A new analysis shows the average teacher in Utah gets paid $49,393. That’s more than $5,000 below the national average and it ranks 13th-lowest in the country.
Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet blog breaks down data showing the U.S. average for teacher pay is $56,383. Utah is at the lower end of that scale.
Here’s a map showing what teachers get paid across the country:
Here’s the data in graph form:
