The moderator asked that we not discuss this topic in another thread so I have started this thread.
Jump in with Statistics. I will try to find fair and valid and recent ones.
Here's the first one;
Teacher Salaries By State | Average Salaries For Teachers | Beginning Salaries For Teachers | Teacher Raises | TeacherPortal.com
According to this one Jazuela, there is not a lot of difference between Connecticut and Florida.