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.
Many factors affect teachersâ salary, and even within states or individual cities, compensation can fluctuate from district to district. In the United States, the average teacherâs salary is $47,659, and only 15 states record a higher average salary than the U.S. as a whole. States with the highest average pay tend to be the most populous, contain large metropolitan areas and be located in the Northeast.