Here’s a searchable database with teacher salaries in the Milwaukee area.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=683257
Some of the salaries are pretty eye opening. Especially since Milwaukee doesn’t even come close to NYC’s cost of living.
I found this...it's a little bit dated but it shows that average teacher salaries can vary wildly from state to state...
Rank | State | 2004-05 | |
1 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 58,456 | * |
2 | CALIFORNIA | 57,876 | * |
3 | CONNECTICUT | 57,737 | |
4 | MICHIGAN | 56,973 | * |
5 | NEW JERSEY | 56,682 | * |
6 | NEW YORK | 56,200 | |
7 | ILLINOIS | 55,421 | |
8 | MASSACHUSETTS | 54,679 | |
9 | RHODE ISLAND | 53,473 | * |
10 | PENNSYLVANIA | 53,258 | * |
11 | ALASKA | 52,424 | |
12 | MARYLAND | 52,331 | |
13 | DELAWARE | 50,595 | |
14 | OHIO | 48,692 | * |
15 | OREGON | 48,330 | |
UNITED STATES | 47,674 | * | |
16 | MINNESOTA | 46,906 | |
17 | INDIANA | 46,583 | |
18 | GEORGIA | 46,526 | |
19 | HAWAII | 46,149 | |
20 | WASHINGTON | 45,718 | |
21 | VERMONT | 44,535 | |
22 | WISCONSIN | 44,299 | |
23 | COLORADO | 43,949 | |
24 | NEW HAMPSHIRE | 43,941 | |
25 | NEVADA | 43,394 | |
26 | NORTH CAROLINA | 43,348 | |
27 | ARIZONA | 42,905 | * |
28 | VIRGINIA | 42,768 | |
29 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 42,189 | |
30 | IDAHO | 42,122 | * |
31 | TENNESSEE | 42,076 | |
32 | FLORIDA | 41,590 | |
33 | TEXAS | 41,011 | |
34 | KENTUCKY | 40,522 | |
35 | WYOMING | 40,497 | |
36 | ARKANSAS | 40,495 | * |
37 | MAINE | 39,610 | |
38 | NEBRASKA | 39,456 | |
UTAH | 39,456 | ||
40 | NEW MEXICO | 39,391 | |
41 | KANSAS | 39,345 | |
42 | IOWA | 39,284 | |
43 | MISSOURI | 39,067 | |
44 | LOUISIANA | 39,022 | |
45 | MONTANA | 38,485 | |
46 | WEST VIRGINIA | 38,360 | |
47 | ALABAMA | 38,186 | |
48 | OKLAHOMA | 37,879 | |
49 | NORTH DAKOTA | 36,695 | |
50 | MISSISSIPPI | 36,590 | * |
51 | SOUTH DAKOTA | 34,040 |