WHAT IS THE HIGHEST PAYING SALARY FOR A K-12 Teacher?\n\nPublic and Private seperately,\nWhat is the most Americans would pay for the education of our children.\n\nKeep in mind that the standard of living might mean that the teacher makes more dollar amount but actually pays it right back to afford to live in the state/city.
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Teachers are not only teachers but psychologists, counselors, mothers, nurses,help in behavior management, etc....How many jobs don't pay overtime, do tons of paperwork at home, buy supplies, attend prof. development confernces annually, invest in the community, and help shape our future citizens? -TEACHERS-Think about this, recently on a news report in CA, we(taxpayers) pay about $30,000 a yr./per inmate in jail. \nYears ago a teacher on their own could purchase a home,nowadays in CA, the avg. home is between $500,000-$700,000. The avg. public sch. teacher makes $50-70,000, depending on yrs of exp. and education.\nRule of thumb to buying a house is purchase a home 3-4 times yr pay= 60,000x4= $240,000---haha, good luck finding a home at this price in LA county.
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there is nothing we can do, what happen is that company are finding people willing to work for less money abroad than here in the US, of course, they are looking to get more profits no matter what. did you know the average monthly salary for a teacher in other countries is only $300 a month. you go from there...and they can live with it, because their life style is cheaper than here in US. so think about a person working for a manufacuturer, it might be only $150 a month. while they are paying here like $400 a week, guess how much money they are loosing here in US.
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When someone gets a bachelor's degree and adds a few years to it of university-based training, then goes out into corporate America to get a job, this person can easily bring in anywhere from 35,000 to 45,000 starting salary. Teachers, however, start anywhere from 22,000 to 30,000, depending on the district they are in. Some lucky ones in a critical area (such as math, ESL, and Special Education) can get more, but generally speaking, teachers are paid far less than other people with comparable degrees and credentials.
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Hi. I'm a Bulgarian student and to be honest don't know what you exactly mean. In BG the Ministry of Education has the idea to calculate the month salary of the teachers by giving test to the students. The inspectors come to the school and give the students the tests. Then the test are checked and depending ot the marks (better marks=better teacher) they decide if the teacher is doing his job right and give him more or less money. I hope that this is what you're asking about. However this system is not applied yet, but it'll probably soon be applied.
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it's also a very common degree in colleges and universities, especially among women.  It's supply and demand.  If you can fill all your teaching jobs at lower salaries, there's no reason to increase the salary.  If there comes a time where there's a shortage of teachers, then salaries will increase.
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Teaching does NOT make money. You will find that teachers living in financial comfort are married to someone making the big income... it's not from the teacher pay. Most people living on a teaching income only, are either single and living modestly, or hold down a second job on nights/weekends/summers.\n\nIf you want to make the best money possible teaching, then be prepared not to have a life... the only extra money directly from teaching is from stipends, such as sports coaching. That's a big time commitment. Even then, you won't make as good a pay as you would with similar levels of training, time on the job, and degrees in business, law, medicine, etc.
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I am not an expert in this by any means! I do agree with the first respondant, that you need to provide more information.\nFor example, \nWhere are you located (cost of living will impact your salary)?\nDo you manage other employees?\nWhat does an assistant manager do?\nDo you take care of planning for programs and activities?\nHow many kids are in the daycare?\n\nYou can find details on US AFC website National Child Care Information Center http://www.nccic.org/poptopics/salaries.html\n\nSalary.com can also provide information. You have to  pay to get a fully customized answer. However, I would cross the Day Care Center Teacher with the Retail Assistant Manager and estimate a salary that way. With 15 years of experience, I would expect you to be in the mid -to-  upper\nrange of the salary.\nA retail asst. manager makes $34,691 on average\nA child care center teacher makes $27,495 on average\n(remember these are numbers from across the US, if you go to the site you can specify states w/o extra cost.
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Each state in the United States has a different pay scale, and you need to compare Cost of Living to get a real picture of where the pay is best.\n\nIn New Mexico (my state), we have a 3-tier license system that was started about 2 years ago (before that, it was a ladder system based on years in the profession and level of college degree).\n\nAll teachers in New Mexico start at $30,000 per year as a beginning (Level 1) teacher. After 3 - 5 years of teaching, they go through a dossier process to gain Level 2 licensure. Starting this upcomming year, Level 2 will earn $40,000 per year (this year it was $35,000).\n\nAfter at least 3 years at Level 2, and a Master's Degree, the teacher has the option of pursuing a Level 3 licence through another dossier process. Right now, Level 3 earns the same as Level 2. However, in the 2008 - 2009 school year, Level 3 is supposed to go up to $50,000 per year.\n\nWe also have very good medical benefits, a state retirement pension plan (hope it's still there when I retire...lol), and excellent life and disability insurance.
