A new survey finds Connecticut is the fourth best state for teachers in the United States.
WalletHub analyzed the states based on 21 factors and ranks the state 19th for the average annual salary for teachers. When adjusted for the cost of living, it is $55,000.
The state ranks lower, at 35th for the average starting salary for teachers. When adjusted for the cost of living, it is nearly $33,000.
The following data from WalletHub is adjusted for the cost of living.
WalletHub ranked Connecticut fourth for public school spending per student, at $20,861.
Connecticut comes in eighth for the quality of the school system and pupil to teacher ratio, 12th for teacher safety and 19th for the 10-year change in teacher salaries and the average annual salary for teachers, when adjusted to the cost of living.
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The 10-year change in teacher salary is around 21.4 percent and the average teacher pension is $36,256, which is 10th overall.
Connecticut was also ranked fourth for highest public school spending per student, fifth for working mom friendliness and 34th for average commute time.
