The website GOBankingRates.com took data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment Statistics from May 2015 and looked at the annual mean wages for elementary school teachers, middle school teachers and high school teachers. It excluded pay for special education instructors.
Based on its number crunching, the average public school teacher pay in Maryland is $65,257, ranking Maryland No. 8 on the list of top 10 states for teacher pay.
GOBankingRates notes teachers can make even more money in wealthier areas of Maryland, and with more experience. It cites a Capital Gazette report that says the average salary in Maryland could mean a $13,000 difference.
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Let's see a pay comparison with socioeconomic factors, just for fun.
Of course, party affiliation that permeates the states combined with union pressures, lobbying, and longstanding policies to "throw money at it" have a lot to do with the numbers, which are, incidentally, no steady or reliable indications of success in the classroom.
Follow the money and the union dues.
DoEastern Shore teachers live like kings? With all the tourist and casino money that gets sent to Annapolis, they must.
70k a year, summers off, pension 401k just to wipe running noses and nap time. No wonder why they were pro obama. Geez.
Pay scales vary by county and community. Wealthiest areas with expensive homes generate more tax revenue and the predominantly educated residents expect the schools to have excellent academics. Those areas pay the most and hire the best teachers. Counties on the eastern shore don't value education in the same manner as some counties across the bay and don't have or want to spend money on academic. Test scores, college acceptance rates and drop out rates tell the story. There are school where 90-93% of graduates are accepted to higher education and of those students a majority are going to Ivy league schools.
Most have at least two homes and retire making 6k a month in pension. Most never get random urine test and 95 percent do not have a criminal history check once a year. You would think teachers would be the most vetted but it seems to be the opposite.
11:00 PM Actually, teachers and administrators live a lot better than the families of the students in the schools, considering the county is about 60% FARM, with some schools reaching over 80%. When the teachers are bemoaning their salaries, they are forgetting to be grateful. But, teacher's assistants and other school workers--most of their families qualify for FARM. The teachers forget this, too.
Ok, I will bite the bait. What is FARM? Most teachers are women and married to local men folk that work occasionally as contractors, painters, framers, farmers, watermen or some other seasonal trade. The teachers making the top salaries are those with advanced degrees and have invested time and money to further their education. I have known a few that were married to a spouse that was the bread winner and the teacher's salary and eventual pension allowed them to retire very comfortably but they are the exception rather than the norm. It is clear that the majority here place little value on education at all levels as evidenced by the disdain for SU even though every study shows that having a college degree or advanced degree results in exponentially more income in your life time over those with only a GED or high school degree. There are exceptions to this just as only 1.9% of all high school football players make it to a pro team.
12:37 AM Free And Reduced Meals. Truthfully, few of the teachers around here are good enough to inspire and prepare their students, who face strong odds against their success, for further education. I do have a suggestion for a higher education class for YOU to take--Probability & Statistics. Almost 2% of high school football players play professionally? Two out of every one hundred that suit up? Nope, not even 1/10 of 1% of high school football players play professionally. Do the math.
Go teach if it is so wonderful. Most of the kids are assholes. Most of the parents are not involved unless to complain about the teacher when their little precious gets an "F" or gets suspended for behavior. Most teachers work at home every night and all weekend. Most teachers spend exhorbitant amounts of their own money to supplement their classrooms.
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