My mom taught English as a Second Language when I was growing up, and when she moved from California to Arizona I started noticing how differently teachers were paid from state to state. Years later, that curiosity turned into teachersalary.info—a simple chart comparing public school teacher pay across all 50 U.S. states.
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