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ERIC Number: ED622832
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Apr
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
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Understanding Teacher Compensation: A State-by-State Analysis
Carver-Thomas, Desiree; Patrick, Susan
Learning Policy Institute
Offering competitive teacher compensation is an important part of the solution to recruit and retain a strong and diverse teacher workforce. The maps and associated tables that follow show three teacher wage indicators for the nation and each state: (1) average annual starting salary for public school teachers; (2) average annual starting salary for public school teachers adjusted for cost-of-living differences across states; and (3) average weekly wage competitiveness--how much teachers earn relative to other college-educated workers in that state. Together, these indicators signal the overall wage conditions underlying efforts to attract and retain well-prepared teachers across a state. The final table in the series shows all three indicators for each state. Teacher starting salaries and cost of living vary by district, so within states (with the exception of Hawaii and Washington, DC, which each comprise a single school district), there are districts that will be higher or lower than their state average on these indicators.
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
Sponsor: Carnegie Corporation of New York; Yellow Chair Foundation
Authoring Institution: Learning Policy Institute
Identifiers - Location: United States
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