With World Teachers’ Day around the corner and teachers making an average of 5% less per year than they did 10 years ago after adjusting for inflation, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best & Worst States for Teachers in 2024, as well as expert commentary, in order to help educators find places to work with good teaching environments and above-average compensation.
WalletHub analyzed the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 24 key metrics, ranging from teachers’ income growth potential to the pupil-teacher ratio to public-school spending per student.
Best States for Teachers
1. New York
2. Washington
3. Virginia
4. Utah
5. Maryland
6. Illinois
7. Georgia
8. Florida
9. California
10. Indiana
Worst States for Teachers
42. Louisiana
43. Oklahoma
44. Alaska
45. South Dakota
46. District of Columbia
47. Tennessee
48. Nevada
49. New Hampshire
50. Hawaii
51. Maine
Best vs. Worst
• New Mexico has the highest annual average starting salary for teachers (adjusted for cost of living), which is 1.5 times higher than in Montana, the state with the lowest.
• New York has the highest average annual salary for public-school teachers (adjusted for cost of living), which is 1.7 times higher than in Hawaii, the state with the lowest.
• Alaska has the lowest projected number of teachers per 1,000 students by the year 2030 (indicating the size of competition), which is six times lower than in the District of Columbia, which has the highest.
• Vermont has the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, which is 2.2 times lower than in Arizona, the state with the highest.
• New York has the highest public-school spending per student, which is 3.2 times higher than in Utah, the state with the lowest.
To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-states-for-teachers/7159.
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