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Table 2: Hourly Wages * for Secondary Teachers Ranked by State


Rank State Wage
1 New Jersey $30.11
2 Delaware $29.84
3 Connecticut $28.99
4 Idaho $28.08
5 California $27.76
6 New York $27.52
7 Pennsylvania $26.45
8 Michigan $25.93
9 Hawaii $24.68
10 New Hampshire $24.16
11 Vermont $24.11
12 Rhode Island $24.00
13 Washington $23.84
14 Wisconsin $23.66
15 Illinois $23.28
16 Ohio $23.27
17 Utah $23.05
18 Indiana $22.89
19 Minnesota $22.53
20 Colorado $21.36
21 Virginia $20.97
22 Georgia $20.82
23 Texas $20.40
24 West Virginia $20.37
25 Tennessee $20.00
26 Nebraska $19.83
27 Iowa $19.76
28 Alabama $19.72
29 Kansas $19.50
30 Wyoming $19.36
31 Kentucky $19.07
32 Maine $18.85
33 South Carolina $18.68
34 New Mexico $18.51
35 Louisiana $18.35
36 Missouri $18.34
37 Oklahoma $17.90
38 Arkansas $17.84
39 Arizona $17.52
40 North Carolina $17.13
41 Montana $17.10
42 South Dakota $16.45
43 North Dakota $16.24
44 Mississippi $15.74
* 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 Secondary Teachers in 1996 was $22.99.
Data not available for Alaska, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada and Oregon.

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