question about teacher salaries?

Question

im writing an essay on why teacher's salaries should be higher, but i need more information on thier salaries compared to those of other professions, how thier salaries can affect them and others, or anything like that. thanks in advance for the help.

Answer 1

On the topic of teachers not being paid enough, thats just something that people say because they hear everyone else saying it. My step-mother was a teacher for 10 years before she became assistant principal and never complained about teachers salaries. Teachers are paid on average $48000 per year. And they only have to work 9 months (including the 2 weeks off for winter vacation and other holidays that schools have off) out of the year. thats about $30/hour worked. On the other hand, nurses work 12 months out of the year and get paid $55000 per year. That averages about $26/hr worked. So teachers are getting paid as much as mechanical engineers ($30/hr), chemists ($31/hr) and almost as much as dentists ($35/hr). Social workers, police officers, firefighters all make substantially less than teachers by about $10 per hour. Whats more, during teachers 2 months off per summer, they can get other jobs to help suplement their income.
I know that tecahers have to grade papers and make lesson plans as well but they get an hour each day that they are paid to do this at school so they don't have to take it home.
I get so annoyed by hearing people say teachers are underpaid.
Teachers get great health benefits as well.


Moondance- Doctors and lawyers SHOULD get paid more- they go to school longer, getting into grad school is harder and the coursework is much more difficult. They also have substantially higher student loans.

Answer 2

I am a teacher. The thing is, a teacher's salary is not that bad, compared to the rest of the population. The thing is that teachers spend 4-5 years on a Bachelor's degree, and then usually need to get a Master's to compete. By comparison, other similar professions don't require the further education that teachers must continually do, but are often paid higher. For instance, My sister is a HR recruiter making what I make and without any degree. Nurses often work the same hours for 20% more in pay. An accountant with a Bachelor's degree might make 30K more than a teacher, and never have to get more schooling. The argument needs to be made with similar professions, not against Doctors and Lawyers, and Pro Sports athletes, or the argument becomes silly. I wouldn't want that, it makes us look greedy. Most teachers just want to make what other people of similar education make. Good Luck!

Answer 3

as a student who has been through both public and private (catholic) school, my opinion is that public school teachers should shut their traps, because they make three times what catholic school teachers make, and they get a union. the only reason a teacher's salary should be higher is becuase education is becoming more and more necesary with deindustrialization and the rise of the service sector. You can't just get a high school education and push buttons your whole life, like you could 20 years ago. Though this would not justify a notable increase in a teacher's salary for years, considering that deindustrialization is such a slow process. Teachers jobs are also becoming more valuable becuase with such dramatic advences in technology and general knowledge, it is impossible for any one teacher to know an entire subject in sufficient depth to make a living of it. For instance, 150 years ago, in pot-belly stove-warmed, single-room school houses, the single teacher knew "everything" meaning addition subtraction, reading, writing, and in most cases, bible verse, but with the insane amount of advancement in all aspects of human knowledge, teachers started devoting themselves to specific subjects, and eventually divisions of those subjects, and so-on and so forth. This created a certain amount of "specialty" it took to be able to teach some relatively new courses such as technology based courses. This created a demand for such skills, thus increasing the wage of the teacher. However, some (most) institutions do not acknowledge this, and decide to make one across-the-board salary for all teachers, which angers some teachers, and pleases others, but all in all, the bottom line isn't hurt, and the averages look good, which is what it's all about right?
feel free to use my insights on this if you like, you dont have to give me any credit or anything. I suggest using this as a springboard, so that no computer will detect changes in tone between your style of writing and mine.
-dols

in response to bella's answer doctors and lawyers dont get paid mroe because there is very little demand for them, they hear from the media that ebing a doctor or lawyer will get them 75,000 dollars a year, so they go for it, which is a bad idea, considering the insanely low demand for doctors

Answer 4

You could go to different school districts and most of the time they have the salaries listed. I am a substitute teacher right now in Washington state. At one district I get 107/day, one is 120/day, and the other is 156/day. As a teacher, when I did that, it was about 27 an hour.

