Teacher weekly wages have not grown since 1996: Average weekly wages of public school teachers and other college graduates, 1979–2018
| Year | Nonteacher college graduates | Public school teachers | Nonteacher college graduates | Public school teachers | Nonteacher college graduates | Public school teachers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | $ 1,263.748 | $974.96 | ||||
| 1980 | $1,232.48 | $939.85 | ||||
| 1981 | $1,241.33 | $946.66 | ||||
| 1982 | $1,266.44 | $960.59 | ||||
| 1983 | $1,285.23 | $972.54 | ||||
| 1984 | $1,304.63 | $1,012.21 | ||||
| 1985 | $1,329.54 | $1,035.42 | ||||
| 1986 | $1,385.59 | $1,084.64 | ||||
| 1987 | $1,406.99 | $1,107.11 | ||||
| 1988 | $1,433.88 | $1,142.29 | ||||
| 1989 | $1,398.94 | $1,122.13 | ||||
| 1990 | $1,397.90 | $1,128.09 | ||||
| 1991 | $1,399.38 | $1,123.87 | ||||
| 1992 | $1,413.53 | $1,134.33 | ||||
| 1993 | $1,422.82 | $1,157.85 | $1,422.82 | $1,157.85 | ||
| 1994 | ||||||
| 1995 | ||||||
| 1996 | $1,454.44 | $1,215.95 | $1,454.44 | $1,215.95 | ||
| 1997 | $1,482.60 | $1,208.64 | ||||
| 1998 | $1,535.31 | $1,214.43 | ||||
| 1999 | $1,589.52 | $1,212.75 | ||||
| 2000 | $1,611.52 | $1,219.70 | ||||
| 2001 | $1,635.07 | $1,209.00 | ||||
| 2002 | $1,655.66 | $1,219.02 | ||||
| 2003 | $1,660.18 | $1,233.53 | ||||
| 2004 | $1,657.79 | $1,239.62 | ||||
| 2005 | $1,654.34 | $1,196.63 | ||||
| 2006 | $1,658.69 | $1,185.72 | ||||
| 2007 | $1,647.70 | $1,194.96 | ||||
| 2008 | $1,646.90 | $1,185.63 | ||||
| 2009 | $1,695.80 | $1,231.75 | ||||
| 2010 | $1,693.46 | $1,250.39 | ||||
| 2011 | $1,651.98 | $1,204.87 | ||||
| 2012 | $1,663.19 | $1,192.54 | ||||
| 2013 | $1,672.33 | $1,184.50 | ||||
| 2014 | $1,661.89 | $1,169.29 | ||||
| 2015 | $1,720.42 | $1,191.51 | ||||
| 2016 | $1,768.34 | $1,195.88 | ||||
| 2017 | $1,739.26 | $1,194.94 | ||||
| 2018 | $1,777.08 | $1,195.26 | ||||
Notes: Figure shows weekly wages (2018$) of public school teachers (elementary, middle, and secondary). Nonimputed data are incomplete or not available for 1994 and 1995; data points for these years are represented by dotted lines (see Appendix A for more detail).
Source: Authors’ analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group data