The 15 worst US states to be a teacher
15. Michigan: Teachers there are quitting so often that the governor has called it a "crisis."
Academic and work environment rank: 39
Opportunity and competition rank: 27
Source: Chalkbeat
14. Nevada: Teachers held a protest earlier this year calling for better education funding.
Academic and work environment rank: 38
Opportunity and competition rank: 36
Source: Associated Press
13. Alabama: The state currently has a shortage of teachers, particularly in rural areas.
Academic and work environment rank: 41
Opportunity and competition rank: 28
Source: Alabama Live
12. Missouri: Teachers get paid less on average than those in eight neighboring states.
Academic and work environment rank: 31
Opportunity and competition rank: 40
Source: KY3
11. Colorado: Educators in the state led the nationwide teacher strike in 2018 alongside West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Arizona.
Academic and work environment rank: 8
Opportunity and competition rank: 47
Source: Denver Post
10. Tennessee: One-third of teachers in the state would leave the profession for something with higher pay, a 2019 survey found.
Academic and work environment rank: 29
Opportunity and competition rank: 43
Source: Chalkbeat
9. Maine: The state with the lowest annual average starting salary for teachers (adjusted for cost of living) at $30,462.
Academic and work environment rank: 11
Opportunity and competition rank: 48
Source: WalletHub
8. South Carolina: Teachers held a protest earlier this year for higher salaries.
Academic and work environment rank: 49
Opportunity and competition rank: 38
Source: CNN
7. Oklahoma: 30,000 teachers there have left the profession in the past six years.
Academic and work environment rank: 50
Opportunity and competition rank: 37
Source: Washington Post
6. New Mexico: The report said it had the worst school systems in the country.
Academic and work environment rank: 42
Opportunity and competition rank: 44
Source: WalletHub
5. West Virginia: Its ranking of teacher pay plummeted from 30th in the nation to 48th within the years 1990 to 2015.
Academic and work environment rank: 37
Opportunity and competition rank: 45
Source: Politifact
4. Louisiana: It has the second worst school systems in the country, according to WalletHub.
Academic and work environment rank: 46
Opportunity and competition rank: 46
Source: WalletHub
3. Hawaii: The state with the lowest average annual salary (adjusted for cost of living) at $43,738.
Academic and work environment rank: 40
Opportunity and competition rank: 49
Source: WalletHub
2. New Hampshire: The state has among the lowest annual salaries for teachers in the country.
Academic and work environment rank: 13
Opportunity and competition rank: 51
Source: WalletHub
1. Arizona: It has the highest pupil-to-teacher ratio in the country at about 23 students per teacher.
Academic and work environment rank: 51
Opportunity and competition rank: 50
Source: WalletHub
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