Nationwide, the average public school teacher salary for the 2019-2020 school year was $63,645, according to data from the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. Lowest Mississippi 2019-2020 average teacher salary: $45,192 Highest New York 2019-2020 average teacher salary: $87,543
Its not bad for a 22 year old with a BA Generally, starting salaries are higher at the high school level than the elementary school level. According to a July 2021 report by PayScale.com, annual average salaries for various positions across the U.S. were as follows: Elementary school teacher - $46,983 Middle school teacher - $50,634 High school teacher - $49,111
In a large number of states across the U.S. including many of those in the South, the starting pay for teachers is $35K to $40K. See N.C.'s pay schedule. The pay is not any different for the high school level than elementary school level. The state-wide teacher salaries only change based on years of experience -- not what grade level you teach. Maybe this low $35K is acceptable in some rural county, but in the RTP area of North Carolina where the average house cost is approaching $400K and average RTP starting salary for most professions with a college degree is above $70K --- $35K for all the crap young teachers have to put up with is crap.
If this is the career that a teacher decides to commit to, imagine getting a master degree paid for in 3 years, and that alone with get your pay in the 70-80k. This is a job that you cant be fired from and most have second jobs in the summer State-by-State Guide to Salaries for Master's-Prepared High School Teachers. At the high school level, teachers who hold a master's degree generally earn somewhere in the range of $79,820 – $99,660 nationally.
You got to be kidding. In many states - teachers with a Master’s degree never gets near $79,000 per year even after 25 years. I would urge you to review the North Carolina teacher pay information link I provided. Another hint — you have to pay for your own Master’s degree — school systems don’t pay for this.
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