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For starters teachers only work 9 months out of every year. My base salary is $38,000 which puts me in the bottom 10% of teachers doing the same job at other colleges in my state (high school teachers in the area make about the same). If I work the other 3 months of the year I earn about $58,000. Which, working four days a week, ain't that bad. I can think of many, many more jobs that work much more than me and make a whole lot less. But, you're right, those jobs don't require an MS or Ph.D. degree.\n\nI could take my math degrees and programming experience and work in industry making more than double my salary to start. But, I prefer to keep this job and be there for my son when he needs me. When he gets older, I'll leave education and earn more money. In the mean time I'm not complaining about my salary because I knew what the job paid before I accepted the position.\n\nTeaching is a great job for parents with small children. My job allows me to spend time with my son every single day and, to me, that's priceless.
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how much salary difference r we talkin abt??? if it aint much then stay w/ur current job.\n\nseeing ur child grow up & enjoying ever second of it are priceless compared 2 bigger salary & better post.
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There is no amouint of money that can sufficiently pay those who mold the thinking and lives of the future ... think about it ... teachers show the way to those who become the future parents, doctors, police, judges, scientists, world leaders, etc.\n\nAnyone out there who doesn't understand the value of the work of a teacher after reading the previous posts, please go to the site I've attached and read "Three Letters from Teddy".  They say it all!
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I LOVE my job. It did take a couple of years to get the hang of classroom management. \n\nWhen I first started teacher preschool (12 years ago), I made $7 per hour. A lot of schools pay you depending on your education or how many child development units you have. If you have 6-12 units, $10 is not too bad. \n\nI now have my Masters in Education (60+ units in child development) and make $20 and hour. This is considered good pay in my area (California). Most schools here pay about $12 per hour. The teacher turnover rate is pretty high partially because of this. If you are educated, go for as much as you can get. Enjoy!
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My sister paid for hers by working full time during the summer and not spending any money. Then she went to a community college for two years because is was cheaper than a state college or university. Because she paid for these two years out of her pocket, up front, she was able to use that as a tax write-off and get most of the money back because of some bill that bill clinton passed.  This helped her pay for first semester tution when she transferd to a state collge, which is still cheaper than a university.  \n\nShe paid for all of it out of her pocket by working full time/overtime during the summer, and then working full time while going to school. working more than 20 hours however is not recomended while taking classes.\n\nAlso it depends on what you are going into. If you are going to be a teacher, and if you plan to teach in a rural area, and you take out the right loans, you might get it paid off for you, just for teaching in a rural area or poor school district. Im not possitive how that works though.
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Why not become a subtitute teacher? It would only be an on call job and would allow you to study at the same time? How about a teachers' aid. Same benefits as a sub.
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* Call your local public school headquarters, and ask if there is an "alternative certification" program where as long as you have a college degree, you can take classes/tests to get certified while you are already teaching and deduct the costs from your pay. If you teach a subject outside your credits, you may be required to earn additional course credits in that.\n* Also ask if there is another group that offers certification outside the school district.  In Houston it is called Region IV and\nit is better than the program offered by the public schools. Compare costs and requirements, and get recommendations from other teachers which one is better for your field of interest.\n* Can you contact Teach for America?  This nonprofit assigns college grads to teaching assignments to offset college loans.\n\nWhile you explore that, can you substitute teach? This may help you decide what subject, class size, demographics, etc. suit your teaching style, or which school administration you prefer.\n\nAs long as you have a college degree, you should be able to substitute teach or qualify for a program that will pay for your courses/certification out of your salary.  Good luck!
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Is the first part background information?\nI would change the second part to:\n\nMost of those interviewed chose "other," indicating a salary above 35,000 dollars. The next most common choices were 15,001 to 20,000 dollars, followed by 30,001 to 35,000 dollars.\n\nYou need "dollars" not "dollar"--it's plural. Also, my statement may be wrong because "other" could also indicate "under 5000 dollars."
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Jobs for teaching (in my opinion) are more competitive, low paying and not even about learning than ever. Now the goal is not for the kids to learn OR enjoy themselves. It is to pass the standardized test.\n\nBeing a teacher would be great though. I reccomend teaching at a private school, charter school or at your own school (where you could be a principal and a teacher).\n\nI know someone who started their own school. The kids come to her house everyday for three hours to learn. She and the kids both enjoy it, and she's made a ton of money.