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Teaching salary summary page for the State of Arizona Salary range(2007-2008): $33,152 - $70,875 Average teacher salary (2004-2005): $39,095 Average beginning teacher’s salary (2005): $28,218.00 Median household income: $46,729.00 Median house price: $250,150 Per-Pupil Spending: $5,524 Cents spent on benefits for every dollar paid as salary: 19.3¢ Grade: Summary Teachers shape the views of the students and greatly affect one’s success or failure in school and in life. What children learn and experience at school reflects the future workforce of Arizona. Educational leaders address the problems in recruiting and retaining quality teachers by recommending teacher professional development system. This move is to ensure uniform access to high quality professional development where teachers are expected to provide the tools and environment to develop students as responsible adults. A new teacher takes six years of deliberative and reflective practice to develop expertise. Arizona education moves to keep pace with its rapid development using new assessment methods and strategies to develop 21st century workforce skills and helping teachers become more effective. Arizona definitely is aspiring to produce quality teaching force sustained by ongoing quality programs for professional development. They are now working on a statewide incentive program meant to improve teacher retention and student achievement. The focus of which is to enroll teachers to VoyagerU Professional Development Program that basically determines which program has the greatest impact on student achievement as well as teacher’s instructional strategy. Links: AFT teachers salaries in Arizona Return to the Average Teacher Salary Main Page
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