Complaints about teacher pay are a common refrain in education. Now, new data help to measure the gap between teachers’ hopes and reality. If teachers had their way, they’d get a 25% raise, finds a ...

The average teacher salary has increased since last year, but when considering inflation, teachers are taking home less than they did a decade ago, according to the nation’s largest teachers’ union.

California teachers earned the highest average salary in the U.S. during the 2023-24 school year, reaching $101,084. The national average teacher salary increased by 3.8% to $72,030, but still lags ...

North Carolina ranks 43rd in average teacher salaries and 39th in starting teacher pay, according to the National Education Association. Mississippi ranks lower in both categories. A nonprofit found ...