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The Truth About Teacher
SalariesAn InsIde Peek At educAtor
sAlArIes And Perks Across the u.s.
If they were to do it over...
would choose teaching again
aren’t sure would not choose teaching again
35%
31% 34%
Only 14% of teachers surveyed feel they are
compensated fairly given the cost of their education.
teachers appreciate a
supportive, positive work environment,
the opportunity to become even better teachers, and
teAchInG!
teachers would appreciate a
higher salary, bonus opportunities,
and compensation for additional duties.
Teacher SalarieSthe majority of teachers (70%) feel they
are paid very or somewhat unfairly.
Factors Impacting Compensation
Very satisfied
Neutral
Job PerkS Almost 40% of teachers report having
student loan debt and only 13% participate in a loan-forgiveness program.
DISCOunTS OFFereD:
22% receive special car, disability and life
insurance discounts.
11% receive special loan rates.
99% of teachers get health insurance
78% of teachers get life insurance
67% of teachers get state-wide pension plan
49% of teachers get additional opportunities for 403b retirement savings
36% of teachers get Social Security benefits
32% of teachers get retirement incentives
21% of teachers get individual pension plan
Benefits Offered:
TYPE % of teachers Avarage who get none number of days
Paid in-service/ planning/training days
22% 5.3 days
3% 9.8 days
62% 30 days
Paid sick days
Paid maternity days
Job WoeS
teachers report spending an average of 8 hours per day in the classroom, teaching, planning, and grading. Additionally, teachers
report spending an average of 3 hours per day at home and 5.6 hours over weekends for
extra-curricular activities, grading, and planning.
work less than 45 hours
work 45-49 hours per week
work 50-54 hours per week
work 60+ hours per week
nearly 4 out of 5 teachers say their district uses a step
and lane salary schedule.
Annual salaries range from $35,304 to $67,766,
with $55,418 being the average teacher salary as
reported by the neA.
the top 10 states for beginning salary and average
salary lists (2010 data) are available here:
http://www.nea.org/home/38465.htm
of teachers can earn more if they have a master’s degree
of teachers can earn more if they have a doctorate.
of teachers can earn more for coaching an athletic team.
of teachers can earn more if they lead extra-curricular activities like student clubs.
of teachers can earn more if they receive continuing education credits throughout the year.
of teachers qualify for an annual cost-of-living increase.
of teachers qualify for merit pay based on test scores or student performance.
81%
66%
72%
54%
48%
18%
13%
some teachers report receiving additional pay for teaching certain
hard-to-staff subjects.
Paid non-Instruction days and time off
2% 7%
48%
43%
While 69% of teachers say they are satisfied with their choice of careers, only 1/3 say they would choose an education profession if they
were to start their careers over.
19%37%
7%
4%33%
Somewhat satisfied
Somewhat unfairly
Very unfairly
8%
7%
6%6%
6%
1%
ELL/ESL/bilingual
classes
Teaching positions in
special education
Math classes
Science classes
Teaching positions in
high-poverty schools
Teaching positions in
rural schools
Only 1 in 5 teachers
surveyed feel their undergraduate or graduate program prepared them for the financial realities
of becoming a teacher.
Methodology: WeAreTeachers conducted an online survey with 1,157 full time Pre-K through 12th-grade teachers. Data collection took place in late August and early September of 2013. The responses represent only those surveyed and cannot be generalized to the population of PreK-Grade 12 audience.
1/4 of teachers need a second job to survive financially.
TYPE %ofteachers Average whogetnone numberofdays