Does Florida really value education?

By: Diane Roberts

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: May 18, 2026

Words: 1,102

Last Updated: 2 months ago

Florida: We’re Number One!

Number One in low teacher pay, that is. We rank 50th out of 50 states.

Average K-12 salaries in Florida hover around $56,000 a year. Lower than Oklahoma, lower than Mississippi, lower than Louisiana.

Lower than Alabama, the frequent butt of book-learnin’ jokes.

Don’t take any crap from us, Alabama — your teachers make an average of $63,000.

You could be forgiven for thinking the state of Florida …

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