2018’s best and worst states for teachers -

With World Teachers’ Day around the corner and teaching among the lowest-paid professions that require a bachelor’s degree, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018’s Best & Worst States for Teachersas well as accompanying videos.

In order to help educators find the best opportunities and teaching environments in the U.S., WalletHub analyzed the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 22 key metrics, ranging from teachers’ income growth potential to pupil-teacher ratio to teacher safety.

Best States for Teachers		Worst States for Teachers
1	New York	42	West Virginia
2	Connecticut	43	District of Columbia
3	Minnesota	44	Oklahoma
4	Illinois	45	South Carolina
5	North Dakota	46	Mississippi
6	Pennsylvania	47	Florida
7	Wyoming	48	Louisiana
8	New Jersey	49	North Carolina
9	Maryland	50	Arizona
10	Ohio	51	Hawaii

Best vs. Worst

Wyoming has the highest annual average starting salary for teachers (adjusted for cost of living), $47,288, which is 1.9 times higher than in Hawaii, the state with the lowest at $24,409.
Michigan has the highest average annual salary for public-school teachers (adjusted for cost of living), $69,439, which is 2.3 times higher than in Hawaii, the state with the lowest at $30,086.
Maryland has the lowest projected number of teachers per 1,000 students by year 2026 (indicating the size of competition), 21.97, which is 4.3 times lower than in District of Columbia, the state with the highest at 94.64.
Vermont has the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, 10.54, which is 2.2 times lower than in California, the state with the highest at 23.63.
District of Columbia has the highest public-school spending per student, $25,323, which is 3.8 times higher than in Indiana, the state with the lowest at $6,673.