original article on Business Insider
