How much do you get paid from being a teacher?

Answer 1

When I started teaching in Louisiana, with a MA and 2 years experience around 1994, I made about $13,000. I moved to California and teach in Los Angeles, where I make about $60,000. I finally feel adequately compensated. I'm able to travel and buy what I want, when I want. I'm married and my husband is a professor, and his salary is only slightly higher than mine. In a few more years, I will surpass him in earnings.

Some states are much better paid than others. If you want to be a teacher, look around you. Go to where the money is, or get into another field. Teaching is worthwhile emotionally, but it also really helps to be paid like a professional. When I was in Louisiana, I didn't feel like a professional. Now that I'm in California, I feel like I am being paid much better, and my work reflects this. In Louisiana I felt demoralized. Here I feel supported.

Hope this helps. Cheers, K, teacher for 14 years

P. S. What Quatrapiller said is a bunch of crap, by the way. I and all other teachers don't ALLOW others to get away with not appreciating us. In fact we kick, scream, fight and yell and DEMAND our just appreciation, because we know we deserve it. This is one of those old stereotypes that needs to DIE. I cannot stand self-perpetuating stereotypes. It's just so WRONG.

I know I and other teachers aren't at all afraid to step up and demand appreciation and acknowledgement for what we do. That's part of professionalism: no martyr complex... take pride in what you do... never allow your profession to be put down... build up your profession and your colleagues... demand your just dues.

Answer 2

You get much more of an emotional reward being a teacher than you do from the salary. If you only want to do it for the money, try another career! Teachers are underpaid and under-appreciated. IMO, teachers should be getting the salaries that these multi-million dollar exec's get because they do much more than those exec's ever will.

Answer 3

First year teachers with just a B.A. degree start anywhere from $30,000 - $40,000 a year depending on the city and state.

Answer 4

Hi there, it all depends on the county that you want to work in. I'll be taking my teaching certification here in Georgia next Saturday and the county that I want to work in starts us out at $32,000 a year. $10,000 more than what i'm making right now.

Answer 5

Starting pay in Chicago for someone with a Bachelor's degree is around 28k. Pathetic.

Answer 6

Where I live someone with a Bachelor's degree in their teaching area plus a Bachelor of Education degree starts at $51,500 (CAD). You can compare this to our local minimum wage, which would be $14,000 (CAD) annually.

Answer 7

Depends on the area you are looking at.

I am making aorund 30K
In the south suburbs of Chicago It is quite sad.

Answer 8

not enough