Back to School 2025: Teacher Salaries

Virginia teacher salaries increased nearly 2% on average in the 2023-2024 school year, growing faster than the average for teachers across the United States.

Notes: Average annual salary for public school teachers, adjusted for inflation to January 2024 dollars using the CPI-U for all items. Data from the NEA annual rankings, Table B-6, "Average Salaries of Teachers in Public Schools."

Sources: Salary estimates from the National Education Association, CPI from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.