Teacher Salaries In MN: Where ISD 191 Ranks

Burnsville MN

03 March, 2022

4:54 PM

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DAKOTA COUNTY, MN — Public school teacher pay is a hot-button issue in Minnesota right now as educators in St. Paul and Minneapolis prepare to strike over salary, class sizes, mental health support, and other issues. Average teacher pay in Minnesota ranges widely by district and region, and starting salary can be dramatically lower than what a tenured staff member receives. Teachers in ISD 191 make an average of $77,136 per year. The average teacher salary in the St. Paul Public School District is $85,457 — second only to a math and science charter school in Rochester — according to 2021 data from the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. Educators teaching in more rural parts of Minnesota can expect significantly less. Teachers in St. Louis County, for example, are paid an average of $56,338. Here's how that stacks up against the rest of the state: