I want to become a teacher?

Question

Hi, I am thinking of becoming a teacher. It's something my family thinks I would be good at and something I would really like to do. BUT money is an issue. How often do teachers get paid? What is the average salary for a science teacher or math teacher?

Thanks!

Hi, I live in Florida. And I would give out a decent amount of homework.

Answer 1

I am a first year teacher at a school in Miami, FL and I don't have a degree in teaching. My degree is in International Business. Since the students at my school performed poorly on the FCAT, they are deemed a ZONE school. First year teachers that work at a Zone school make $45,600 (Bachelor's) $49,320 (Master's) and if you work at a non-Zone school it is $38,000(B) $41,100(M).(In Dade County we are paid bi-weekly) Even though the salary is much more appealing to work at a Zone school don't be fooled you earn every penny plus some!
I suggest that you do substitute teaching before you jump in head first. Subing allowed me to make an informed decision about what I wanted to teach, where I wanted to teach, what grade level and if teaching was for me at all. The good thing about a sub you can work when you want so take a day off your job and sub for different grade levels.
P.S. What ever you decide to teach you must be certified in so you will have to take a test or if your degree is in that area you will have to send your transcipts to FL Dept of Education.

Answer 2

Teacher salaries vary from school district to school district. You might want to call a couple of them and ask for teacher pay scales. Tell them why you want them. Anyway, those figures should be public record. I don't know about Florida, but in California, science and math teachers make the same amount as English and history teachers. In California, teachers get paid once a month, ten months a year. That could easily be different in Florida, so ask the district when you call.

Teaching is a good life. But, don't be a teacher if you want to be rich or if you don't love to be with kids.

Answer 3

How much you get paid, and how often you get paid, depends largely on which school district hires you. Some teachers make very good money - up to $70,000 in some cases and more in others. Some districts pay bi-weekly throughout the year, others pay monthly during the ten months that school is in session, so it isn't a question that can be easily answered.If you are interested in a teaching career, try to front-load as much as possible - get your education degree, get a master's degree in Science or Math, if those are your chosen fields. You will be taken on staff at a much higher salary level than the person who has completed two years of teacher education and has to go to summer school forever to complete their degree.

Answer 4

Teachers usually get paid monthly, at the end of the month. Districts often offer a 10-pay-12 system, where you work ten months, but they spread the payments out over 12, so you have a paycheck every month, all year.

Science & math teachers at the high school level can get about $35,000 & up for starters, up to $75,000 and more at the top of the pay scale.

Answer 5

You need 4 years of college, plus a period of student teaching before you graduate. Pay is dependent on the area of the country you teach. Generally in my area the starting salary is around $28,000 for a fresh college graduate. You are paid weekly for 9 months or you can get paid thru summer vacation too.

Answer 6

Try this site http://www.careerinfonet.org/acinet/Occupations/select_occupation.aspx?next=occ_rep&level=&optstatus=111111111&id=33,27,14,11,8,1&nodeid=2&soccode=&stfips=&jobfam= and find whatever type of teaching career you'd like to have. It should show how much you'd make too. I wanna be an English teacher, but I'm worried about money also. Sooo hopefully, I'm gonna be a psychiatrist for a few years (because they make some serious cash and because I like messing with people's heads) and then switch to a teaching career.

Answer 7

Here is the link to the Florida state education web site:

http://www.fldoe.org/

All districts pay differently. Here is a list of all the districts in Florida:

http://www.fldoe.org/schoolmap/flash/schoolmap_text.asp

So while I cannot tell you how much you would make (as all districts pay differently) you can research it on your own.

As an example, here is what I found Marion District pays their teachers>>>(32,000 - 53,000)

http://www.marion.k12.fl.us/dept/hrm/docs/salaries/instruct.pdf

good luck!

Answer 8

DONT GIVE OUT ALOT OF HOME WORK!!!plz. my teachers say that they do it because they love kids and they just love the job. but teachers dont get paid that much.

Answer 9

$32K +
Most likely more..