Latest news from Hazel Green, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations. Ancestries: American (35.4%), English (6.1%), African (3.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%), Irish (2.2%), Scottish (1.9%). Current Local Time: CST time zone. Elevation: 790 feet. Land area: 10.0 square miles.
For both kindergarten and elementary school teachers, Alaska, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and California are the five highest-paying states in the nation. Rhode Island reported the highest average salary for kindergarten teachers, $71,820, compared to the national average of $52,350.
Average beginning teacher salaries. Alaska had the highest average beginning salary in 2002-03, at $37,401. States joining Alaska in the top tier were New Jersey, at $35,673; District of Columbia, at $35,260; New York, at $35,259; and California, at $34,805.