Chart: Census Bureau analysis shows inflation-adjusted annual earnings of teachers fell between 2010 and 2019: Change in inflation-adjusted median annual earnings, 2010–2019 | Economic Policy Institute

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Census Bureau analysis shows inflation-adjusted annual earnings of teachers fell between 2010 and 2019: Change in inflation-adjusted median annual earnings, 2010–2019

Profession	Change in inflation-adjusted median annual earnings from 2010–2019
All full-time, full-year workers	2.6%
Special education teachers	-3.9%
High school teachers	-4.4%
Elementary and middle school teachers	-8.4%

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Source: Jennifer Cheeseman Newburger and Julia Beckhusen, Teachers Are Among Most Educated, Yet Their Pay Lags, U.S. Census Bureau, July 2022.

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