How bad is a teacher's salary?

Question

I'll be working in a secondary school as an English teacher.

Answer 1

depending of TLR's and if you are in London or not you can expect around £20,627 as a starting salary in Sept 08

http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/shared_asp_file...

pay will go up on M scale every Sept until your 7th year of teaching when you will have to apply for the threshold (at the end of your 6th year) after threshold it will be on the upper pay spine

Can i just ask if you think it's bad why go into teaching in the 1st place?

In reply to your comment - i teach because i want to as well - the money is a bonus.

i meant you tag line for the question how bad is a teacher's salary implies that you think the pay is rubbish - i would have phrased it how good is the salary

Answer 2

like $30,000 - $40,000

Answer 3

It depends on the state in which you are teaching.  I have seen anything from $25,000 to $42,000 to start.  You will move up from there depending on how much extra schooling you do after you Bachelor's.

Answer 4

Starting salary is only about 10K less than other Bachelor degree qualified workers. The top teacher salaries though can be competitive... so if you become a teacher and stick with it you'll be just fine. (Most districts take between 15-20 years to reach the top of the scale... but I was smart and found one that reached the top pay in 10 years) A big benefit to teaching is that when your friends who do better than you (salary wise) get laid off during down economies (like this one) you still have a job paying the same as it did last year. So, it's a consistant job. Not something to go into if you want to be rich. You'll never make what you could with a BSEngineering degree, and most BS in Computer Sci will do better, but even they're making less now than they did 10 years ago when I graduated.

Answer 5

As a teacher who took early retirement, I was always happy with my salary.  

Answer 6

Depends where you are.  In my province (Alberta), with the public and Catholic school board, you start at around $40 000, and max out at around $70 000.00.

A great site to give you some kind of idea is http://www.salaryexpert.com/

Answer 7

Well I just retired as head of dept on £42000 and I think that was a decent wage considering the hours and holidays and now I have an index linked pension, I never complained or went on strike.

Answer 8

I dunno wer ya from, but heres a great website that wil tell you everything you ever want to know about every job. Its fantastic! but i think the teacher in it is a teacher in Ireland.

http://www.careerdirections.ie/CD/AllCar...

By the way, its called a second level teacher on this website.

Answer 9

Teachers make pretty good money nowadays so don't worry.  You'll be fine.  Plus you get tons of time off.  It's a good gig.

Answer 10

Not so bad - I think it's about £28k to begin with - rising to £40,000

Answer 11

Are you in the USA?

If you are then pay is not horrible and the benefits tend to be pretty good. However, for the c**p you put up with, the ignorant children, parents and bureaucracy you have to live through, no amount of money is enough. The average salary does not tell the story. Salaries are pretty good at meeting cost of living (barely) in the area you live. Everyone gets the same amount even if they sit in a chair and do nothing (thank you to the unions for keeping the morons employed). So you will probably start between 26,000 and 40,000 depending on where you are and you will get increases for years of experience and for attaining higher education levels. Unfortunately, there are morons out there who think teachers get long vacations and do nothing. I am here to tell you that is emphatically NOT TRUE! As a teacher I taught for 9 months or so out of the year then spent MY MONEY on required professional development and graduate school work (no choice to keep your license you have to do it) during off time to take useful classes. The average cost of Professional development courses was about $500 bucks. For school, I paid between $1000 and $3000 a summer for graduate classes.

Do not let those who are not teachers tell you what the profession is like. When they are all willing to support teachers like doctors, lawyers, and professional athletes, then teaching will finally be placed where it needs to be. Being a teacher is a thankless, low paying, high energy profession but the return can be awesome when you see a failing student make it. Feel free to email me for victories and stories of problems as well.  

Answer 12

i started teaching in milwaukee 3 years ago.  at that time, i started at about $32000.  september will start my 4th year, and i'll be making almost $39000.  it's not the pay that makes it worth staying in the district though...it's average.  our benefits package is the best in the state though, and that alone saves me a ton of money over taking my husband's insurance.  each year around tax time we are given a sheet that says basically what my job is worth to the district.  in salary, professional development, benefits (insurance, retirement, etc), according to them i make about $65000 per year.  it would be great to actually see that on my W2, but knowing what they pay for my insurance that i don't have to...makes it worth it!

Answer 13

I think really good - you start on about 28K - and your considered a 'key worker' so you can get help with rent / buying a place - In London you will also get a London Allowance ontop of your salary.

And all that time off, ofcourse.

Yeah, good job.

Answer 14

The further up in education you go (as in levels of teaching e.g. primary/secondary) the more you will earn.

I want to be a Further Education Teacher of Photography/Graphic Design.

The salary itself isn't too bad, obviously the more qualified you are then you will be higher up the point scale of pay.

This website gives you a job profile on Secondary school teaching, outlining the jobs and average salary per annum for teaching.

http://www.learndirect-advice.co.uk/help...

It's good you aren't just doing it for the money. Teaching is a very rewarding job. I love education and can't wait to start helping people learn a lot more. I hope the website helps you, I always use it and find it very interesting to learn about other jobs.

Answer 15

Actually, I don't think the salary is too bad. It depends on a few things - firstly, you will begin on the main pay scale. Your age and the level of degree you got will have some bearing on which point you start on - usually people go in on point 2. Then it depends if you have any extra responsibilities in your role - you might get a TLR which is worth more money for some jobs. It also depends on the subject you teach - I don't think English teachers are in particularly short supply, so you probably won't get extra for that as you would for science, for example. Finally, it depends on the area - if you are in inner London, you will get more, a little less for outer London and so on.

Put all this information together and visit the NUT website where you will be able to calculate your salary. Hope this helps!

Answer 16

It depends on where you're teaching and how much education you've had.  My sister is a 1st grade teacher with a bachelor's degree in elementary ed. and makes about $45,000 a year, if that helps.

Answer 17

Teachers always moan about there slaries, however they neglect to tell us they get 6 weeks of holidays a year!