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Teacher Salary Map Reveals States That Pay Educators the Best California: Tops the list with an average annual mean salary of $92,960 for teachers. New York: Follows closely with an average annual mean salary of $91,290. Washington: Offers an average annual mean salary of $88,530 for teachers. Massachusetts: Provides an average annual mean salary of $82,960. Connecticut: Offers an average annual mean salary of $80,230. On the other end of the spectrum, we have states where teacher salaries are comparatively lower: Mississippi: Has the lowest average teacher salary at $47,162. South Dakota: Follows with an average teacher salary of $49,761. It’s important to note that these figures represent overall average teacher salaries. Starting teacher salaries are often much lower and may not meet the livable wage in some states. For instance, the District of Columbia and New Jersey are the only states where starting teacher salaries exceed $50,000, with $55,209 and $51,443, respectively. However, in many states, starting salaries fall below this threshold1. Remember that these numbers can vary significantly based on factors such as experience, education level, and location. Teachers play a crucial role in shaping our future generations, and it’s essential to ensure fair compensation for their dedication and hard work! 📚🍎💙 #teachers #schools #education #teacher #educators

Teacher Salaries Are at an All-Time Low Districts struggle to hire and retain teachers largely due to low pay. Teachers don’t go into the profession to make big bucks, but they do expect a livable wage. Many states have increased teacher salaries, but when those salaries are adjusted for inflation, they are less than they were in 2008. According to the 2022 NEA Teacher Salary Benchmark Report, in 2020-2021 “the average teaching salary was $41,770, an increase of 1.4 percent over the previous school year. When adjusted for inflation, this represents a four percent decrease.” And let’s not forget bus drivers, custodians, teachers’ aides, cafeteria workers, and other educational support staff (ESP's). More than a third of all ESP's who work full-time earn less than $25,000 annually.

Teacher pay in South Dakota varies significantly across districts. Starting salaries for new teachers can differ by as much as $18,500! 🌍 Factors like cost of living, funding, and student needs all play a role in determining pay. Check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eSzvh-9g

Why does a teacher of a 16-year-old in a school sixth form deserve a pay rise, but not a teacher of a 16-year-old in a college? Over the past few decades, further education has been ignored, at best, and cut to bits, at worst. This really matters. Not many people realise that over 600,000 16-18-year-olds study in colleges every year (the biggest post-16 destination for young people). And colleges admit twice the proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds than school sixth forms. Last week, the government rightly announced a 5.5% pay rise for school teachers. But sadly, this doesn’t extend to teachers in colleges. Not only is there no logical reason why college teachers should be excluded, this will actively harm the quality of education for students in colleges. The pay gap between school and college teachers is already at least £7,000 a year on average. Colleges already struggle to recruit teachers as a result - any further widening of this gap will mean they lose more talented staff and the education of students will suffer. If, like me, you think all teachers deserve the 5.5% pay rise, please sign and share this petition (created by David Birnie) calling on the government to extend the pay rise to teachers in colleges. https://chng.it/d8cbBjG5Yw #educationpolicy #publicsectorpay #teacherpay #furthereducation #loveourcolleges

The team I lead in my college deliver the same specifications for A-levels and GCSE English and Maths that my colleagues from a previous school deliver so why are we treated differently? It’s about time that we had parity across the different education sectors. If you agree then please sign the petition https://chng.it/rSXn7qPfHX #furthereducation #publicsectorpay #teacherpay #educationpolicy

This one is for the teachers. #backtoschool post 2/2. With back to school in full swing, let’s give it up for teachers! A good education can change anyone. But more importantly, a good teacher can change everything. I am the product of the California public school system and now a parent with kids in the same system. I admire what our teachers do and why they do it. It is not an easy job and the salaries are low—especially relative to the impact teachers have on our communities. “Despite the importance of their jobs, teachers sometimes get the short end of the stick when it comes to pay. Although the average annual wage for teachers is $68,373, compared with the average annual wage of $61,900 for all other U.S. occupations, teacher pay varies widely from state to state.” Yahoo! Finance, May 2024. Irish poet and 20th-century literature legend, W.B. Yeats said it best, “Education is not the filling of a pot but the lighting of a fire.” Teachers are the spark and the fire is our future. Cheers to our teachers. Let’s invest in them. More on 2022 teacher salaries state by state here: https://lnkd.in/gD45kE-A A lot more recent info online...

There are a lot of tough challenges ahead for the education sector, but hopefully a pay increase for teachers will encourage recruitment and retention. I know that there are many other areas that need review and potentially FE and HE will need some support, but I speak to many teachers and school leaders and staffing challenges remains a big issue. Hopefully the 5.5% pay increase is a step forward in staffing challenges.

News on teachers pay: In its evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body, the Department for Education said a 2.8% pay rise for teachers next year ‘would maintain the competitiveness of teachers’ pay, despite the challenging financial backdrop the government is facing’ The government said the proposed 2.8 per cent rise would mean pay had risen by 21 per cent in four years. But they admit this size rise would mean ‘most schools will need to supplement the new funding they receive in [financial year] 2025-26 with efficiencies’ #schools #teacherpay #schoolbudgets