Progress Meters Education Teacher Pay

Teacher Pay

Arizona’s median elementary school teacher salary remains significantly lower than the national median. With many district superintendents reporting low and/or frozen salaries as a top reason for teachers leaving the profession, lack of mentoring programs and professional development opportunities, lack of respect for the profession, and other factors are also cited.

Arizona students would benefit from policies and funding that enable schools to attract, support, and retain great teachers and principals. In addition, competitive pay and incentives to work in more challenging or remote location might stem teacher turnover.

Teacher Pay is defined as the rank of Arizona’s school teachers as compared to the other US states. Importantly, these data measure the salaries of all teachers, including those at charter schools and account for primary and secondary school teachers separately.

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State	Elementary School Teacher		Secondary School Teacher		Accountant and Auditor		Civil Engineer		Occupational Therapist		Physician Assistant
	Salary	Rank	Salary	Rank	Salary	Rank	Salary	Rank	Salary	Rank	Salary	Rank
United States	$58,230		$60,320		$70,500		$86,640		$84,270		$108,610
Alabama	$58,454	25	$59,331	26	$73,437	6	$86,678	23	$96,101	2	$108,962	28
Alaska	$69,004	6	$72,586	2	$72,404	11	$102,567	2	$83,755	32	$115,891	12
Arizona	$45,353	49	$48,693	48	$66,784	32	$82,376	37	$94,450	4	$109,046	27
Arkansas	$55,017	34	$58,682	31	$71,237	16	$87,260	22	$91,017	12	$118,104	8
California	$70,409	3	$72,012	5	$65,932	38	$92,378	7	$84,721	29	$103,223	38
Colorado	$48,769	46	$50,174	47	$70,678	20	$84,118	30	$84,050	31	$99,874	45
Connecticut	$69,861	4	$71,083	6	$70,787	19	$83,296	33	$83,157	34	$116,963	9
Delaware	$61,978	14	$64,875	13	$72,677	9	$87,323	21	$84,805	28	$105,834	35
Florida	$48,679	47	$52,172	43	$62,332	49	$83,263	34	$84,955	27	$104,525	37
Georgia	$60,811	19	$62,086	23	$74,454	5	$80,843	41	$89,600	16	$112,930	23
Hawaii	$51,629	40	$50,768	46	$51,722	50	$70,557	49	$72,523	48	$98,084	47
Idaho	$49,441	45	$54,172	39	$62,656	48	$78,796	45	$88,548	18	$112,140	24
Illinois	$59,970	22	$68,711	9	$72,558	10	$89,949	15	$86,112	23	$107,269	30
Indiana	$55,223	32	$56,147	35	$71,693	15	$87,472	19	$90,880	13	$110,111	26
Iowa	$60,390	21	$62,405	21	$68,419	27	$91,704	10	$87,428	21	$119,543	5
Kansas	$54,178	36	$55,067	38	$67,922	30	$84,478	29	$88,367	19	$114,578	18
Kentucky	$61,513	17	$63,356	16	$68,669	25	$90,455	12	$89,556	17	$107,031	31
Louisiana	$53,319	38	$55,805	36	$67,925	29	$104,550	1	$93,951	6	$100,377	44
Maine	$53,537	37	$55,407	37	$64,177	44	$80,854	40	$70,041	50	$113,872	20
Maryland	$63,985	11	$65,055	12	$67,669	31	$71,865	48	$82,989	35	$97,751	49
Massachusetts	$73,003	2	$72,132	4	$69,407	22	$82,280	38	$81,501	36	$102,048	42
Michigan	$68,258	8	$66,710	10	$70,806	18	$82,968	36	$80,376	38	$116,344	11
Minnesota	$63,415	12	$63,149	19	$67,938	28	$91,026	11	$75,651	45	$118,154	7
Mississippi	$50,175	44	$53,827	40	$66,149	36	$93,757	6	$93,956	5	$105,484	36
Missouri	$51,363	41	$53,821	41	$71,106	17	$87,430	20	$85,542	24	$106,447	33
Montana	$52,770	39	$51,829	44	$64,968	41	$78,499	46	$76,977	42	$113,330	22
Nebraska	$63,404	13	$63,337	17	$66,763	33	$90,123	13	$85,011	26	$115,402	13
Nevada	$58,227	26	$59,150	28	$63,883	46	$90,010	14	$96,619	1	$122,510	2
New Hampshire	$55,047	33	$57,514	34	$63,440	47	$76,399	47	$75,955	43	$106,361	34
New Jersey	$59,486	23	$66,165	11	$71,913	13	$85,970	26	$84,225	30	$106,909	32
New Mexico	$56,752	30	$57,567	32	$64,437	43	$92,069	8	$85,305	25	$120,397	4
New York	$68,877	7	$70,199	7	$71,891	14	$80,147	42	$72,133	49	$101,088	43
North Carolina	$50,230	43	$51,216	45	$76,495	2	$88,149	17	$92,771	9	$111,917	25
North Dakota	$58,058	28	$58,824	30	$66,215	35	$87,481	18	$74,384	47	$114,972	16
Ohio	$69,685	5	$69,449	8	$72,700	8	$88,166	16	$94,848	3	$119,168	6
Oklahoma	$43,393	50	$46,382	50	$73,067	7	$94,494	4	$93,921	7	$116,697	10
Oregon	$66,553	9	$72,271	3	$66,090	37	$86,291	24	$91,025	11	$114,523	19
Pennsylvania	$65,271	10	$64,341	15	$68,927	23	$83,616	31	$80,020	40	$99,816	46
Rhode Island	$75,456	1	$74,503	1	$77,860	1	$84,604	28	$80,862	37	$94,696	50
South Carolina	$54,889	35	$58,982	29	$64,867	42	$85,398	27	$87,898	20	$107,677	29
South Dakota	$48,379	48	$48,492	49	$70,601	21	$83,515	32	$77,324	41	$115,249	15
Tennessee	$56,504	31	$57,544	33	$68,695	24	$94,148	5	$93,584	8	$102,887	39
Texas	$58,124	27	$59,588	25	$75,113	3	$95,155	3	$90,495	14	$113,485	21
Utah	$59,351	24	$59,175	27	$65,371	40	$79,392	44	$87,299	22	$102,794	40
Vermont	$57,659	29	$62,332	22	$65,668	39	$70,293	50	$75,727	44	$102,166	41
Virginia	$61,743	16	$62,674	20	$74,917	4	$86,259	25	$90,215	15	$97,924	48
Washington	$61,823	15	$64,605	14	$66,353	34	$83,130	35	$75,470	46	$115,329	14
West Virginia	$51,287	42	$53,184	42	$72,034	12	$91,828	9	$91,598	10	$114,632	17
Wisconsin	$60,455	20	$61,364	24	$68,604	26	$81,006	39	$80,281	39	$121,093	3
Wyoming	$61,502	18	$63,172	18	$63,939	45	$79,779	43	$83,288	33	$124,044	1

Progress Meters:

Quality Early Learning

Third Grade Reading

Eighth Grade Math

High School Graduation Rate

Opportunity Youth

Post-High School Enrollment

Post-Secondary Attainment

Teacher Pay

Methodology

Education Data Profile

Download these consolidated reports to get a “snapshot in time” of the data we’ve collected on our shared priorities. These reports cover all 15 of Arizona’s counties as well as urban areas and demographic subgroups. Each profile features information and data visualizations that Arizonans can use to better understand and impact their communities.