Average Teacher Salary in New York

The average teacher’s salary in New York consistently rates much higher than other states in the nation. In 2007, the teacher salary in New York averaged about $62,943 per year. In 2008 and 2009, typical annual teacher salaries New York were $66,295 and $66,760 respectively.

Teaching salaries in New York were significantly higher than the national averages, which were $48,353 in 2008 and $49,720 in 2009, making the average New York teacher salary over $15,000 higher than the average teacher salary in the United States.

Teaching salaries in New York regularly rank amongst the very highest in the nation, if not the highest, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2007 and 2008, New York teacher salaries were ranked as number one in the nation. In 2009, that rank fell to number two, despite a 5.32% growth in average teaching salaries in New York from 2008 to 2009. From 2007-2009, New York teacher salaries grew a total of 6.06%. Salary information for the past two years can be seen in the following New York teacher salary schedule:

Read our article on becoming a teacher in New York if you are interested in teaching in New York.