Why is a teacher's salary considered low? My job will earn no less than 30000 a year.?

Question

I'm sure it has to do with being married or single, having kids or no kids; but either way, I am 23 not even making 500 a month. I work with 40 & 50 years old. 20,000 dollars a year looks good from here.

Answer 1

First, because of the amount of responsibility. Being responsible for a class of children's education (and safety during school) is a important responsibility. I suggest teaching kids is much more important than many "business" jobs. It is closer to the work of a Doctor or Psychologist - Kids are that important!

Second, because of the amount of work. Hours of planning, training, and grading beyond the working hours. I grew up with a teacher for a mother and watched her burn the midnight hours for her job, and now do it myself.

Finally, because of the level of training. Many state require teacher to have or be working towards a Master Degree and require constant continuing education. Comparable educated people, such as M.B.A.'s and Attorneys, make considerable more money.

Answer 2

Because teachers must first receive their BA. Then, they must put in another year for their Teaching Credential and Practicum/Internship. Many districts now require a Masters Degree. Teachers must also continue to keep up with technology and the newest educational theories by attending classes or training. Teachers may be on campus 6 hours, however their day does not end at 3:00pm. They take work home to prepare for the next day. Many are under the misconception that teachers have paid vacation. They do not. Christmas and New Year's are the only paid holidays. Most yearly salaries are divided into 12 months so that they can survive throughout the summer. While teachers salaries are not at poverty wages, they certainly do not keep up with others who have had the same amount of education and are in a different field. However, I'm sure that you will find that most teachers are satisfied with their wages because most get into teaching because they like working with children/adolescents/young adults and get a lot of satisfaction from seeing the progress and growth of their students.

Answer 3

A starting teaching salary is generally between $23,000 and $26,000 a year. That is poor to start with, but by continuing your education you can generate more degrees and more money. As seniority as a teacher increases, your salary rises. The people who say a teacher's salary is low are usually teachers! Once you experience being a GOOD teacher, you will also experience the time, money and devotion you spend for your students. It becomes a lot!! Depending on the population you are teaching, will depend on the time spent on making your classroom the best it can be. Teaching is not easy and it can take a toll on the time you will spend on other things. As a teacher of high school juvenile delinquents with chemical and or behavioral problems, I spent so many hours of my own time...unpaid ...that my salary didn't come close to compensating me. When i finally resigned from teaching after 20 years, I was making $45,000 a year. It wasn't nearly comparable to the time, devotion and genuine love I gave in return. I can only say...The best salary I ever got was the one I received by seeing the joy on faces and the new emotions I was able to enstilled in each youth. By dedicating my time, love, knowledge and the desire to never give up on them, I gained the salary of a millionaire.... I mean their dedication to better themselves and their self-worth was more pay than any school salary.The continued recognition I was given from those delinquent and troubled youth, as a teacher WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT KIDS ....was in a catagory of it's own!! This was the salary that paid me ten-fold!! So when you hear a teacher's salary is considered low, beleive it, because if you put the time into your students that they deserve, you will be putting in time for all of the people lacking in their lives. That becomes a lot of time for very little pay.

Answer 4

Many people don't realize that teachers are not paid for those summer months they have off. Most teachers have a nine or ten month contract. They usually receive a paycheck because the payments are stretched out over 12 months. Also, even though they are "off," they still have to complete professional development during the summer in order to keep their license.
Another misunderstanding is that teachers have an 8:00 to 3:00 job. This is simply not true if you are talking about a good teacher. Many teachers come to school early or stay late to give students extra help, plan their days or prepare material. Few teachers go home without papers to grade, district paperwork to do or grades to record. There are also parents to call, journals to read, field trips to plan, dances to chaperon, vomit to be cleaned up, heads to be checked for lice, noses to be wiped, fights to be broken up, bullets to be dodged...
Still, teaching can be one of the most rewarding jobs ever even if the money is not great.

Answer 5

Well, there are two things you have to consider.

1. Teachers go to 4year college and there is 2 more years of training, I think. There are other career fields out there would start out 30,000 or less, but they will gradually go up to 70,000 in some cases or even more. Teachers salaries tend to be stagnant compare to inflation rate and other career fields. Hours they work each day is not less than what other do, many times they work more hours than you think. Though, you do get a long vacation.
2. Other thing is that they are the ones who cultivate young minds that would soon lead this country. Compare to the magnitude of their jobs, they are considered low paying. You can also compare to other nations where some developed nations have higher salary rate than the U.S.

I hope I answered your question.

Answer 6

I agree
I know teachers who start work 830 and finish at 330
and earn $ 50000 - $80000 and grumble and complain pay is too low. Plus they get 2 almost 3 months summer vacation EVERY year, a week or two for Christmas/NewYears...and teachers have the upper hand over their students

I work starting 7 am to 6 pm, plus time after work to visit places, bring samples, research and earn normal salary (less than 80000) and I don't grumble like teachers do

Answer 7

i understand what you're saying, you want to start a family, you want to be with someone who could provide for the family. student loans are one thing, but 15K in credit card loans is another. he obviously isn't financially responsible. with that much in credit card debt he probably has bad credit too. so do you want to consider spending your life with someone who can not manage money? you two are total opposites, and if you were to get married would you spend your life taking care of him? would he ever get his act together, or would he always have credit card debts, always ring up a high bill? would he be borrowing money from you? that's not fair to you. then again, you love him. if you really loved him, honestly truely my one and only soul mate kind of love, than none of this would matter. you would believe in his potential to make the most out of his very costly degree. you would be willing to help him out when he needed it. what looks more dim, having a partner in deep debt, or not having him at all? if you really loved him, if aside from the debt, he's the perfect one for you, if he's nice and loving and loyal and gets you the way no one else does, than you wouldn't be asking this question. maybe there are ways to fix this. maybe he should pick up a second job. maybe he can consolidate some of his loans. maybe you could help him with his finances, help him set up payment plans, and show him the best way to use his paycheck. give him an ultimatum. tell him what you wrote here, and tell him you need to see a plan on how he's going to deal with his bills, and let him now he needs to stick by it and make an effort, and he can't do that then it's over.

Answer 8

I would say that it does have quite a bit to do with the amount of education that it takes to become a teacher. I am currently in school so if/when I get my AS. in Radiology I will be making between 35-45G a yr. if I was to be a teacher i would have to go another two yrs and obtain a MS. to make the same......thanks but I'm sticking with radiology.

Answer 9

It's considered low because you need a Master's degree to teach. In every other profession, the amount of money you get depends on how much education you have. In teaching you have to have a Master's and you're making less than the custodian.

Answer 10

I taught for 6 years and got out b/c the stress is not worth the minimal amount we got paid and I even have a Masters, since I have gone back to school and am in the Nursing program and 2 years left, this will still alow me to help people and be appreciated and earn more $$$. Yes, kids and being married doesn't help all that much but teachers should be compensated more for all the crap they have to do, and put up with!!!