How much do Private School Teachers make a year?

Question

I have been trying to find out the average that private school teachers make in the US annually, particularly Southern Maine but haven't had much luck. Can anyone help?

I am looking for SINCERE answers here. Thank you! Yes, I am looking at either Prep schools OR Church based schools. I want to know the stats. for both.

Answer 1

HELLO!It depends on how long they have been there, I think it is like 40,000 for a new teacher 60,000 after 5 years, and it can get higher as you are there longer.
Teacher Salaries Remain Stagnant but Health Insurance Costs Soar
AFT Releases Annual State-by-State Teacher Salary Survey

— Go to individual state releases

Washington, D.C. – Teachers’ salaries have stayed relatively stagnant while teachers’ health care costs have jumped to all-time rates, making it difficult to attract and keep good teachers at a time when they are increasingly needed, according to the American Federation of Teachers’ annual state-by-state teachers salary released Thursday.

The 2002-03 average teacher salary was $45,771, up 3.3 percent from the previous year, according to the report. The 2002-03 average beginning teacher salary was $29,564, up 3.2 percent from the year before. The AFT estimates that the average beginning salary for the most recent school year, 2003-04, was $30,496. But while teacher salaries rose an average 3.3 percent, health insurance benefits spiked an average 13 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

"Exorbitant health insurance costs are taking an intolerable bite out of already inadequate teacher salaries. Even as teachers are being asked to do more, compensation packages are nothing short of insulting and fail to take account of growing health care and other out-of-pocket costs to teachers," said AFT Secretary-Treasurer Edward J. McElroy.

Furthermore, the AFT noted, superintendents’ average salaries are as much as four times higher than teachers’ average pay, according to the Educational Research Service.

"States and school districts are crying poverty when it comes to teachers’ pay, yet somehow find money for extravagant administrator salaries. Strong leadership without a quality teaching force won't improve education," McElroy said.

Average teacher salaries. California had the nation's highest average salary in 2002-03, at $55,693. States joining California in the top tier were Michigan, at $54,020; Connecticut, at $53,962; New Jersey, at $53,872; and the District of Columbia, at $53,194.

South Dakota had the lowest average salary in 2002-03, at $32,414. The other states in the bottom tier were Montana, at $35,754; Mississippi, at $35,135; North Dakota, at $33,869; and Oklahoma, at $33,277. Also in the lowest tier were the Virgin Islands, at $34,764; Guam at $34,738; and Puerto Rico, at $22,164.

Average beginning teacher salaries. Alaska had the highest average beginning salary in 2002-03, at $37,401. States joining Alaska in the top tier were New Jersey, at $35,673; District of Columbia, at $35,260; New York, at $35,259; and California, at $34,805.

Montana had the lowest average beginning salary in 2002-03, at $23,052. The other states in the bottom tier were Maine, at $24,631; South Dakota, at $24,311; North Dakota, at $23,591; and Arizona, at $23,548.

Answer 2

These "averages" that people show are often misleading because they show what someone is making after about 10 years of work for the school. A first year Private school teacher with a Bachalors degree I would estimate would make around 24,000 to maybe 28,000... depending on the area. Of course big expensive cities will pay more. The same teacher for a public school would probably make between 27,000 and 31,000 a year. There is a noticable difference between the two.

Answer 3

Usually they make significantly LESS than public school teachers, but in some really nice fancy private schools they make more.

I doubt the average will be very helpful since there is such a huge difference. You need to narrow it down. Do you mean in church schools? Prep schools? Etc...