Teachers’ weekly wages have remained relatively flat for 25 years: Average weekly wages of public school teachers and other college graduates, 1979–2021
| Year | Public school teachers | Other college grads | Public school teachers | Other college grads | Public school teachers | Other college grads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | $1,052 | $1,364 | ||||
| 1980 | $1,014 | $1,330 | ||||
| 1981 | $1,022 | $1,340 | ||||
| 1982 | $1,037 | $1,367 | ||||
| 1983 | $1,050 | $1,387 | ||||
| 1984 | $1,092 | $1,408 | ||||
| 1985 | $1,118 | $1,435 | ||||
| 1986 | $1,171 | $1,495 | ||||
| 1987 | $1,195 | $1,519 | ||||
| 1988 | $1,233 | $1,548 | ||||
| 1989 | $1,211 | $1,510 | ||||
| 1990 | $1,218 | $1,509 | ||||
| 1991 | $1,213 | $1,510 | ||||
| 1992 | $1,224 | $1,526 | ||||
| 1993 | $1,250 | $1,536 | $1,250 | $1,536 | ||
| 1994 | $1,273 | $1,545 | ||||
| 1995 | $1,296 | $1,555 | ||||
| 1996 | $1,319 | $1,564 | $1,319 | $1,564 | ||
| 1997 | $1,311 | $1,596 | ||||
| 1998 | $1,316 | $1,644 | ||||
| 1999 | $1,316 | $1,705 | ||||
| 2000 | $1,319 | $1,727 | ||||
| 2001 | $1,311 | $1,751 | ||||
| 2002 | $1,322 | $1,775 | ||||
| 2003 | $1,336 | $1,773 | ||||
| 2004 | $1,334 | $1,773 | ||||
| 2005 | $1,292 | $1,766 | ||||
| 2006 | $1,283 | $1,776 | ||||
| 2007 | $1,293 | $1,758 | ||||
| 2008 | $1,277 | $1,760 | ||||
| 2009 | $1,333 | $1,812 | ||||
| 2010 | $1,352 | $1,811 | ||||
| 2011 | $1,302 | $1,767 | ||||
| 2012 | $1,284 | $1,784 | ||||
| 2013 | $1,280 | $1,794 | ||||
| 2014 | $1,259 | $1,784 | ||||
| 2015 | $1,286 | $1,844 | ||||
| 2016 | $1,292 | $1,891 | ||||
| 2017 | $1,288 | $1,870 | ||||
| 2018 | $1,288 | $1,907 | ||||
| 2019 | $1,319 | $1,931 | ||||
| 2020 | $1,339 | $2,005 | ||||
| 2021 | $1,348 | $2,009 |
Notes: Figure shows average weekly wages (2021$) of public school teachers (elementary, middle, and secondary) and other college graduate (nonteacher) peers. Data points for 1994 and 1995 are unavailable; dotted lines represent interpolated data. See Allegretto and Mishel 2019, Appendix A, for more details on data and methodology.
Source: Author’s analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group data accessed via the EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.29 (EPI 2022a), https://microdata.epi.org.