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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.
Growth in teacher salaries is especially bad when comparing the U.S. to other developed countries: In only four statesâConnecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, and New Yorkâcan teachers max out on the salary schedule above $80,000. New York offers the highest such rate in the country, at $90,700.outh Dakota pays its mid-career teachers the worst of any state, the authors found, with an average 10-year salary of just $33,100, and the salary schedule maxes out at the lowest of any state, too, at $43,600.