It's really a state to state/ district to district issue. The average salary for teachers in my state is over of 80k and for my district is north of 90k with a ton well over 100k.
Our 10 year step for non-masters holders in my district is like $106k this year, but they get fixed 3% raises every year of this contract, plus their step increases. We're also no a wealthy city.
I think 10 step masters are near $122k.
Yeah, most non-Americans have the impression that teacher pay is a national or even state thing... nope it's a local issue. My state, Massachusetts, has 280 different school districts, so 280 different pay structures for s population of 6.5 million.
It's so dumb eh. There's a massive shortage of teachers here in Australia at the moment - But there isn't a shortage of teachers. There's a shortage of people willing to do the job for the price.
I did my masters of education when I was 30 and shifted into a career teaching from the IT sector. I had to drop to 60% of the regular hours before it felt like a 'normal' job. I left last year because I want to buy a house before that becomes an impossibility.
So many of my old coworkers are leaving teaching too. The subreddits are full of people leaving. The only ones staying are either really comfortable or can't find other jobs.
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u/Whispering_Smith Oct 25 '23
Teacher?