[a fool in paradise]

The average teacher only earned $1000 a month in 2009?

[WellyP]

The red line on the graph is national ranking. (use left scale)

[Neidermeyer]

The average teacher only earned $1000 a month in 2009?
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That’s the “rank among states line” , salary is $45k or $5000 per month worked (9 months) ,, pretty darn good for a low cost of living state and for a “last ditch major” you take when flunking out of college.