Best and worst states for teachers in 2023

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Despite the job only getting harder in the past three years, teachers often lack the resources and the pay to make their lives easier — but some states offer worse conditions than others.

Personal finance resource WalletHub ranked which states offer the best work environments for teachers, looking at 24 metrics such as average starting salary, income growth potential, average pension, student-to-teacher ratio, public school spending and projected turnover.  

Score: 60.56

Read more: 10 states with the longest ER wait times 

Deanna Cuadra
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Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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