EducationFinding
Florida should raise average public school teacher pay to at least the national average.
Florida's average teacher salary ranks near the bottom of the states in national surveys, even after state raises. Reaching the national average would require large increases in state education spending.
David Jolly
Florida's average teacher salary ranks 50th of 51 states nationally (only Mississippi is worse)
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- Verified AI research, accepted by the VoteVera editor on Sep 28, 2026.
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