logo
Brief Publisher Logo
FACT BRIEF

Are Nevada’s starting teacher salaries in the top third nationally?

By Todd Butterworth
View this fact brief on The Nevada Independent
Copy link
email
Copy featured image
email
NO

Nevada's average starting teacher salary of $41,277 is outside of the top third among states, and slightly below the U.S. average of $41,770, according to the National Education Association’s latest Teacher Salary Benchmark Report for the 2020-21 school year.

Nevada also ranks below average for teacher salaries overall. According to NEA, the average salary for a public school teacher in Nevada during the 2020-21 school year was $58,167 — considerably below the national average of $65,293.

In May 2022, the Clark County School District announced it would raise its starting salary from $43,000 to $50,115 for the 2022-23 school year. Because CCSD employs approximately 18,000 of Nevada’s 24,000 teachers, this pay increase may place Nevada in the top third nationally in future rankings, depending on pay changes in other states. Nevada’s highest possible teacher salary of $78,530 is ranked 32nd in the NEA report.

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
Sources
National Education Association Teacher Salary Benchmarks
National Education Association Rankings of the States 2021 and Estimates of School Statistics 2022
Clark County School District CCSD Welcomes 883 new teachers
Clark County School District Human Resources Division
Ballotpedia Education statistics in the United States
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTOR
The Nevada Independent
The Nevada Independent is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news and opinion website founded in 2017 by veteran political journalist and commentator Jon Ralston. The site and its supporting channels are focused on ethical, unbiased and transparent journalism. In general, we aim to gather and disseminate important public information and increase civic engagement. We are supported by corporate donations, memberships, event ticket sales and sponsorships and foundation grants. We disclose all our members and donors. Donors have no influence over our content, ever. The Nevada Independent is the dba for Nevada News Bureau, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit founded in 2010 by Elizabeth Thompson, who now serves as one of The Nevada Independent's managing directors and its Editor.
FACT BRIEF BY
Brief Publisher Logo
Latest fact briefs from The Nevada Independent
facebook
twitter
email
email
About fact briefs published on Gigafact
Fact briefs are short, credibly sourced summaries that offer “yes/no” answers in response to claims found online. They rely on publicly available, often primary source data and documents. Fact briefs are created by contributors to Gigafact —a nonprofit project looking to expand participation in fact-checking and protect the democratic process. See all fact briefs here.