Report Finds K-12 Teacher Pay Has Fallen in Wisconsin

Friday, December 1st, 2023 -- 11:00 AM

(Bob Hague, WRN) A new report finds Wisconsin’s K-12 teachers have steadily lost ground when it comes to pay.

Wisconsin Policy Forum research finds median teacher pay has fallen on an inflation-adjusted basis over the last decade. A Wisconsin teacher earning median pay made an inflation-adjusted $67,536 in 2009 but only $59,250 in 2023, a decrease of 12.3%, according to public school data from the state Department of Public Instruction.

One factor, a wave of teacher retirements following enactment of Act 10 in 2011.

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