Annual mean wage: $ 45,240
Annual mean wage: $45,220
Annual mean wage: $44,210
Annual mean wage: $43,950
Annual mean wage: $42,460
As states compete to best educate their students, they also are vying for the best teachers. Hawaii, a state where the average salary for a high school teacher is $58,480, is currently facing a teacher shortage. The state is having difficulty filling 1,600 open teacher positions.
Barbara Krieg, assistant superintendent for the Office of Human Resources told the AP, “Teachers are in such demand everywhere. Every school district is trying to steal from the other’s district.”
In order to best recruit talented educators, some states are paying up. These five states are paying high school teachers the most, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Annual mean wage: $74,940
Number of teachers: 104,530
Annual mean wage: $75,250
Number of teachers: 30,310
Annual mean wage: $76,260
Number of teachers: 14,890
Annual mean wage: $81,410
Number of teachers: 65,880
Annual mean wage: $82,020
Number of teachers: 2,250
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