Key Takeaways
$35,995
32.7%
Introduction and Highlights
This report provides earnings data for education support professionals (ESPs) working in K–12 schools and higher education institutions.
The data are from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS), a large, continuously-collected survey that uses a nationwide sample.
As a result, the data presented here provide a picture of ESPs working in public schools as a whole rather than NEA’s ESP membership.
Earnings averages are calculated using five years of ACS data (2017-2021), while other tables use three years of data (2019-21). Earnings data are adjusted to 2022 dollars and are termed 2022–2023 to reflect the academic calendar.
Highlights
Data Takeaways
State-by-State Comparison
K-12 ESP Earnings
State | Salary 2021-22 | Rank 2021-22 | Salary 2022-23 | Rank 2022-23 | 2021-22 to 2022-23 Percent Change | 2021-22 to 2022-23 Change Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | $33,177 | — | $33,756 | — | — | — |
Alabama | $28,708 | 41 | $29,768 | 40 | 3.6% | 7 |
Alaska | $42,241 | 3 | $42,118 | 3 | -0.3% | 47 |
Arizona | $29,079 | 40 | $30,199 | 37 | 3.7% | 5 |
Arkansas | $28,050 | 44 | $29,177 | 42 | 3.9% | 4 |
California | $39,321 | 7 | $39,877 | 6 | 1.4% | 35 |
Colorado | $32,574 | 22 | $33,424 | 23 | 2.5% | 20 |
Connecticut | $39,502 | 6 | $40,285 | 5 | 1.9% | 29 |
Delaware | $43,543 | 2 | $44,237 | 1 | 1.6% | 34 |
District of Columbia | $43,811 | 1 | $44,098 | 2 | 0.7% | 40 |
Florida | $31,286 | 27 | $32,127 | 27 | 2.6% | 18 |
Georgia | $29,616 | 35 | $30,219 | 36 | 2.0% | 28 |
Hawaii | $38,984 | 8 | $39,221 | 8 | 0.6% | 41 |
Idaho | $26,681 | 49 | $26,628 | 50 | -0.2% | 46 |
Illinois | $34,814 | 14 | $34,844 | 17 | 0.1% | 44 |
Indiana | $29,574 | 37 | $30,450 | 32 | 2.9% | 15 |
Iowa | $29,928 | 32 | $29,649 | 41 | -0.9% | 50 |
Kansas | $26,705 | 47 | $27,024 | 48 | 1.2% | 37 |
Kentucky | $26,686 | 48 | $27,053 | 47 | 1.4% | 36 |
Louisiana | $28,156 | 43 | $28,640 | 43 | 1.7% | 32 |
Maine | $30,856 | 28 | $31,363 | 29 | 1.6% | 33 |
Maryland | $38,755 | 9 | $38,235 | 10 | -1.4% | 51 |
Massachusetts | $37,080 | 12 | $36,778 | 13 | -0.8% | 48 |
Michigan | $30,303 | 31 | $30,654 | 31 | 1.1% | 38 |
Minnesota | $33,155 | 19 | $34,289 | 19 | 3.3% | 10 |
Mississippi | $25,826 | 51 | $26,770 | 49 | 3.5% | 8 |
Missouri | $29,507 | 38 | $30,176 | 38 | 2.2% | 24 |
Montana | $29,756 | 33 | $31,642 | 28 | 6.0% | 1 |
Nebraska | $30,358 | 30 | $30,446 | 33 | 0.3% | 43 |
Nevada | $37,210 | 10 | $36,900 | 12 | -0.8% | 49 |
New Hampshire | $30,547 | 29 | $31,175 | 30 | 2.0% | 27 |
New Jersey | $40,346 | 4 | $41,338 | 4 | 2.4% | 21 |
New Mexico | $27,602 | 45 | $28,175 | 45 | 2.0% | 26 |
New York | $39,922 | 5 | $39,845 | 7 | -0.2% | 45 |
North Carolina | $29,349 | 39 | $30,167 | 39 | 2.7% | 17 |
North Dakota | $32,029 | 24 | $32,776 | 24 | 2.3% | 23 |
Ohio | $33,717 | 18 | $34,346 | 18 | 1.8% | 31 |
Oklahoma | $25,881 | 50 | $26,612 | 51 | 2.7% | 16 |
Oregon | $32,342 | 23 | $33,838 | 21 | 4.4% | 3 |
Pennsylvania | $34,716 | 15 | $35,500 | 14 | 2.2% | 25 |
Rhode Island | $37,114 | 11 | $39,165 | 9 | 5.2% | 2 |
South Carolina | $29,579 | 36 | $30,372 | 35 | 2.6% | 19 |
South Dakota | $28,317 | 42 | $28,619 | 44 | 1.1% | 39 |
Tennessee | $27,080 | 46 | $27,986 | 46 | 3.2% | 12 |
Texas | $29,677 | 34 | $30,382 | 34 | 2.3% | 22 |
Utah | $33,846 | 17 | $34,893 | 16 | 3.0% | 14 |
Vermont | $33,092 | 20 | $34,208 | 20 | 3.3% | 11 |
Virginia | $32,835 | 21 | $33,464 | 22 | 1.9% | 30 |
Washington | $36,150 | 13 | $37,334 | 11 | 3.2% | 13 |
West Virginia | $31,329 | 26 | $32,515 | 25 | 3.6% | 6 |
Wisconsin | $33,883 | 16 | $35,059 | 15 | 3.4% | 9 |
Wyoming | $31,963 | 25 | $32,134 | 26 | 0.5% | 42 |