Educators in Indiana have earned lower wages than educators in neighboring states, despite new data from the Legislative Services Agency (LSA) showing that Indiana teacher pay has increased in recent years, according to the Indiana Capital Chronicle (ICC).
The Indiana Interim Study Committee on Fiscal Policy members examined teacher and administrator salaries, student-to-teacher ratios and other trends related to education during an Oct. 10 meeting, according to ICC. The median salary for teachers in fiscal year 2025 was $60,100, while the median salary for school administrators was $98,193 and the median wage for corporation administrators was $114,825, according to LSA.
The average salaries for teachers rose by four percent from 2024-25, according to LSA, even though median wages, after an inflation adjustment, decreased from 2020-25…