Average Salary of Public School Classroom Teachers in Pennsylvania and the U.S.

	1986-87	1991-92	1995-96	1996-97
Number	102,993	99,286	103,654	105,072
Salary - PA	$27,422	$38,715	$46,807	$47,147
Salary - US	$25,200	$33,100	$36,800

Source:        Pennsylvania Department of Education; National Education Association
Prepared by:   The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg