Union Dues

My current union dues are a few quarters short of $1100/year.  Yes, I get an agency fee rebate each fall (but only if I request it), but $1100 is the amount deducted from my paycheck.  Via the Education Intelligence Agency, here are the state dues for NEA affiliates.  Keep in mind that this is just the state dues, not the local or national.

1. New Jersey -$897
2. Alaska – $740
3. California – $677
4. Michigan – $645
5. Hawaii – $610
6. Oregon – $607
7. Wyoming – $532
8. Indiana – $531
9. Pennsylvania – $523
10. Connecticut – $499
11. Massachusetts – $494
12. Illinois – $472
13. Minnesota – $471
14. Idaho – $468
15. Delaware – $463
16. Rhode Island – $455
17. Ohio – $454
18. New Hampshire – $452
19. Iowa – $451
20. Washington – $449
21. Vermont – $445
22. South Dakota – $427
23. Maine – $414
24. Montana – $412
25. New Mexico – $409
26. Nebraska – $406
27. Kentucky – $406
28. Colorado – $395
29. Missouri – $392
30. Kansas – $389
31. Utah – $382
32. Nevada – $378
33. New York – $378
34. North Dakota – $371
35. Arizona – $364
36. Arkansas – $359
37. Texas – $324
38. Maryland – $322
39. West Virginia – $310
40. Georgia – $300
41. Alabama – $294
42. North Carolina – $289
43. Tennessee – $288
44. Oklahoma – $287
45. Louisiana – $284
46. Virginia – $283
47. South Carolina – $275
48. Mississippi – $273
49. Wisconsin – $238
50. Florida – $234

That’s an average state dues level of $424.36. Include NEA dues and your average NEA member is paying $613.36 plus local dues.

California is #3.