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Inflation is sucking the life out of teacher pay raises, report says

The NEA said average teacher pay rose to $74,495 last school year, but inflation has left real earnings nearly 5% below 2017 levels.

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The average salary for a public school teacher in the U.S. rose to $74,495 in the last school year, up 3.5% from the year before. But adjusted for inflation, today’s teachers are estimated to be earning less, not more, than they were in 2017. That’s according to a new review of school-related data from the National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest teachers union with 3 million members.The annual release includes the latest data …

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npr broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, April 27, 2026.
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