LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN NEVADA
YEAR: 2004
JOB CLASS: K-12 Teachers
ON AVERAGE, NEVADA'S SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE PAID 23rd HIGHEST OF 50 STATES. IN ADDITION, NEVADA TEACHERS HAVE A DEFINED-BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN THAT IS PAID 100% BY GOVERNMENT. NEVADA TEACHERS HAVE NO SOCIAL SECURITY DEDUCTION FROM THEIR PAYCHECKS.
| Rank | State | Avg March '04 Pay |
| 1 | CALIFORNIA | $5,035.61 |
| 2 | NEW JERSEY | 4,966.31 |
| 3 | WASHINGTON D C | 4,703.53 |
| 4 | NEW YORK | 4,618.74 |
| 5 | RHODE ISLAND | 4,614.81 |
| 6 | MARYLAND | 4,579.99 |
| 7 | CONNECTICUT | 4,442.85 |
| 8 | PENNSYLVANIA | 4,193.79 |
| 9 | WASHINGTON | 4,104.55 |
| 10 | MASSACHUSETTS | 4,091.49 |
| 11 | MICHIGAN | 4,048.79 |
| 12 | ALASKA | 4,012.81 |
| 13 | DELAWARE | 3,869.57 |
| 14 | OHIO | 3,844.43 |
| 15 | ILLINOIS | 3,819.32 |
| 16 | US LOCAL TOTAL | 3,754.99 |
| 17 | MINNESOTA | 3,668.10 |
| 18 | INDIANA | 3,636.97 |
| 19 | WISCONSIN | 3,615.94 |
| 20 | NORTH DAKOTA | 3,589.13 |
| 21 | COLORADO | 3,523.13 |
| 22 | OREGON | 3,517.65 |
| 23 | NORTH CAROLINA | 3,517.54 |
| 24 | NEVADA | 3,429.30 |
| 25 | GEORGIA | 3,415.11 |
| 26 | VIRGINIA | 3,374.11 |
| 27 | ARIZONA | 3,309.91 |
| 28 | FLORIDA | 3,299.69 |
| 29 | WEST VIRGINIA | 3,289.57 |
| 30 | TENNESSEE | 3,190.10 |
| 31 | NEBRASKA | 3,185.47 |
| 32 | WYOMING | 3,182.18 |
| 33 | TEXAS | 3,126.92 |
| 34 | KENTUCKY | 3,107.43 |
| 35 | MISSOURI | 3,084.34 |
| 36 | ALABAMA | 3,049.09 |
| 37 | VERMONT | 3,017.15 |
| 38 | NEW HAMPSHIRE | 3,005.07 |
| 39 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 2,993.70 |
| 40 | KANSAS | 2,987.73 |
| 41 | IDAHO | 2,955.13 |
| 42 | IOWA | 2,896.39 |
| 43 | MAINE | 2,870.23 |
| 44 | ARKANSAS | 2,863.11 |
| 45 | NEW MEXICO | 2,825.32 |
| 46 | LOUISIANA | 2,819.45 |
| 47 | UTAH | 2,805.03 |
| 48 | SOUTH DAKOTA | 2,790.01 |
| 49 | OKLAHOMA | 2,728.92 |
| 50 | MISSISSIPPI | 2,709.01 |
| 51 | MONTANA | 2,689.61 |