what is the income of being a teacher?

Question

what is the income salary range?

Answer 1

That depends on the State and County/City you are teaching in; some pay more, some pay less.

Follow these generic steps to find the pay rates in your State:

1. Goto www.Yahoo.com
2. Type in the name of the school district you want to know about
3. Click on the school districts' website
4. Click on the link to "jobs" or "employees" or "employment"
5. Click on the link to "teacher salary scales"
6. Laugh at or be shocked by what you discover....

....whatever your reaction, you will now know for sure what the "income of being a teacher" is.

Example Search: "Howard County Public Schools"

1st Year Salary: $40,080

Good luck!

Answer 2

I taught for 36 years in small rural midwestern cities. My beginning salary was $5400 in 1964. I was single and this was more $$ than I knew what to do with at the time! I stopped in 2000 with an annual salary of about $49,000 (never quite made 50k). Were I still working today in my old district, I would make around $60k. Starting salary for a first-yr. teacher in my old district today is around $30k. In different areas of the country, the salary varies. Go to city suburbs and you will earn more. Go to a large city in the upper midwest or northeast and you'll earn a LOT more- $75k and up with experience and an advanced degree - but it also costs more to live there.

If you choose to make teaching your career, pay attention to the salary schedule and benefits when you are job-shopping, as well as the cost-of-living in the area you choose to live. Some districts offer really attractive beginning salaries but their salary schedule doesn't offer much of a reward for longevity. My district didn't have the greatest beginning salary but longevity and advanced degrees were rather well-rewarded.

Also, as I have discovered, there is wisdom in looking at a state's retirement program even though I realize that young beginning teachers don't usually think that far down the road. After all these years of teaching, I was able to retire well before I reached 65 with an adequate defined-benefit pension.

It is interesting to observe that if a 1st-yr teacher's salary in my town is the only income of a family of 4, their children would qualify for the free-and-reduced school lunch program.

Answer 3

If you are getting into teaching for the money, you are in the wrong profession. That being said, it depends on what level you are going to teach, what degree you hold, and what credentials and/or endorsements you have. Do you want to teach in the public or private sector? Private starts you out at a higher wage, but public has a better wage scale progression in the long run. If you are a 4-year college grad with teaching credentials and a math or science endorsement, you are more likely to get a job. Your starting rate, depending on where you live in the US, will be somewhere in the high 20's or low 30's for elem/high school levels. Check out the Occupational Outlook Handbook for more info!

Answer 4

Like others have said, teaching is not a money-making field compared to many others. Or rather, one should not get into it for the money.
That said, in Philadelphia the starting salary for a certified teacher is about 38,000 per year plus benefits. If you have a Masters degree it starts higher. Metro suburban teachers start much higher, by several thousand from what I understand.

Answer 5

It depends on your credentials and experience. Where I live, a teacher with a four-year Bachelor's degree in their subject area, plus a two-year Bachelor of Education degree would have a starting salary of $51,500 CAD. Those are the MINIMUM qualifications for new teachers, so you wouldn't be looking at anything lower than that in my city. I think there was an issue of Instructor magazine that came out in 2005 with a breakdown of salaries for teachers with BEds, MEds and PhDs, plus some info about hiring bonuses and other incentives. Check it out.

Answer 6

It really depends on where you teach, and what you teach. Don't get into teaching if you would like to be financially rich....There is wide range of salaries..

Answer 7

If you are looking to make good money, teaching isn't the way to go. If you truly want to make a difference in the lives of children, and are passionate about teaching, then it doesn't really matter what the pay is. :)

Answer 8

Not nearly enough for what they have to put up with.

Answer 9

If you care about money........DON'T TEACH!!!