SALARY AND RANKING AND TEACHER TURNOVER: A STATEWIDE STUDY

This study examined three years of data obtained from the Academic Excellence Indicator System of the State of Texasregarding teacher turnover rate and teacher salary. Across all public school districts, teacher salary was consistently negativelyrelated to teacher turnover; that is, where salary was lower, turnover rate was higher When data were regroupedby highest- and poorest-paying school districts, teacher turnover rate was found to be twice as high in the poorest-payingschool districts. Implications of these findings and suggestions for further research are discussed.