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The average U.S. teacher made $59,660 in 2016-17, reports the National Education Association in its annual ranking of the states. That’s expected to rise to $60,483 in 2017-18. Teachers earned the most in New York ($81,902), California ($79,128), and Massachusetts ($78,100) and the least in Mississippi ($42,925), Oklahoma ($45,292) and West Virginia ($45,555). Arizona teachers march at the Capitol in Phoenix. Photo: Ross D. Franklin/AP Demands for higher teacher pay have spa