The Education Action Group Foundation reported on Wednesday a review of teachers’ compensation in one New York school district—Central Islip Public Schools, a public-school district in Long Island—found the 534 teachers earned more than $64 million in salaries alone, averaging $121,261 per teacher.
“They also received a combined $12,897,342 in benefits, for an average of $24,152 per teacher, and the school district made $8,566,330 in retirement contributions on their behalf, for an average of $16,041 per teacher,” reported Steve Gunn for the Education Action Group Foundation.
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ReplyDeleteSpeaking from experience, please note that these salaries are at least partially inflated by the exorbitant cost of living. Communities on Long Island routinely pay in excess of 10K/year alone on property tax, not including significant other taxes that typically wind up being in excess of about 45% - 65% of earnings (for all professions). I endorse a fair wage for all (including teachers to a point) but this may explain what appears at first blush, to be salaries that are unchecked. That being said, and all things being relatively equal, these salaries are indeed high. This final fact can only be attributed to unions (yes, they are true unions in the north opposed to associations down here - there is a significant difference)
Furthermore, NY was a strong hold for HRC, and you can believe that she heavily relied on Union support for her failed campaign. I wonder aloud, if and when POTUS Trump will address union issues with regards to this....we can only hope....
Kind Regards,
Paladin
Paladin, usually youre dead on, but teachers vote about 1/3 Republican. Its not surprising but I think Joe likes to insinuate teachers are Obama bots.
DeleteTeacher bashing alert!!! Teachers in NYC get paid more because of how expensive it is. Otherwise, there wouldn't be any teachers. Get It? Oh yea, a study showed at least 1/3 of American teachers are conservative.
ReplyDeleteI'm from that area and my tax was 4200 a year. Everything else is about the same. Teacher job is VERY hard to land unless you are connected. For all teachers on here you have FAILED us. I'm a product of public school system.
ReplyDeleteSo you're a product of the public school system, yet you bash the teachers that taught You? Are you insinuating you are a failure as Well? Your statement is incoherent at best, misinformed as well.
DeleteI call BS. Most of the money is sucked away from the top. More cutting of fat from that area would be a big help for MD TOO!!!
ReplyDeletePlease provide some semblance of an informed statement. What you said made no sense whatsoever.
Delete$121,261 has to be a teacher with a masters degree, not one who just comes in straight from a BA program. Have these students gotten what they're paying for these teachers? Considering the illiteracy rate and Waters' little man-on-the-street polls on the Hampton Beaches when O'Reilly used to have him on, I'd say that money is wasted.
ReplyDeleteBased on your commemt, I'd agree that money is wasted on you as well.
DeleteThat seems like a very good income for a teacher, but I would't put it as "incredibly massive".
ReplyDeletenot bad considering only 9 months of work at best!
ReplyDeleteLogic should show those making $100K plus have many years of service and are probably retirement eligible. Question/story should have included what is being done to replenish the bench in the teaching industry?
ReplyDeleteIs the industry still attractive to the next generation snowflakes of tomorrow? Supply/demand??