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Table 1: Hourly Wages* for Elementary Teachers Ranked by State


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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