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New Jersey Ranks Third in the Nation in Average Salaries of Classroom Teachers (2002-03)
Source: NEA Research

Rank State Amount   Rank State Amount
             
1 California $56,283
26 Vermont $41,491
2
 Connecticut $55,367   27 Arizona $40,894
3
 NEW JERSEY $54,158   28 South Carolina $40,362
4
 Michigan $53,798   29 Florida $40,281
5 New York $52,600   30 Idaho $40,148
6 Massachusetts $52,043   31 Texas $40,001
7 Pennsylvania $51,424   32 Tennessee $39,677
8 Illinois $51,289   33 Missouri $39,292
9
Rhode Island $51,076   34 Iowa $39,059
10 Delaware $50,772   35 Kentucky $38,981
11 Alaska $49,685   36 Wyoming $38,838
12 Maryland $49,677   37 Maine $38,518
13 Oregon $47,600   38 West Virginia $38,481
14 Georgia $45,533   39 Utah $38,385
15 Ohio $45,498   40 Alabama $38,246
16 Indiana $45,097   41 Kansas $38,123
17 Washington $44,963   42 Nebraska $37,896
18 Minnesota $44,745   43 Arkansas $37,753
19 Hawaii $44,464   44 Louisiana $37,300
20 Virginia $43,152   45 New Mexico $36,965
21 North Carolina $43,076   46 Montana $35,754
22 Wisconsin $42,775   47 Oklahoma $34,877
23
Colorado $42,679   48 Mississippi $34,555
24
New Hampshire $41,909   49 North Dakota $33,210
25 Nevada $41,795   50 South Dakota $32,416
             
          50 State Average
$43,059
          N.J. % Above Average 26%

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