TeacherPortal Comfort Score Index
We've taken a hard look at a lot of statistics and reports in hopes of identifying the best places for teachers...to teach and live!
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The Comfort Score examined average salaries (both starting and overall) and compared that to the cost of living. We then ranked each state by this metric to find which states were friendliest to teacher's - from a salary perspective.
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The TeacherPortal Salary Comfort Score is a proprietary way to tell how far a teacher's salary will go in each state. We look at cost-of-living, average salaries, starting salaries, and more. Then we rank the states - the lower the number, the more "comfortable" your teacher's salary will be.
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Washington always finds excuses not to increase teacher salaries. However, our legislature makes sure they get theirs every year (COLA +)
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You really should divide Alaska teacher salaries into two groups: 2/3 of population live "off the road system" of North America. 1/3 live "on the road system" in Fairbanks, Anchorage, etc. The salary difference between rural and urban is about 20,000. The salary where I teach is 20K higher although I lived only 150 miles from Fairbanks, but the only transport is by bush plane. Fairbank salary is typically of many American cities. There is a very low cost of living for teachers in off-road communities because housing/utitilies are provided by the School District. But many people are uncomfortable living that far from hospitals, police, libraries, Walmart, etc. Fairbanks has Lowes, Walmart, Barnes&Noble, movie theaters, etc.
Your comfort zone for New Hampshire is way off. New Hampshire salaries are around 24 in the country but to live in southern new hampshire it is the 6th most expensive place to live. New hampshie has not been Cow Hampshire for along time.
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