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• Annual Survey & Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends
• Average Teacher Salary, State Rankings
• Actual Average Beginning Teacher Salaries
• Average Teacher Salary Ranked Within Region
• Additional Teacher Compensation Reports
Annual Survey & Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends
| 2004 | 2000 | 1998 |
| 2002 | 1999 | 1997 |
| 2001 |
Limited quantities of previous surveys are available to researchers by writing:
Survey Request
AFT Research and Information Services Department
555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001-2079
Average Teacher Salary, State Rankings
Actual Average Beginning Teacher Salaries
The Average Salary Within Region
(some contain beginning salaries, others contain expenditures per pupil)
| 2003-04 | 1996-97 | 1990-91 |
| 2001-02 | 1995-96 | 1989-90* |
| 2000-01 | 1994-95* | 1988-89* |
| 1999-00 | 1993-94 | 1987-88 |
| 1998-99 | 1992-93 | 1986-87* |
| 1997-98 | 1991-92 |
*Data not available online.
Additional Teacher Compensation Reports
Teacher Salaries, Expenditures and Federal Revenue
in School Districts Serving the Nation’s Largest
Cities, 1990-91 to 2000-01 (2001)
The trend in teacher salaries in urban districts, during the past decade shows that pay for teachers in the nation's cities has lagged behind other workers and college grads in other fields entering the job market.
