Average teachers pay vs average pay.

[todd down under]

Plenty of professions start at $40k.

My first post-college job paid $10,600 in 1979. In today’s dollars, that’s $46,000. And of course I had to work the full year.

Doing what?

 

[rightwinger]

Doing what?

I made $12,900 in 1979 as an Engineer

 

[Lisa558]

Doing what?

Marketing, which required a college degree.

 

[todd down under]

I made $12,900 in 1979 as an Engineer

Hmm, you don't look like an engineer.

 

[Mashmont]

Teachers earn more than those they have educated. So why do they complain about their pay?

Teachers: $66,000
Their graduates: $61,000

Try this one on for size:
New Trier Township in North Chicago: Average Teacher Salary 2022-23: $131,000. Classic leftwing big city. Huge inflated salary. Not much return for the money.

New Trier teachers, school board agree to 5 year contracts with 4.3% base salary raise

The New Trier High School board and its teachers have agreed on a new contract that is set to run through the 2027-28 school year. At their June 5 meeting, the school board unanimously approved the…

www.chicagotribune.com

 

[Lisa558]

Never said they didn't. I also said compare "other licensed professionals".

That is different than comparing "college grads".

WW

Entry level accountant is $52,000 a year - and that’s for a full year of work. Lots of extra time around tax season.

Teachers are right in line.

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Entry-Level-Accountant-Salary--in-Virginia#:~:text=As%20of%20Mar%2016%2C%202025,(75th%20percentile)%20in%20Virginia.

 

[todd down under]

Marketing, which required a college degree.

For a private company? Your entire career?

 

[Woodznutz]

Probably ex Military or other life skills

That's a lot teachers with HS degrees, 240,474 to be exact.

how many teachers are there in the us - Bing

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[Lisa558]

For a private company? Your entire career?

We are talking about an entry-level job, requiring a college education. And yes - a corporation, owned by stockholders.

 

[Woodznutz]

Try this one on for size:
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Sorry, couldn't open the link.

 

[todd down under]

We are talking about an entry-level job, requiring a college education. And yes - a corporation, owned by stockholders.

So what did you make over your career in marketing?

 

[todd down under]

Sorry, couldn't open the link.

You tried to open that?

 

[todd down under]

Yes, the market is saying pay teachers more. And many states are doing just that.

So, objectively, you make a poor point here.

What market? States are government and that is not the "market."

 

[todd down under]

It makes no sense to talk about "average American public school teacher salaries." It's nothing but an invitation to argue.

I don't think any incentive is required for that.

 

[Lisa558]

So what did you make over your career in marketing?

My top salary is none of your business - but it was comparable with my teacher friends, in the low 100s. But THEY got summers off, and now they have nice pensions.

One of my teacher friends took a three-week trip to Europe over the summer and asked me to join her. But I didn’t have that type of time off.

 

[rightwinger]

What market? States are government and that is not the "market."

They still have to compete with the private sector for graduates.

You get what you pay for

 

[Mashmont]

Sorry, couldn't open the link.

Here's a news story instead. New Trier teachers, school board agree to 5 year contracts with 4.3% base salary raise

 

[Lisa558]

The thing about teachers being underpaid is the same as the cries of federal government workers being underpaid - a myth. Their benefits and pensions alone add a great value.

 

[todd down under]

They still have to compete with the private sector for graduates.

Which skews the "market."

 

[todd down under]

My top salary is none of your business - but it was comparable with my teacher friends, in the low 100s. But THEY got summers off, and now they have nice pensions.

One of my teacher friends took a three-week trip to Europe over the summer and asked me to join her. But I didn’t have that type of time off.

So you give your starting salary and give an approximate salary, but your exact salary is none of my business.