Danbury is a small city located 60 miles southwest of Hartford and 70 miles northeast of New York City. Founded in the 17th Century, Danbury is the former hat capital of the United States. It was once home to the Great Danbury Fair that has since been replaced by the Danbury Fair Mall, the largest shopping mall in Connecticut. Today, the city has a population of about 75,000 people.
According to the BLS, as of 2010, the average kindergarten teacher in North Carolina had an annual salary of $41,760. Elementary teachers earn slightly more with an annual take home pay of $43,200, while middle school teachers earn an average salary of $42,670.
However, North Carolina teaching salaries experienced stronger growth than many other states. Between 2007 and 2008, the average teacher salary in North Carolina grew 2.72%, and then grew 4.21% from 2008 to 2009, resulting in total growth of 7.04% in teacher salaries North Carolina between 2007 and 2009.ompared to the national average, of $48,353 in 2008 and $49,720 in 2009, teaching salaries in North Carolina are low. For 2007, 2008, and 2009, teaching salaries in North Carolina ranked 44th in the nation, their low rankings similar to that of other less-populated states.