Teachers pay in your area

[incognitony]

Where I live (Long Island, NY) teachers make a good salary so I'm suprised when it's mentioned that teachers don't make much in certain locations.

The average for a teacher right out of school is around 60k a yr several of my friends who have been teachers for a while around 10 yrs or so make 90k +

I should mention we are a HCOL area

[Deleted]

I think our teachers make as little as $28k - $32k starting out.

[Deleted]

I googled and that number is correct

[game blouses]

In Southern CA I made $45K my first year, and made $60K at another school, which is considered quite high in the area. This was with 90 postgrad units though; without those I'd have made about $10k less.

Most teachers here are somewhere in the $70k area when they retire after 30 years of teaching.

[CrazyLucky]

In NC, teachers are paid an embarrassingly low amount. The starting salary was recently increased from $30k to $33k. The school district they are in can provide a bump to that, usually less than $5k/year. They also used to be able to get a bump with a master's degree or national certification, but I believe both of those have been taken away. They received no raises for six years. A teacher with 25 years experience makes $50k. There is a proposal to raise that ALL THE WAY to $51k. It is shameful.

[pagas]

Public: start at $51k to $61k, top range is $72k to $86k for HISD

Private: no clue

[ZoeHart]

I think my sister started a little of 40k at a suburban school, she graduated within the last 5 years. You make a little more if you teach in the big city school district.

[balletofangels]

I work in a lower paying district in CT. I started at 34K with a Masters in 2005. Surrounding towns start at about 45K now, we are at about 40. It is very hard to exist on only a teachers' salary here. We are going to try and exist on only a tutor/coaches salary so we'll see

[wonderfezz]

30k give or take a few.

[marshmallowmars]

DH is a high school band teacher. Without any extra curricular pay, I think he started out at $34k right out of college. Now with 9 years of experience and a masters degree, and a job change to a different district, I think his base pay is around $45k. He also gets extra curricular pay for marching band, musical, show choir, and pep band, so I think his gross pay last year was around $53k? We are in Madison, WI. With all his extra curriculars, he works an insane amount of hours, including multiple weeknights and weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) for competitions. Unfortunately even though they are considered "extras", they are part of his job so he can't just choose not to do them like a coach could. Ugh, it sucks so bad. For me anyway, lol.

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Oct 6, 2015 9:07:23 GMT -5 tators said:

Oct 6, 2015 8:54:50 GMT -5 @lazerus24 said:

I think our teachers make as little as $28k - $32k starting out.

oh hey. It's my 5th year and I still make that! Cool.

It's not fucking enough, I will tell you that. 

[sailorgray]

When she retired, my MIL was making around $100k/ year. She taught elementary library. She did not have to work in the summer (I only add this bc I know several teachers who do summer school, sports, etc). I think she was very well-compensated. Her subject matter did not require a lot of what other elementary teachers are required to do (grading papers, projects and other teacher stuff). 

ETA she has her masters

[incognitony]

Oct 6, 2015 9:00:03 GMT -5 @jezebel said:

It depends on the district, but right out of school, about 30-32k. Very top of the range (like, with a doctorate and/or 15 years of experience) is about 65k.

I'm my area that's 145+

[usuallylurking]

Oct 6, 2015 9:07:23 GMT -5 tators said:

Oct 6, 2015 8:54:50 GMT -5 @lazerus24 said:

I think our teachers make as little as $28k - $32k starting out.

oh hey. It's my 5th year and I still make that! Cool.

Oh yes, your state is lowwww. I remember coming out of college and looking for jobs around the area out of curiosity. I crossed it right off the list lol.

My first year teaching in AK I made just under $50k. That's as a brand new teacher with a bachelor's degree, no extra credits.

[joenali]

I have a masters plus 45 credits and make about $60,000. HCOL. We had to move out of the city, it was too expensive. Teachers make above and below depending on experience, education and stipend work (coaching etc).

[bittybomb]

I'm on LI too and have several teacher friends and family members who started in low 50's, but that was probably about 10 years ago. They still don't make 6 figures, but are pretty close. Also NYC teachers make substantially less than LI teachers and it is supremely difficult to get a LI teacher job now.

I don't know anyone who makes 145k+ unless they are in administration and that is even still really high.

eta - they can make more for summer school, proctoring exams and/or coaching.

[illgetthere]

I know this isn't the popular thought and teachers hate when it's mentioned, but isn't it also true these numbers are for working ~17% less than traditional full time (52 weeks-12 holidays-2 weeks leave)?

A step 0 gets 37k in my city for 187 days.

Edit: I can't math. I'm now coming up with it being appx 21% less.

[luckyval]

Starting salary in NC just went up to $35,000  :^)

[killercupcake]

First year teachers with a BA make 34k + benefits, but the district is paying less and less toward those. They froze pay raises for continuing Ed credits, are paying less toward retirement, and are fighting to not pay anything into our health insurance.

But they can't figure out why people don't stay here. Lol okay!

[whitemerlot]

I started at 30,000. My district topped out at 74,000 with 25 years of experience in the same district and 60 credits after a masters degree.

[killercupcake]

Oct 6, 2015 9:17:44 GMT -5 illgetthere said:

I know this isn't the popular thought and teachers hate when it's mentioned, but isn't it also true these numbers are for working ~17% less than traditional full time (52 weeks-12 holidays-2 weeks leave)?

A step 0 gets 37k in my city for 187 days.

Well, they're contracted for that, but a lot of the ones I know work much more than that.

[Gato]

K teachers in DD's central Jersey district were in the $60s.  Which was even better for DD's teacher, who lived across the border in much lower-COL Pennsylvania.

Here in Portland, Maine (MCOL), it looks like the starting salary is around $50-55K.

[thebreakfastclub]

I live in PA, and the average teacher salary seems to be around $62k.

I clicked on a random elementary teacher where my son will go. She has 16 years and a masters, and she makes $95k.

[rachelberry]

We are in a MCOL area, and my friends who teach are all making 65-70k, 12 years out of school. Considering they work only 185 days/year, and have 2 plan periods per day to do grading/planning, etc, I think they are very well compensated. They disagree.

[SpartanGirl]

Starting salary at our public school is $35k. High end salary (with Masters and 20 years of experience) is about $65k.

At our preschool the highest paid teacher (with a license and 35 years experience) makes about $29k.

[CurlyQ284]

In the district where I'm from in NoVa, starting salary is $46,500. $53K if you have a master's and $59K if you have a doctorate.

After 20 years the range is $70 - $80k.

I guess that's ok. Right out of college I was making $30k, back in 2006. It's not great for HCOL, which is probably why they move west or to West Virginia and commute and then all the richies complain in letters to the editor that the teachers don't even GO here.

[Deleted]

I think my state offer the full 12 months - I saw that one the guide for salaries.


Does that mean summer school teaching? Or what?


I know my principal and dean of students were at the school alllll summer. They didn't get summer break.

[amberlyrose]

My mom makes around 50k with a Masters and 20 years experience.

[meij]

First year 37k
Masters plus 48 credits and Specialist degree plus 8 and 25 years gets you 75k.

[jinkies]

Starting is between 50 and 60K.

I have a friend who is in her 15th year teaching high school math, making around 95k. Since her school on block scheduling, that means 3 classes a day, with a 90 minute planning period.

I think the district tops out around 120K for teachers.


The travesty is substitute teacher pay, which is still only about $100/day. I have a (different) friend in a long-term sub position this year. She is working 7 a- 7p prepping the room, lesson planning, communicating with parents. She tries not to consider what that breaks down to hourly.