New Jersey teachers had the eighth-highest average salary in the country during the 2023-24 school year, according to recently published reports, ...

What constitutes a good salary depends a lot on where you live – along with your industry and work experience.

California teachers had thehighest average salary in the U.S. in 2023-24, according to the National Education Association.

According to the benchmark report, starting teacher ... in the report is still encouraging. For example, the NEA's data shows that the average starting salary for teachers now exceeds $50,000 ...

according to the NEA Teacher Salary Benchmark Report. It ranked 40th in the nation. This figure is just over $4,000 higher than the national average starting teacher salary of $46,526.