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