Average Teacher Pension For Each State

The average teacher pension for each State are listed below.  Included in the list is if the State participates in Social Security for teachers.

State..................Pension......Social Security...% Vested

Alabama...............$22,336...........Yes....................39%
Alaska.................$34,605...........Yes....................39%
Arizona................$19,771...........Yes..................100%
Arkansas.............$22,83..............Yes...................57% 
California............$49,268.............No....................69%^
Colorado.............$40,785.............No....................36%
Connecticut.........$53,452............No....................55% 
Delaware.............$21,793............Yes...................29%
Dist Of Columbia.$30,829..............Yes..................36%
Florida................$22,215.............Yes..................28%
Georgia...............$43,192.............No...................29%
Hawaii................$27,816.............Yes..................25%
Idaho..................$20,041............Yes..................70%
Illinois................$49,560..............No..................50%
Indiana..............$18,735.............Yes..................31%
Iowa...................$20,363............Yes..................42%
Kansas...............$17,052.............Yes..................45%
Kentucky............$46,576...............No..................67%
Louisiana...........$27,324................No.................54%
Maine................$28,421................No.................14% 
Maryland...........$24,409................Yes................43%
Massachusetts...$43,642.................No................12%
Michigan..........$28,148.................Yes................50%
Minnesota........$27,593.................Yes................50%
Mississippi.......$18,928.................Yes................22%
Missouri...........$36,303.................No.................58%
Montana...........$29,111................Yes...............35%
Nebraska..........$23,611................Yes..............32%
Nevada.............$35,683.................No...............57%
New Hampshire.$19,598................Yes..............31%
New Jersey.......$40,175................Yes..............56%
New Mexico.....$22,816..................Yes.............33%
New York........$47,432..................Yes..............40%
North Carolina.$18,400..................Yes..............28%
North Dakota..$29,508..................Yes..............56%
Ohio................$48,258..................No...............34%
Oklahoma.......$24,309.................Yes...............44%
Oregon............$37,794................Yes...............46%
Pennsylvania...$19,798................Yes...............36%
Rhode Island,..$25,103................Yes................59%
South Carolina.$20,528...............Yes................37%
South Dakota...$16,286................Yes...............51%
Tennessee.......$22,731................Yes...............56%
Texas..............$24,921.................No...............59%.
Utah................$18,569................Yes..............52%
Vermont..........$20,278................Yes..............33%
Virginia...........$22,771.................Yes.............50%
West Virginia..$21,415.................Yes..............25.%
Wisconsin.......$22,811.................Yes..............64%
Wyoming........$24,507.................Yes..............62%


The percent vested column are the percent of teachers that are eligible for a pension. The lowest vesting percentage are the states of Massachusetts (12%),  Maine (14%) and Mississippi (22%).  Nationally, the percentage of vested teachers is only 44.5% and 19.7% of teachers who are able to reach full retirement age.

 For the most part, the highest teacher pensions are in State's that are not eligible for Social Security and are not taken out of a teacher's check.   The top four States are Connecticut ($53,452), Illinois ($49,560), California ($49,268), and Ohio ($48,258).

Note:  that urban school districts have much lower teacher vesting percentages.  You can see it Here.

Finally, New York State pays the bulk of the pension contributions and you can see this Here.