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Educators deserve professional, competitive salaries

Besides a parent, no one has as much influence on children as an educator. Yet their salaries do not reflect the work they do every day to shape young minds and lives.

Learn how NEA's nationwide salary initiative is working for — and winning:

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How much does the average educator make? See our salary tables for

Average salaries only tell part of the story. Seeour interactive maps comparing teachers' and support professionals' pay with comparable professions.

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Cooking Up a Campaign
Inspired by their peers, Washington ESPs fight for living wages.

Teachers' pay lags behind those in comparable occupations with similar education and experience, according to a study by the Economic Policy Institute.

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