12. Detroit, Michigan
Average Salary: $47,112
Detroit hasn’t gained the best of reputations in recent years when it comes to places to live. Let’s face it; nobody is pressed to move to Detroit. The area has even faced an “extreme shortage” in teachers, so they have to entice teachers with something, so salary isn’t a bad place to start.
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