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Rank | State | Wage |
1 | Connecticut | $28.24 |
2 | Pennsylvania | $28.03 |
3 | New Jersey | $27.95 |
4 | Idaho | $26.51 |
5 | California | $25.68 |
6 | Michigan | $24.66 |
7 | Minnesota | $24.61 |
8 | New York | $24.45 |
9 | Rhode Island | $23.37 |
10 | Washington | $22.99 |
11 | Hawaii | $22.67 |
12 | Georgia | $22.66 |
13 | Ohio | $21.83 |
14 | Indiana | $21.79 |
15 | Vermont | $21.76 |
16 | Texas | $21.49 |
17 | Utah | $20.82 |
18 | Colorado | $20.67 |
19 | Virginia | $19.78 |
20 | West Virginia | $19.57 |
21 | Tennessee | $19.55 |
22 | Maine | $19.43 |
23 | Wyoming | $19.19 |
24 | Kansas | $19.04 |
25 | South Carolina | $18.91 |
26 | Arizona | $18.90 |
27 | Nebraska | $18.78 |
28 | Kentucky | $18.69 |
29 | Alabama | $18.62 |
30 | North Carolina | $18.10 |
31 | Louisiana | $18.08 |
32 | Iowa | $17.96 |
33 | Arkansas | $17.61 |
34 | New Mexico | $17.39 |
35 | Oklahoma | $17.07 |
36 | Montana | $16.43 |
37 | Mississippi | $16.33 |
38 | North Dakota | $15.88 |
39 | South Dakota | $15.75 |
40 | Missouri | $15.60 |
* 1996 Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) wage data; hourly wages for teaching occupations have been adjusted to reflect a 9 1/2-month work year. United States average hourly wage for Elementary Teachers in 1996 was $22.05.
Data not available for Alaska, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oregon and Wisconsin.
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