https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:31:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district/page/2#post-2463394 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:26:53 +0000 cat620 2463394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: I'm in Mecklenburg, so I was looking at CMS schools </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463381 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:21:54 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2463381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aprild: the number i found for wake county was 36,500.</p> <p>ETA: I just searched again and of course got 3 different answers haha. Of course it wouldn't be easy to figure out.</p> <p>According to the salary schedule I would currently earn 36,500 with 6 years of experience. After 30 years it tops out at 50,000. We also get a bonus in nc that is dependent on which County we live in, and wake has one of the higher ones. So the average is in the middle rhere. There used to be boosts for having a masters degree, but those are no longer available to incoming teachers, though it may bump the average since those who already had a masters when the law was passed were grandfathered in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463369 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:16:55 +0000 hellobeeboston 2463369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In MA; $72,594 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463359 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:10:28 +0000 cat620 2463359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: I don't know, it's what I found online. That's not the starting salary, but the average for all teachers in my city. Do you have a website that shows a different number? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463209 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:36:50 +0000 lilteacherbee 2463209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: NC seems to be very similar to you. My husband is a teacher and I was too, until last year, so I feel you. It's really unfortunate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463201 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:30:54 +0000 lilteacherbee 2463201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Yes, yes it is.</p> <p>Teachers start out making 35K and it takes a long time to start making substantially more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463078 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 12:13:36 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2463078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aprild: I don't think that number is accurate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463074 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 12:12:20 +0000 Modern Daisy 2463074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$96k but when you look at the salary table it makes way more sense. They start out at $50k and are only eligible for the average salary with a masters degree after 15 years. I thought for a second that meant starting salary and I was like woah! Lol. We live in a higher than average col area and we also are in the top 10 schools in the country for all grade levels. I'm sure once teachers get hired here they never leave, which is why the average pay is so high. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463067 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 12:03:10 +0000 ShootingStar 2463067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Yeah we went to look at a house for fun while we were on vacation last week. It was bigger than our house and about $200k less. In our town it would probably go for about $200k more than our house. We love the idea of a lower COL and no more winter weather. Not sure how strong the tech market is there though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463065 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 12:02:15 +0000 fancyfunction 2463065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kodybear: Yeah, the superintendent where my husband works makes $350k and where my friend works makes $500k. It's kind of crazy! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463059 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:57:51 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2463059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: Tampa is very affordable and a great place to raise kids. My husband is a Fed Employee and gets a 13% Geo increase just for being at his office (not Tampa), whereas Tampa employees for his same department do not get a Geo increase b/c COL is low. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463047 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:52:39 +0000 ShootingStar 2463047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: You're moving to FL? We're thinking about planning a move to Tampa. We're really struggling to figure out how much of a pay loss we can handle though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463039 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:49:12 +0000 kodybear 2463039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>from google - 58k and we live in a high cost of living city :-/ </p> <p>in dhs school district, it starts at 38k up to 70k at 10 years and 92k after 20+ years (with masters degree). he works in a semi-inner city school district. </p> <p>in the school district we live in, it starts at 45k up to 79k at 10 years and up to almost 100k at 20+ years (with masters degree). </p> <p>@fancyfunction: wow!! thats more than dh makes, and hes a principal! we need to move asap ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463029 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:41:18 +0000 Ms maths 2463029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <br /><p><i>This comment has been deleted by the original poster.</i></p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463025 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:39:19 +0000 fancyfunction 2463025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: I'm just basing it on districts near me, there are plenty in the county as a whole that have much lower medians - and it's true, it won't get you too far unfortunately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463014 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:33:32 +0000 Anagram 2463014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fancyfunction: Ah. Where did you get your info? I just did some quick googling and was getting lower salaries for median on indeed.com and other random places. Like this website says $89,000 <a href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2015/05/30/new-york-teachers-administrators-average-salaries-schools-pensions/28069873/#" rel="nofollow">http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2015/05/30/new-york-teachers-administrators-average-salaries-schools-pensions/28069873/#</a></p> <p>Either way, $89,000 isn't going to get you far in Westchester. =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463010 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:32:24 +0000 travellingbee 2463010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boopers: Yes, Im in Texas too and had gotten my masters while I lived in NY. It cost me almost $30K. In 31 years I will have made $1K on having my masters. :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463007 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:30:23 +0000 fancyfunction 2463007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whoops, double post </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2463005 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:29:43 +0000 fancyfunction 2463005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: We're in Westchester, NY and a lot of the districts here are very affluent but the cost of living is also incredibly high. