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@adcock I think it varies by state. One of my sisters started teaching about six years ago here in California. From the start, she made about as much as I did, but I had been doing my same job for a decade.
But if she wants a pay increase, she either has to change school districts or go into management.
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@adcock I can tell you that for the level of education that teachers need, they make less than most fields with similar education requirements.
But at the same time, when my church's youth group had a swimming party, it was usually at a teacher's home, because they were able to afford in-ground pools.
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@lnxw48a1 @adcock
As my parents were both classified as teachers in the Chicago Public Schools, dad a actual teacher and mom a school nurse, typically teachers do make less for same education, especially in public schools, private schools will usually pay more.
Also, how long on the job and what degrees they have comes into play, my dad had a Masters and about a decade more time in as mom (RPN) took time off to raise us kids, dad made about double.
As a bit of a side note, at the age of 20 or so, in a blue collar trades job, I was making more than my mother and by 30 making more than my dad. Trade jobs at the time were some of the highest paying jobs without and degrees.
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@adcock How do lawmakers justify not paying teachers the highest salary? They mostly delegate the pay scale to contracts between the teacher unions and the local school districts.
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@adcock No. They make a decent amount, but they are nowhere near top pay.
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@adcock I'd expect the person with a Master's degree to be eligible for promotion to management. That's where the financial returns really pick up.
School superintendents make quite a bit more than top-paid teachers make. Even school principals get a big jump over teacher pay.
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more often than not, when it comes to teachers, the person with the masters does not get the job because the person with the bachelors is cheaper.
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