According to the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the average beginning teacher pay across the United States was $35,284. However, the highest state for beginning teacher pay actually exceeded $44,000. Here is a list of the top ten states for the highest average beginning teacher pay according to statistics from the AFT.
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