Do high school teachers get paid more than elementary school teachers?

Question

Do high school teachers get paid more than elementary school teachers?

Answer 1

No.  Not usually, anyway.

Additional Information:

Teacher salaries vary from district to district within each state in the US, but I don't know a public school system that pays more to high school teachers these days.

Teachers are, however, usually paid more for higher qualifications, such as having more educational units above their BA, an advanced degree (MA, PhD, etc.), and get credit for years of experience as well.

Answer 2

Yes, or I hope they do.

Answer 3

Yes but only slightly more.  On average, an elementary school teacher makes 39K and a high school teacher makes approx 41K.

Answer 4

i doubt it,

otherwise they wouldnt say that

"Fact.: Elementary school teachers are one of the most highest paying instructors in education, with an average annual salary upwards of $48,000."



in the website tickle.com

Answer 5

No.  It doesn't matter if you teach 2nd grade, 10th grade, art or gym.  You get paid based on your level of education and experience.

We have a contract that tells us the pay scale.  So if you have a BA you get paid a certain amount after a year you go up a step and so on.  If you get your masters you go up again.  Then you can take classes and get paid more for every 15 credits, some schools do every 30 credits.

Answer 6

yes they teach tougher material.

Answer 7

yes. The higher the education the higher the pay scale. Also, if the teacher attains higher degrees they get pay raises as well.

I had a teacher in the 10th grade in CT that had a doctorate, she got like 70 k per year.

Answer 8

No.  All teachers in a district get paid the same amount as others with the same experience and education.

Answer 9

No.  All teachers get paid based on our degree, and the amount of years we have taught.  

Answer 10

No.  Each district has a salary scale that applies to all of its teachers, regardless of grade level or content area.  This chart is based on level of education achieved and years of service.

Answer 11

I am a teacher in a California school district.  Our pay is based upon years of teaching service and upper-division course work taken after receiving a bachelor's degree.  Most districts give a stipend, say $2000 more, for a masters or doctorate degree.  If an elementary school teacher has a higher degree, he or she will receive the stipend the same as a high school teacher.  

So, an elementary teacher with 10 years of experience and a masters degree in early childhood education will be at the exact same step on the salary scale as a high school history teacher with 10 years experience and a masters degree in history.  

The complexity of the subject does not affect salary.  If it did, the physics teacher in high school would need to be paid more than the 9th grade general science and the PE teachers.  And what would happen if one teacher taught all those subjects? In many high schools teachers hold two types of credentials and teach more than one subject.

I do not know of any districts which pay high school teachers more.  It is possible that a teacher's union could negotiate that type of two-tiered scale, but  It would probably not be ratified by the teachers, since elementary teachers would be inclined to vote it down.  

Answer 12

I can speak for my district, a large Urban Public school system. No. High School and Elementary teachers get paid the exact same, for the same work. But, if a high school teacher works then also coaches a sport, or helps with band they will get extra money, and because there are more opportunities for this sort of work, the average high school teacher may make more money (for more work) than the average elementary teacher. (Not many elementary schools have football teams, track, marching bands or cheerleading squads)

Answer 13

No, teacher contracts are based on experience and the level of education the teacher has attained.  It has nothing to do with the level that they teach.

Answer 14

Yes, usually, the higher the education level the higher pay you get.