Texas had 369,150 public school teachers in 2024-25, and a 2025 law now requires certification for K-5 reading and math teachers this year. Here are the routes, the exams, about $500 in exam and certification fees, and what four big districts pay new teachers in 2026-27.
Mary Johnson
A new DC Public Schools teacher with a bachelor's degree earns $68,577 in 2026-27, while the top of the 10-month scale pays $141,761. Here are ET-15 salaries by step and degree, plus how IMPACT ratings add bonuses of up to $25,000.
Kate Carter
Substitute teachers in Alaska averaged $35.13 an hour in May 2025, nearly triple the $12.31 paid in Mississippi, according to federal wage data. Here is substitute pay in 49 states and DC, plus what it takes to sub in Texas, California, Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania.
Kate Carter
Jefferson County teachers expected the high-need school stipend to phase out slowly. Instead, 17 schools serving nearly 12,000 students were dropped entirely, and the district and the union don't agree on why.
Mary Johnson
The national average public school teacher salary reached $74,495 in the 2024-25 school year, a 3.5% nominal increase over the prior year. Adjusted for inflation, however, teachers are estimated to be earning less in real terms than they were in 2017. The gap between what teachers earn and what comparably educated professionals earn in other fields has widened...
Kate Carter
