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MO Teachers' Salaries Rank 43rd in U.S.

St. Louis Public Radio
Published July 15, 2004 at 2:50 p.m. CDT
(KWMU file photo)
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By AP/KWMU

Jefferson City, MO – Teachers' salaries in Missouri rank 43rd in the nation.

The teachers' union American Federation of Teachers surveyed salaries for the 2002-2003 school year.

It found the national average was almost $45,771 a year. Teachers in Missouri average just over $37,641.

By comparison, the state's average median household income in 2002 was just under $44,000.

Education groups say the survey shows that Missouri needs to spend more money on teacher pay if it wants to keep good people from leaving the profession or going elsewhere.

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