The teacher weekly wage penalty is greater than 20% in 21 states and D.C. : Teacher weekly wage penalty, by state, pooled data from 2014–2019
| State | Weekly wage penalty |
|---|---|
| Virginia | -32.7% |
| Arizona | -31.8% |
| New Mexico | -29.5% |
| Oklahoma | -29.0% |
| Colorado | -28.8% |
| Washington | -28.1% |
| Oregon | -27.3% |
| North Carolina | -25.3% |
| Georgia | -25.1% |
| Alabama | -24.6% |
| Missouri | -24.1% |
| Louisiana | -23.3% |
| Utah | -23.3% |
| Maine | -23.1% |
| Minnesota | -22.5% |
| Kentucky | -22.2% |
| Texas | -21.9% |
| Kansas | -21.8% |
| Tennessee | -21.4% |
| Indiana | -21.3% |
| District Of Columbia | -21.3% |
| Idaho | -20.9% |
| Wisconsin | -19.9% |
| Montana | -19.4% |
| Florida | -19.3% |
| Illinois | -18.7% |
| West Virginia | -18.2% |
| New Hampshire | -18.2% |
| South Dakota | -18.0% |
| Massachusetts | -18.0% |
| Nebraska | -17.7% |
| Arkansas | -17.7% |
| Nevada | -16.6% |
| North Dakota | -16.4% |
| Michigan | -15.9% |
| California | -15.5% |
| Ohio | -15.2% |
| Mississippi | -15.2% |
| Iowa | -14.7% |
| Connecticut | -13.5% |
| South Carolina | -13.4% |
| Pennsylvania | -13.0% |
| Vermont | -12.7% |
| New York | -12.0% |
| Maryland | -11.4% |
| Hawaii | -10.9% |
| Delaware | -9.8% |
| Alaska | -9.7% |
| New Jersey | -3.1% |
| Rhode Island | -2.1% |
| Wyoming | -2.0% |
Notes: Figure reports state-specific regression-adjusted teacher weekly wage penalties: how much less, in percentage terms, elementary, middle, and secondary public school teachers earn in weekly wages than their college-educated, nonteaching peers. See Allegretto and Mishel 2019, especially Appendix A, for more details.
Extended notes: Figure reports state-specific regression-adjusted teacher weekly wage penalties: how much less, in percentage terms, elementary, middle, and secondary public school teachers earn in weekly wages than their college-educated, nonteaching peers. College-educated workers refers to workers who have a bachelor’s degree or more education. The dependent variable is (log) weekly wages with indicator controls on public school teacher, private school teacher, gender, and married, along with indicator sets on education (M.A., professional degree, Ph.D.) and race/ethnicity (black, Hispanic, other); also included are age as a quartic and state fixed effects. See Allegretto and Mishel 2019, especially Appendix A, for more details.
Source: Authors’ analysis of pooled 2014–2019 Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group data