The average salary for instructional staff in U.S. public schools in 2018-19 was $64,545, according to data from the National Education Association.
The average salary rose 2.52% compared with the 2017-18 average of $62,956.
The NEA's Rankings of the States 2019 and Estimates of School Statistics 2020 says that the range of average salaries in individual states ranged from $47,437 in Mississippi to $86,609 in New York.
Here are the 10 states (counting Washington D.C. as a state) with the highest average salaries for public school instructional staff.
State Average Salary
New York $86,609California $83,059Massachusetts $82,042New Jersey $79,906Rhode Island $78,555District of Columbia $78,477Alaska $76,758Washington $76,643Connecticut $76,465Maryland $74,426
