It’s that time of year again.
The National Education Association published their annual teacher pay ranking, and North Carolina’s average teacher salary appears to lower than the national average. The NEA ranking does not include the 8 percent raise passed by the legislature this summer, but you will still hear the ranking used by legislators to justify another big across-the-board raise for teachers.
As in past years, you can expect a JLF report that adjusts teacher pay for pension contribution, cost of living, and teacher experience. That report will likely show that North Carolina’s adjusted teacher pay is above the national average.
