Average Teacher Salaries

(A.R.S.15-903.E amended by Laws 2018, Ch 285, 10)

Average salary of all teachers employed in the budget year 2021: $45,021
Average salary of all teachers employed in the prior year 2020: $42,877
Increase in average teacher salary from the prior year 2020: 2.144%
Percentage increase: 5.0%

Average salary of all teachers employed in FY2018: $38,900 
Total percentage increase in average teacher salaries since FY 2018: 15.7%

Comments on average salary calculation: Includes base contract salary, career ladder roles, and bonus pay.