How much money does the average teacher make?

Answer 1

depends on which country you intend to teach

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It really depends on where you are teaching. If you are in a big city, you tend to make more, but the cost of living is outrageous so I personally think you go in the hole. Anyway, the last time I checked the average in the state of Illinois was $30,000. That is the average mind you and a first year teacher would not get paid that much.

I taught for nine years, but I was then in the state of SC and that was seven years ago. I started in 1990 at $18,600. When I finished in 1999 I was making 24,000. Pay raises are tiny and at times non-existent. There were a few years that the state said they didn't have the money to give us a pay raise. If you are planning a career in education, I hope you are frugal. I had to work several part-time jobs while I taught to supplement my income. Partly because I was paying all the bills while my husband went to school. You can go to the homepage for your state government and it should list the salary scale for teachers there. Otherwise contact you local school district or an old school counselor that may remember you.

Good luck!!

Answer 4

Let's put it this way: You'd be better off not using the words "money" and "teacher" in the same sentence. I'm tired of lending money to my teacher buddies just so they can afford to pay back their student loans and raise their kids at the same time! ... You know there is something seriously wrong with our society when we expect people to put their hearts and souls into educating the future generation, all for a handful of peanuts! Conclusion: Being a teacher basically equates to a stressful hand to mouth joggling act and a meager existence - if you are not totally passionate about it (i.e. if it is not the calling of your life), or you don't have some other source of family income (e.g. a working spouse with a decent salary), then I would say don't even dream about it. ... And that's REALITY.

P.S. You realize, of course, that we are talking about schoolteachers and NOT college/university professors here. University professors generally make decent salaries; but you would need to have a Ph.D. and find a tenure track position at a reputable university (not exactly a walk in the park, btw).

Answer 5

It's difficult to answer this question without being too simplistic. According to the American Federation of Teachers, the average salary for 2003-2004 is $46,597. Of course, we are lumping salaries of new teachers with that of veteran teachers (those of who have been teaching 20+ years) which doesn't give us a fair analysis of a teacher's starting salary or salary growth. Also, because of cost of living, the average salary varies by state as well, where in Connecticut it's about $56,516 (the highest average) and in South Dakota it's $33,236 (the lowest average). I live in California where my salary as a teacher is less than $10,000 over the average salary of South Dakota. Thinking along those lines, I would never be able to afford to buy a house if my spouse is a teacher since first-home prices average close to $500,000 for where I live. Unlike other jobs, I have no opportunities to receive bonuses for extra work nor do I have the time to do additional part-time work. On the other hand, a principal's salary exceeds $100,000 on average which is well over twice the average salary for a teacher.

Answer 6

The teacher called a plumber for a sink leak repair. The plumber fixed it in 20 minutes and charged $125. The teacher said "That's a lot, I am a teacher and don't make that in a day" the plumber replied "Yeah I didn't make that much either when I was a teacher".

It's a sad truth but it's not just the teaching, for many it is also classroom child care all day and the pay is pathetic.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

There is no average salary for a teacher because there are so many factors. Special Education teachers get paid more than a Physical Education teacher. The head of a department gets paid more than the teachers in that department, and of course the longer you've been there the higher the salary.

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Answer 9

wow that depends on so many things......

1- education level of the teacher


2- grade

3- years teaching

4- District area

5- Private or Public

Now weigh all of this out and you will see what an average teacher makes in the US.....

Answer 10

High school teachers make 50 to 60 thousand per year. Certain states make as low as 30 thousand a year. While college professors do much better than this, often community college teachers make near the same.

Answer 11

As a starting teacher with a bachelor's degree, I make 31K. I live in Nevada. Salaries vary widely by state, but typically the lower ones are for jobs that are easier to get. There are some districts that would pay 40K a year for a beginning teacher with a bachelor's, but those jobs are hard to come by (and not found in many states).

Basically, you can make enough to support yourself, but if you need to support a family, you need more.