How much money do teachers make in Georgia? Average salaries here
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- Georgia’s average teacher salary is $67,641, ranking 23rd nationally and below the national average.
- California has the highest average teacher salary, while Mississippi has the lowest.
- The District of Columbia has the highest starting salary for teachers, while Montana has the lowest.
Nationally, the average teacher salary was approximately $72,030 for 2023-2024, according to the National Education Association. However, average teacher salaries can vary from state to state, as well as slightly fluctuate from year to year.
So which states have the best and worst paid teachers? How does Georgia compare? The NEA has rankings to answer these questions:
How much do teachers get paid in Georgia?
Georgia ranked No. 23 in teacher pay with an average salary of $67,641 and No. 35 in starting teacher pay with an average starting salary of $43,654. The pay for higher education faculty is ranked No. 31 with an average salary of $95,190. As for education support professionals, the pay ranks 38th with $31,472 for those in K-12. Meanwhile, the average pay for higher education ESPs ranks 44th with $41,096.
How do those figures compare to the national averages? Georgia’s average teacher pay is $4,389 below, the average starting teacher pay is $2,872 below, the higher education pay is $9,159 below, the K-12 ESPs pay is $3,482 below, and the higher education ESP pay is $4,566 below.
Where is the best pay for teachers?
- California has the highest average salaries for teachers at $101,084 and the highest average salaries for higher education faculty at $133,447.
- Washington, D.C., has the highest average starting salaries for teachers at $63,373.
- Rhode Island has the highest average salaries for K-12 ESPs at $42,940.
- Connecticut has the highest average salaries for higher education ESPs at $54,653.
Where is the worst pay for teachers?
- Mississippi has the lowest average salaries for teachers at $53,704 and the lowest average salaries for higher education faculty at $78,015.
- Montana has the lowest average starting salaries for teachers at $35,674.
- Oklahoma has the lowest average pay for K-12 ESPs at $27,656.
- South Dakota has the lowest average pay for higher education ESPs at $35,815.
Miguel Legoas is a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for Gannett/USA Today. Find him on X and Instagram @miguelegoas and email at mlegoas@gannett.com.