A few years ago, I put together a simple visualization comparing public school teacher pay across all 50 U.S. states. I originally made it to satisfy my own curiosity. My mom taught English as a Second Language (ESL) when I was growing up, and she moved from California to Arizona when I was a teenager. I figured others might find it useful too—so I published it at teachersalary.info.
It’s a pretty basic project: a single-page React app that pulls in data and renders an interactive chart. But recently, I discovered that the site’s been quietly helping over 1,000 unique visitors each month explore how teacher compensation compares across the country.
So I’ve decided to put some effort back into the project—to modernize and expand it with more visualizations. I’m just getting started!
You can check it out here: teachersalary.info
And if you’re curious how it works or want to fork it for your own use, the code is open source: github.com/chrisvogt/teachersalary.info