Answer 5

In an ideal world, NBA/NHL/NFL players would be saying "there goes another millionaire teacher again".

It's a living but by no means can a teacher become wealthy on their salary. Good teachers or people who could have become good teachers are choosing more lucrative professions.

Answer 6

It depends on what level of eduction they are teaching but for example and high school teacher in NYC can make on average anywhere between $35,000 - $45,000. Check out the following site to find out about different types of teachers and their salaries based on location:

http://www.salary.com/

Answer 7

I am a teacher in the Nashville public school system. I have experience in Michigan, California, and overseas. I am here to tell you that teachers are sorely underpaid for the work they must provide and the commitment involved in their careers. I honestly believe that any teacher worth his/her melt - has been CALLED by a higher calling to teach.! The day of " I want to be a teacher" has almost seen the end of its day. I have always wanted to teach - even when I was exposed to other careers and developed other forms of talents - still teaching came rusing back into my life, like a storn. It was nothing I could do about it - I enjoy what I do. I wish that people who fight over everything else - contracts with NFL, and everybody else, would realize - besides 'mom", the teacher is the next real person a child will align him/herself to. Yes, there are some teachers who have given us a bad name - but for the most part - the teacher has been kicked and ridiculed. I remember a time that a teacher could NOT BE MARRIED! She was expected to devote her whole life, time and career to her students - even today - people expect and students believe that teachers have no life. I don't make a lot of money - but I do know that depending on the state in which you live - will dictate the funds available in that state to pay that teacher. As a teacher you must continue your education - a BA degree is not enough - you have to earn additional credits. And never mind that the society changes and as they change - the students change too! I have more students today with ADHD and other emotional problems. I no longer am able to just 'teach'. I have to check the record of each child, make sure of what I can and cannot 'say' to that child, make sure if that child is 'on my list', I have to give them additional points for inclusion or accept their indiosyncracies and allow them extra time. I can't fail them no matter what - I have to pass them. If I have more than a certain percentage of failures - it's not the child to blame - it's me. We have parents who have slacked on their jobs as parents , but would rather take the teacher to the board attempt to make the board FIRE the teacher - then deal with their own spawn they have created. We have few books, no paper, can't get our money back if we buy any materials at all to help our students. Students curse you out, tell you they are not doing homework, defy the school and class rules, bring knives and guns to school, sell dope in your face, slip in the vacant classrooms or hallways if available and have sex, and the teacher gets blamed' cause she wasn't looking' , class sizes have increased to about 33 -35 students per class. Accountability for parents is null and void - but we provide all kinds of parenting programs for them, breakfasts, lunches and dinners. They bring their whole families to eat - but don't care about the material and information we try to provide to help them. We offer tutoring and the kids stay after schooll - 50--60 of them, but the tutoring classes are no more than babysitting without parents having to pay. The kids come and get snacks and run around the buidling if you let them - Hey, I could go on and on - Why do I put up with it - because I am hopelessly a teacher - to the core of my being - and I still believe in the system and want to reach one - and finally - I know GOD is my source. Go to each states' website and find out what a teacher makes - depends on years of experience and education. It is not much. I guarantee you!

Answer 8

teachers should be paid the most because without them, there wouldn't be any of the other professions! (they are all learned from a teacher, aren't they?!) a starting teacher's salary varies, based on location (state) and type of teaching certification held (secondary, elementary, special ed, etc) and on their level of education and experience (bachelor's degree/master's...) usually i'd say a starting teacher makes between $35000 and $45000. we all know that doctors, lawyers, sports players, and enetertainers make farrrrrrr more than that! thank a teacher!

Answer 9

Higher????, most places they are over paid, remember they only work part of year, part of day. Children are really easy to brainwash. Suggest you write why they are too high, don't compare to doctor/lawyer, compare to someone working at clerk level. Or are you too afraid it will affect your grade (no ethics??)

Answer 10

i know a 7th grade math teacher he get around 37,000-40,000 a year my sister is a sub for K-9 she gets about 100 a day sooooo

i work in tv and get alot more than that