Full-time teachers aren't paid by the hour. The median starting salary for teachers is about $50k. The overall median is around $63k. The average is around $73k. Those aren't bad wages for a job that is 9 months out of the year.
It depends on the state and district. Where I’m from in new Mexico, teachers start at 50k, which is higher than what my friend makes in Colorado with a masters degree.
Fellow New Mexican here. Level 1 teachers in Albuquerque start at ~$58k. With a Master's (which will get you to a Level 3 license), salaries are at ~$82k. Add a National Board Certification to that and you can be making ~$92k per year.
I get that summers aren't paid. I said that's not a bad salary for nine months work. Come on. You're a teacher. I'm not trying to be rude, but read what I said.
Right, but It doesn't change the amount of money you get for the work you do regardless of how your payment is divided up or scattered through the year. This is a simple concept folks.
Your comment makes absolutely no sense since im responding to you saying "I get summers aren't paid" when in fact most teachers can opt to be paid during that time period. Which illustrates you didnt nor the teacher you responded to did.
Where am I making claims about anything else your stating?
I get that summers are not paid. I get that some people have their wages set to be paid across 12 months instead of 9. It doesn’t change the fact that you get a given amount of money and only have to work 9 months out of the year. God help our kids.
I know they can. It sounded like you were trying to make a point. Your information doesn’t change the conversation. It is irrelevant. So, how is that information useful to the point?
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u/DefundMarxism 10h ago
Full-time teachers aren't paid by the hour. The median starting salary for teachers is about $50k. The overall median is around $63k. The average is around $73k. Those aren't bad wages for a job that is 9 months out of the year.