Teacher pay has mostly kept up with inflation for 50+ years.

Average teacher pay in each state, adjusted for inflation. (2025 dollars)

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Periods of economic distress tend to suppress teacher earnings when adjusted for inflation.

Chart: Ed100 Lesson 3.1Source: NCES, NEA, St. Louis FedGet the dataEmbed Download imageCreated with Datawrapper