DC is above the national avg. About where you would expect.
Average teacher salaries ranked by state, 2000-01
State
Number of
teachers
Average
salary
% of U.S.
average
1. Connecticut
42,512
$53,507
123.7%
2. California
299,897
52,480
121.3%
3. New Jersey
98,395
51,955
120.1%
4. New York
216,000
51,020
118.0%
5. Michigan
95,200
50,515
116.8%
6. Rhode Island
11,272
50,400
116.5%
7. Pennsylvania
114,700
49,528
114.5%
8. District of Columbia
5,000
48,488
112.1%
9. Alaska
8,136
48,123
111.3%
10. Illinois
128,817
47,865
110.7%
11. Massachusetts
79,473
47,789
110.5%
12. Delaware
7,466
47,047
108.8%
13. Maryland
53,673
45,963
106.3%
14. Oregon
27,900
44,988
104.0%
15. Nevada
17,838
44,234
102.3%
-- U.S. average
57,908
43,250
100.0%
16. Indiana
59,728
43,000
99.4%
17. Ohio
113,000
42,892
99.2%
18. Minnesota
56,000
42,212
97.6%
19. Washington
51,164
42,143
97.4%
20. Georgia
93,636
42,141
97.4%
21. North Carolina
80,390
41,496
95.9%
22. Wisconsin
61,285
40,939
94.7%
23. Hawaii
10,785
40,536
93.7%
24. Virginia
82,616
40,247
93.1%
25. Colorado
42,100
39,184
90.6%
26. Texas
274,345
38,359
88.7%
27. New Hampshire
14,019
38,301
88.6%
28. Vermont
8,710
38,254
88.4%
29. Florida
133,545
38,230
88.4%
30. South Carolina
44,449
37,938
87.7%
31. Alabama
47,527
37,606
87.0%
32. Tennessee
56,971
37,413
86.5%
33. Idaho
13,900
37,109
85.8%
34. Kentucky
40,746
36,688
84.8%
35. Arizona
44,562
36,502
84.4%
36. Iowa
34,203
36,479
84.3%
37. Utah
21,500
36,441
84.3%
38. Maine
17,000
36,373
84.1%
39. West Virginia
20,337
35,888
83.0%
40. Kansas
33,010
35,766
82.7%
41. Missouri
64,000
35,091
81.1%
42. Arkansas
29,025
34,729
80.3%
43. Wyoming
6,895
34,678
80.2%
44. Nebraska
20,939
34,258
79.2%
45. Louisiana
50,366
33,615
77.7%
46. New Mexico
20,078
33,531
77.5%
47. Montana
10,290
33,249
76.9%
48. Oklahoma
42,120
32,545
75.2%
49. Mississippi
30,782
31,954
73.9%
50. North Dakota
7,713
30,891
71.4%
51. South Dakota
9,296
30,265
70.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education |