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2462984 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:15:13 +0000 Anagram 2462984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fancyfunction: the median? Where do you live? I'm moving there </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2462982 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:13:44 +0000 glitterboots 2462982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in central Florida and teach only because I want to. The pay isn't good. I work for a private school but my pay is comparable to public school. I've been teaching 10 years and have a masters degree and make 41K </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2462978 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:10:44 +0000 fancyfunction 2462978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around $120k </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2462968 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:05:58 +0000 Boopers 2462968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: I'm a teacher in Texas and getting a masters in most districts only gives you $1-2k more a year. That's one reason why I decided to not get a masters. It would take me 10 years of working just to pay off getting my masters if I did one of the various online master's programs that are advertised to us as teachers.</p> <p>I know that some of these medians sound good on paper but the benefits in my area are so expensive compared to your take home pay. Here is a link with healthcare costs. Districts contribute very little to these costs. I find it ridiculous that I am offered a healthcare plan with a very high deductible while also spending 1/3 of my monthly take home pay towards my insurance premium if I covered my whole family. Thankfully my husband's monthly premium is a fraction of the cost for a family with better coverage. I have teacher friends who are married to teachers. I don't know how they afford their health insurance!</p> <p><a href="http://www.trs.state.tx.us/TRS_activecare/documents/ppo_rates_benefits_fy16.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.trs.state.tx.us/TRS_activecare/documents/ppo_rates_benefits_fy16.pdf</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2462949 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:48:25 +0000 mrsjyw 2462949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>average is 50-60k </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2462941 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:45:37 +0000 Greentea 2462941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>about 50K </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2462928 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:37:50 +0000 DesertDreams88 2462928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anddd my husband's district. Ridiculous. As you can imagine he will never get his masters degree. The only "good" thing is his district has a lot more long term, veteran teachers, so they have ok salaries because they climbed the salary steps back when they existed. Now they're frozen. Most districts in Phoenix have a stepless schedule like this now.</p> <p>[attach=5393/16/o2ncr2.600x474.Screenshot_2016-02-16-08-33-49-1.png] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2462911 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:29:36 +0000 DesertDreams88 2462911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Based on convos with MANY people in my district (I'm my schools union rep) I'd estimate our median is about $39k for teachers. I live in Phoenix, so, medium cost of living??? AZ has one of the lowest student spending budgets in the nation, and has drastically cut since the recession . There is a ridiculous amount of turnover- 25% of our district teachers leave each year, and the new hires rarely are able to "transfer" their years of experience so they start at the bottom. Furthermore, this salary schedule is misleasing. This only determines your starting base pay. All future raises are a flat percentage or amount, based on board approval. In the past 4 years, I've gotten raises ranging from $400-$500, which is negated by the decreases in benefits. Sometimes they are not even raises, they are one-time payouts. Also, we have to contribute a mandatory 10%ish (can't remember the exact #) to our pension.</p> <p>Also it's very rare for teachers to get a masters here because it take about 6-8 years for the cost to be covered by your raise. And forget the doctorate.... ha. Only some principals have those.</p> <p>[attach=5393/16/o2ncdc.600x340.Screenshot_2016-02-16-08-17-33-1.png] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2462789 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 09:36:26 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2462789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last year my county adopted a pay for performance schedule with starting salaried at $40k. The average salary based on Indeed and Glass Door seems to be $48k, but goes up to $77k. If you have a masters you get an extra $1,600, but a doctorate gets you $8,000. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2462784 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 09:33:14 +0000 lilyofthewest 2462784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The starting salaries are not good money at all compared to the cost of living in our county/district. The middle and higher wage steps seem like very good compensation though. Master's prepared teachers have the potential to significantly out-earn what I make as an RN. </p> [attach=3140/16/o2n9re.578x505.Screen-Shot-2016-02-16-at-9.28.41-AM.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-median-teacher-pay-in-your-district#post-2462769 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 09:23:54 +0000 simplyfelicity 2462769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>On our payscale, I guess 75,000 would be the average considering the payscale starts at 51k (lowest number of years in service and lowest number of post B.A. units) to 95,000 ( highest number of years in service and max units.) That's an average on what you *could* make but not necessarily what they do. </p>