What Is the Average Teacher's Salary in South Mississippi?
South Mississippi teachers' average annual salaries are about $8,000 to $10,000 lower than the national average in the state's best-paying areas, while in the lower-paying areas they may be $15,000 to $20,000 below the national average.
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Elementary School Teachers
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Elementary school teachers earned average salaries ranging from $37,260 per year in Hattiesburg to $44,480 per year in Gulfport-Biloxi, according to May 2009 figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In Pascagoula, the average salary was $41,230, while in the southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area it was $41,440. Those in the southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area earned $43,910 per year, on average.
Middle School Teachers
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Middle school teachers in Hattiesburg received the lowest pay in South Mississippi, according to the BLS, with an average annual income of $34,420. The average in Gulfport-Biloxi was the highest, at $43,260 per year. Average salaries were $40,170 in the southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area and $40,350 in the southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, while middle school teachers in Pascagoula earned an average yearly salary of $41,000.
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Secondary School Teachers
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Secondary school teachers in South Mississippi made the most, on average, in the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. The average annual income was $47,880, the BLS reports. The pay rate in Hattiesburg was the lowest average income in South Mississippi, at $39,900 annually. The average annual wage in the southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area was $41,940, and in the southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area the average was $43,200 per year. Pascagoula-based secondary school teachers made an average yearly salary of $43,650.
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