This brief from the Learning Policy Institute examines three teacher wage indicators across the United States, depicting how in each state they signal the overall wage conditions underlying efforts to attract and retain well-prepared teachers. These indicators include: (1) average annual starting salary for public school teachers, (2) average annual starting salary for public school teachers adjusted for cost-of-living differences across states, and (3) average weekly wage competitiveness, which reveals how much teachers earn relative to other college-educated workers in that state. With maps and tables to visualize variations in teacher starting salaries and cost of living across the country, the brief offers insight into the factors that influence teacher supply and attrition.