Historical contracts were obtained via HCPSS MPIA Request #2024-140 and HCPSS MPIA Request #2026-212.
All actual salaries are from the appropriate contracts above. The salary selected is the first step of a 10-month teacher with a Standard Professional Certificate. All adjusted salaries are calculated using the CPI Inflation Calculator with June of the financial year as the source date and June 2025 as the destination date. CPI percent change is calculated from average annual CPI-U (current data and historic data available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
| Year | Actual | % Change | Adjusted | % Change | CPI % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY25 | $60,000 | 2.6% | $60,000 | -0.1% | 2.6% |
| FY24 | $58,477 | 4.0% | $60,038 | 1.0% | 2.9% |
| FY23[1] | $56,228 | 12.5% | $59,444 | 9.2% | 4.1% |
| FY22 | $50,000 | 3.1% | $54,429 | -5.5% | 8.0% |
| FY21 | $48,519 | 0.0% | $57,602 | -5.1% | 4.7% |
| FY20 | $48,519 | 1.5% | $60,708 | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| FY19 | $47,802 | 0.0% | $60,197 | -1.6% | 1.8% |
| FY18 | $47,802 | 0.4% | $61,189 | -2.4% | 2.4% |
| FY17 | $47,588 | 0.5% | $62,665 | -1.1% | 2.1% |
| FY16 | $47,351 | 0.0% | $63,371 | -1.0% | 1.3% |
| FY15 | $47,351 | 3.0% | $64,003 | 2.9% | 0.1% |
| FY14 | $45,971 | 0.0% | $62,215 | -2.0% | 1.6% |
| FY13 | $45,971 | 0.4% | $63,504 | -1.4% | 1.5% |
| FY12 | $45,810 | 0.5% | $64,392 | -1.1% | 2.1% |
| FY11 | $45,561 | 1.1% | $65,108 | -2.4% | 3.2% |
| FY10 | $45,061 | 1.2% | $66,685 | 0.1% | 1.6% |
| FY09 | $44,527 | 5.0% | $66,589 | 6.5% | -0.4% |
| FY08 | $42,407 | 8.8% | $62,513 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| FY07 | $38,971 | 3.5% | $60,333 | 0.8% | 2.8% |
| FY06 | $37,653 | 3.0% | $59,859 | -1.3% | 3.2% |
| FY05 | $36,556 | 6.0% | $60,625 | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| FY04 | $34,487 | 4.0% | $58,641 | 0.7% | 2.7% |
| FY03 | $33,160 | 0.0% | $58,226 | -2.1% | 2.3% |
| FY02 | $33,160 | 6.0% | $59,456 | 4.9% | 1.6% |
| FY01 | $31,283 | 6.0% | $56,689 | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| FY00 | $29,513 | 4.9% | $55,219 | 1.1% | 3.4% |
| FY99 | $28,147 | 2.5% | $54,628 | 0.5% | 2.2% |
| FY98 | $27,460 | 1.7% | $54,341 | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| FY97 | $27,000 | 0.0% | $54,330 | -2.2% | 2.3% |
| FY96 | $27,000 | -0.5% | $55,578 | -3.2% | 3.0% |
| FY95 | $27,135 | 3.1% | $57,395 | 0.1% | 2.8% |
| FY94 | $26,317 | 3.0% | $57,357 | 0.5% | 2.6% |
| FY93[2] | $25,550 | 0.0% | $57,074 | -2.9% | 3.0% |
| FY92[2] | $25,550 | 0.0% | $58,783 | -3.0% | 3.0% |
| FY91 | $25,550 | 4.6% | $60,599 | -0.1% | 4.2% |
| FY90 | $24,438 | 8.0% | $60,683 | 3.2% | 5.4% |
| FY89 | $22,628 | 8.0% | $58,815 | 2.7% | 4.8% |
| FY88 | $20,952 | 8.0% | $57,274 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| FY87 | $19,400 | 14.8% | $55,134 | 10.8% | 3.6% |
| FY86 | $16,894 | 6.3% | $49,766 | 4.4% | 1.9% |
| FY85 | $15,900 | 6.0% | $47,665 | 2.2% | 3.6% |
| FY84 | $15,000 | 5.0% | $46,658 | 0.7% | 4.3% |
| FY83[3] | $14,286 | 6.7% | $46,313 | 4.0% | 3.2% |
| FY82 | $13,389 | 9.4% | $44,523 | 2.2% | 6.2% |
| FY81 | $12,239 | 6.1% | $43,574 | -3.1% | 10.3% |
| FY80 | $11,535 | 5.5% | $44,991 | -7.8% | 13.5% |
| FY79 | $10,934 | 0.0% | $48,781 | -9.8% | 11.3% |
| FY78 | $10,934 | 4.0% | $54,093 | -3.2% | 7.6% |
| FY77 | $10,513 | 10.6% | $55,866 | 3.5% | 6.5% |
| FY76 | $9,508 | 9.0% | $53,995 | 2.9% | 5.8% |
| FY75[4] | $8,723 | 8.7% | $52,494 | -0.6% | 9.1% |
| FY74 | $8,025 | 2.9% | $52,828 | -7.2% | 11.0% |
| FY73 | $7,800 | 4.0% | $56,923 | -1.9% | 6.2% |
| FY72 | $7,500 | 4.9% | $58,015 | 2.1% | 3.2% |
| FY71 | $7,150 | 5.1% | $56,806 | 0.5% | 4.4% |
| FY70 | $6,800 | $56,531 |