Table 46
Inflation-adjusted Change in Average Salary of Classroom Teachers, 1987-96
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	Connecticut	25.9%		27	South Dakota	1.6%
2	Pennsylvania	21.7%		28	Florida	1.3%
3	New Jersey	20.8%		29	Virginia	0.6%
4	Vermont	20.3%		30	Washington	0.4%
5	New Hampshire	18.5%		31	Wisconsin	-0.6%
6	Maine	12.0%		32	South Carolina	-1.3%
7	NEW YORK	8.9%		33	Rhode Island	-1.8%
8	West Virginia	8.6%		34	California	-2.0%
9	Kansas	8.4%		35	Alabama	-2.3%
10	Massachusetts	7.7%		36	Nevada	-2.9%
11	Oregon	7.7%		37	Hawaii	-3.3%
12	Delaware	6.8%		38	Utah	-3.9%
13	Arkansas	6.7%		39	Oklahoma	-4.2%
14	Indiana	6.6%		40	Minnesota	-5.6%
15	Kentucky	6.6%		41	Colorado	-6.5%
16	Tennessee	6.0%		42	Texas	-7.0%
17	Illinois	4.9%		43	North Carolina	-7.8%
18	Nebraska	4.4%		44	North Dakota	-8.3%
19	Ohio	4.2%		45	Montana	-8.4%
20	Idaho	4.1%		46	Louisiana	-8.5%
21	Iowa	3.6%		47	Arizona	-9.4%
22	Maryland	3.1%		48	Alaska	-9.7%
23	Mississippi	3.1%		49	New Mexico	-11.7%
24	Michigan	3.0%		50	Wyoming	-18.7%
25	Missouri	3.0%		U.S. Average		2.4%
26	Georgia	1.7%		N.Y.S. % above avg.		270.8%
Source: Morgan Quitno Press, using data from National Education Association
NEA figures show the average salary for classroom teachers in New York State was $48,115 in 1996, 28% above the national average.