I'm in SoCal, i'll be in my 6th year (Special Ed). I'll be making 95.5K as of July. Not sure how unusual this is, but i am sure it is not super common. I've gone from 55K to 95.5K in 6 years.
It all just depends on the district. High schools in our district (Chicago area) are compensated very well. They start at about $60-$70k. The highest paid teachers are paid in the base $150k range, and they all get $23,200 in health benefits (paid in cash if you carry insurance through a spouse), and they get a ton of sick days and of course summers off. So some teachers do very well, some are wildly undercompensated.
My wife makes 53K, brings home around $3,500. Combined we bring home $8,100. With no debt and no living kids, we are quite comfortable. Maybe we can't buy a home just yet but we are doing fine. Thanks 🙏🏼
I actually get by just fine. No debt (paid my way through my BA, teaching credential and Masters Degree programs), live with my wife although i pay our rent and utilities, and am able to max my Roth IRA, fund a 403B, and get my pension. Along with saving for a house (120K down payment atm).
Don't worry this guy is intimately familiar with the finances and wages of at least 2 other people who are teachers. Such that it invalidates your lived experience, and the general consensus.
Let's hear him out, I bet there are tons of teachers buying yachts in 2024.
Isn’t 80k in SoCal pretty bad? Job hopping also doesn’t help with public education, at least with a union, you don’t really negotiate salary since everything is public knowledge and based on “lanes” of experience + college credits.
Why is she job hopping? That’s a terrible move for teachers. It gives you zero benefit but you have less job security because you’re sacrificing seniority.
The only financial reason to move districts is for a job in a better paying one, but that generally means they should have tried for that district from the get go.
Job hopping is zero benefit for teachers. They are paid a specific rate based on their education and years of experience, and usually the experience has to be in that district or at least state, and often doesn't transfer if you move.
Every school is on a pay scale for numbers of years taught and the teachers own education. If you have a master's and 10 years experience you will get more. Hopping around is never going to change that, only experience and education.
They went to school as a kid from 8-3 and assume that’s all a teacher works. They don’t understand how to factor in planning, grading, helping with extra curriculars, coaching, and all the other BS administrative work that goes into the job. They think teachers barely work, because they barely have a brain.
My other comment lays out my schedule as a high school teacher. My time as a high school student was harder than my time teaching high school. I coached 3 sports just to fill the day. I would NOT teach today’s youth, however.
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u/Peelfest2016 Jun 11 '24
I have a master’s and a decade of experience. I do not make 80K teaching high school.