Florida's gets the dubious distinction of coming in dead last for the third year in a row when it comes to teacher pay. Broward Teachers Union President Anna Fusco says it's clear the sunshine state is more focused on other schools. Teacher pay rose to 56-thousand-663-dollars during the last academic year, which is a 3-percent increase from the year before, but it's not close to keeping up with inflation. Florida's living wage is 63-thousand-dollars. California is the best state for teacher pay. Teachers there had an average salary of $101,084 for the 2023-24 school year.