2004 Survey & Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends
For the first time since the 1999-2000 school year, the average teacher salary failed to keep up with inflation, according to the AFT's latest salary survey. The AFT teacher salary survey found that the average teacher salary in the 2003-04 school year was $46,597, a 2.2 percent increase from the year before. This falls short of the rate of inflation for 2004, which was 2.7 percent. In addition, many states are attempting to drastically reduce or eliminate pension and healthcare benefits, which were negotiated as part of their compensation.
2006 AFT Public Employees Compensation Survey
With 45 job titles and data from all 50 states and the District of columbia, this survey is an important tool in assessing salary, benefits and working conditions for professional, scientific and related occupations in state government and in attracting the best people to government service. In 2006 the average increase across the titles was 2.5 percent.
More Surveys:
2002 Survey & Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends (pdf)
2001 Survey & Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends (pdf)
2000 Survey & Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends (pdf)
1999 Survey & Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends (pdf)
1998 Survey & Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends (pdf)
1997 Survey & Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends (pdf)











