Study: Average teacher salaries in R.I. among top 10 highest in U.S.

TEACHERS ARE paid the most in Alaska, and paid the least in Mississippi, according to GOBankingRates, a personal finance website.
TEACHERS ARE paid the most in Alaska, and paid the least in Mississippi, according to GOBankingRates, a personal finance website.

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is among the top 10 states where teachers get paid the most, according to a GOBankingRates study released this week.

Rhode Island ranks seventh in the nation with an average salary of $67,533 (the average elementary school teacher makes $68,330, while the average middle school teacher makes $67,690 and high school teacher, $66,580).

Alaska was No. 1 with an average salary of $77,843, followed by New York and Connecticut with average salaries of $76,593 and $75,867, respectively.

Massachusetts was fifth for its average salary of $71,587.

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Teachers get paid the least in Mississippi at a $42,043 average salary, according to the personal finance website.

GOBankingRates said it utilized federal Bureau of Labor Statistics data, compiling average elementary, middle and high school teacher salaries by state, to come up with its findings.

“While no one enters the teaching industry for the money, our study findings reveal some rather large income discrepancies depending on where in the country teachers live,” Kristen Bonner, lead researcher on the study, said in a statement. “For those in the education industry who might be considering a relocation, a state’s job opportunity and competition ratings are also important factors to keep in mind.”

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