Teacher Salaries Not Keeping Up with Inflation

(from EdWeek) In its annual report released this week, the National Education Association estimates that the national average teacher salary for the 2021-22 school year is $66,397—a 1.7% increase from the previous year. But when adjusted for inflation, the average teacher salary actually decreased by an estimated 3.9% over the last decade. Starting teacher salaries—a key tool for attracting more people into the profession—have also declined significantly in real dollars. The average starting teacher salary for this school year was $41,770, a 4% decrease, when adjusted for inflation, from two years ago.

More on the report and state salary chart from EdWeek