The highest-paying states for all other teachers and instructors except substitute teachers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of all other teachers and instructors except substitute teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $91,730, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for all other teachers and instructors except substitute teachers. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $61,850). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of all other teachers and instructors except substitute teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $91,730 |
$33,960 | 1,950 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $61,850 |
$30,270 | 1,610 |
| 3 | Maryland | $58,070 |
$28,160 | 5,740 |
| 4 | New Mexico | $54,680 |
$30,920 | 3,030 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $53,960 |
$32,690 | 4,230 |
| 6 | West Virginia | $53,340 |
$21,790 | 570 |
| 7 | South Carolina | $52,870 |
$19,830 | 3,390 |
| 8 | North Dakota | $51,650 |
$29,810 | 390 |
| 9 | Virginia | $50,170 |
$18,550 | 7,500 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $48,880 |
$28,060 | 6,160 |
| 11 | Nevada | $48,770 |
$25,620 | 2,030 |
| 12 | Alabama | $48,410 |
$20,250 | 3,890 |
| 13 | Alaska | $48,360 |
$29,090 | 660 |
| 14 | Washington | $47,600 |
$31,060 | 4,250 |
| 15 | Mississippi | $47,240 |
$20,840 | 1,290 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $47,050 |
$22,470 | 5,250 |
| 17 | Maine | $46,020 |
$25,020 | 690 |
| 18 | Vermont | $45,730 |
$29,210 | 880 |
| 19 | Wyoming | $45,390 |
$24,960 | 370 |
| 20 | Oregon | $45,130 |
$25,660 | 3,590 |
| 21 | Hawaii | $43,650 |
$27,090 | 5,000 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | $43,340 |
$17,980 | 2,090 |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $42,350 |
$25,170 | 820 |
| 24 | Iowa | $42,160 |
$22,940 | 1,250 |
| 25 | New York | $42,120 |
$25,860 | 18,570 |
| 26 | Louisiana | $41,790 |
$19,970 | 2,960 |
| 27 | Nebraska | $41,740 |
$23,240 | 920 |
| 28 | South Dakota | $40,590 |
$27,760 | 260 |
| 29 | Kentucky | $40,420 |
$18,940 | 3,130 |
| 30 | California | $40,250 |
$27,960 | 72,170 |
| 31 | Montana | $40,190 |
$18,930 | 600 |
| 32 | Illinois | $40,110 |
$19,710 | 7,540 |
| 33 | Missouri | $39,990 |
$20,110 | 3,410 |
| 34 | Florida | $39,260 |
$20,810 | 23,110 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | $39,250 |
$18,060 | 5,470 |
| 36 | Ohio | $39,070 |
$20,340 | 7,070 |
| 37 | Indiana | $39,000 |
$20,130 | 3,420 |
| 38 | Minnesota | $38,630 |
$23,340 | 3,050 |
| 39 | New Jersey | $37,990 |
$24,180 | 6,340 |
| 40 | Idaho | $37,860 |
$20,060 | 2,560 |
| 41 | Michigan | $37,380 |
$22,590 | 7,710 |
| 42 | North Carolina | $36,850 |
$18,680 | 6,820 |
| 43 | Colorado | $36,810 |
$25,240 | 3,090 |
| 44 | Georgia | $36,350 |
$18,210 | 26,260 |
| 45 | Tennessee | $36,330 |
$17,910 | 3,380 |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | $34,420 |
$18,690 | 5,280 |
| 47 | Arizona | $34,380 |
$25,090 | 5,400 |
| 48 | Delaware | $33,100 |
$19,490 | 570 |
| 49 | Texas | $33,040 |
$18,010 | 18,870 |
| 50 | Guam | $32,430 |
$26,490 | 190 |
| 51 | Kansas | $29,610 |
$17,240 | 2,300 |
| 52 | Utah | $28,230 |
$16,680 | 5,590 |
| 53 | Arkansas | $24,320 |
$20,810 | 1,790 |
| 54 | Virgin Islands | $24,280 |
$22,560 | 50 |