04-04-2018, 12:38 AM
(04-04-2018, 12:13 AM)BigMark Wrote: The median annual Teacher Elementary School salary in Upland, CA is $60,039, as of March 01, 2018, with a range usually between $49,181-$71,212 NOT including bonus and benefits.
Yes it is, and that's a lot better than most states pay. Of course, our cost of living is higher than a lot of states too.
The teachers on strike in West Virginia, Oklahoma and Kentucky weren't making nearly that much, even when factoring in the lower cost of living.
On average nationally, teacher salaries have slipped 1.3% since 2000. Teachers' real salaries aren't just staying stagnant on a national level, they've been going downward for over 15 years.
But, that national average hides wide state-by-state variances. While teacher salaries in Arizona, Indiana, and North Carolina have fallen at least 12%...... teachers in a few states (Massachusetts, North Dakota, and Wyoming) have seen double-digit increases. Lots of inconsistency when it comes to education in this country.
Anyway, there is a 17% national pay differential between teachers and other college-educated professionals, with the teachers making less of course. Why? Twenty-five years ago, the gap was just 1.8%.
Stat ref:
http://time.com/money/4900091/teachers-a...paid-poll/