Wow. Yahoo must be relying on some real idiots to write their news articles today. Anyone see this one?
http://education.yahoo.net/degrees/articles/featured_preparing_for_entry_level_jobs.html
Teachers starting at $50,000? Restaurant managers? They must have gotten their stats in Boston or San Jose or somewhere else with an outrageous standard of living. Either that or they just measured upper tier private schools or something. Does anyone here actually live somewhere that pays teachers at the ENTRY LEVEL over $50,000? If so, I'd like to hear about it. My wife wants to teach, and in Florida and Michigan most schools start WELL under $40,000! Sounds like a dream world to me.
2007-11-01 07:25:27 · 8 answers · asked by Mr. Taco 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
If you answer this, let me know what state you are in! I wonder if that makes a difference?
2007-11-01 08:14:25 · update #1
http://www.cbe.ab.ca/employment/teaching/PDF/ATAsalarygrid.pdf
there you go. Look on the bottom of the salary grid for current rates. This is in my home city of Calgary, which is in Alberta, a province in the great nation of CANADA, where we actually have a commitment to education.
Hopefully I'll be done university in a couple years, and I'll start at more than 50k, but its about more than the money.
btw, those are in Canadian dollars, which as of right now, are worth a good 6% more than the USD :)
look on the calgary board of education website, theres some good information.
email me if you wanna know more about teaching in Canada.
2007-11-03 18:34:09 · answer #1 · answered by Go Leafs Go 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't seen it; even in the most well-to-do districts around here (SE Wisconsin), I think the TOP salary is around $60,000, which would be after 15 years, plus a master's degree, plus 24 or more credits beyond the MS.
I live in one of the top-spending districts, and new teachers typically live elsewhere, frequently with parents, because the salary is not enough to buy or rent here.
2007-11-01 14:35:45 · answer #2 · answered by adoptive mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Virginia, starting teachers get about 30 - 35 thousand a year. In fact, I know someone who's been teaching over 20 years, and just broke 50 thousand
2007-11-01 15:34:00 · answer #3 · answered by blueseven22578 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Heck I dont know, but IMO it depends on where you're at (as you said) I have a friend who teaches about 20 minuets out of town and only makes about $36,000 a year, and his sister doing the same thing here IN town making $60,000 a year. and actually my friend has been doing it for YEARS now! it all depends on the budget of the city I guess?... not much help huh? sorry :D
2007-11-01 21:28:19 · answer #4 · answered by Mr Jōkster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cali but thats cause costs of living is high, I live in florida and the average seconday level teacher makes $43,000
2007-11-01 15:56:29 · answer #5 · answered by think_pink2990 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The two places I immediately thought of were nyc, and santa clara california (silicon valley)
NYC DOES start at over 50k if you have a masters already.
Santa clara's starting salary is 47k - no masters needed. but good luck finding a house.
2007-11-01 19:28:53 · answer #6 · answered by eastacademic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. I teach in Alaska, where we are paid pretty well (in my opinion) and have a high cost of living to go with it, and with a BA you won't make 50K until your 11th year!
2007-11-02 04:39:58 · answer #7 · answered by arcticbinx 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just read that on yahoo. I have worked in ed and don't know where you would have to go to get that type of starting salary.
2007-11-01 14:43:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