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Doorway, the low salary probably changed her mind. Coming from NY, teachers fresh out of college start out with 50K.
I think what hurts too, is having to pay for health benefits if you have a family. I know a couple of HS math teachers in the NYC suburbs who are now making over $130,000. Add to that, the free health benefits and the much more generous pensions and that seriously inhibits anyone who has more than a few years in, from making a move here. Most of the retired teachers I know from NY/NJ get a bigger pension than the average working school principal here.
Charlotte teachers pay is a little above the national average. I moved from Florida and an equivalent teaching job here pays $10K more per year. You special ed. degree will help get a job. The cost of living in Charlotte is much lower than in the the aforementioned cities where subscribers are from. Don't let them discourage you. Teacher pay isn't that bad here. Good luck and contact the CMS on the internet for salary examples.
I think what hurts too, is having to pay for health benefits if you have a family. I know a couple of HS math teachers in the NYC suburbs who are now making over $130,000. Add to that, the free health benefits and the much more generous pensions and that seriously inhibits anyone who has more than a few years in, from making a move here. Most of the retired teachers I know from NY/NJ get a bigger pension than the average working school principal here.
Sorry, but the maximum NYC teacher salary is $100,049...and that's with a Master's plus 30 additional credits up to a PhD and 22 years experience.
Average NYC teacher salary is $57,354 - and most teachers' salaries are near the average for their school system. Pension for a teacher who made, let's say $70,000 would not be higher than a Charlotte principal's salary of $70,000 and up.
Guess I thought it was just always understood that Catholic School teachers are THE most underpaid of all teachers on the teacher totum pole - it's always been that way in the south, not sure about the rest of the country. Fortunately for the kids in Catholic Schools most of their teachers aren't there for the money
Quite honestly NO TEACHER is in it for the money because if that were the case, there wouldn't be many teachers! I could write much, much more but it would take too long. Teaching is the most underpaid profession but the most important and influential responsible for shaping the future of our country. Most of the teachers I know, and I work in the system not as a teacher but an assistant, are in it because they love the kids and have a passion for the profession regardless of what type of system it is. IMHO
Since I'm new here, may I ask what "CMS" is or how do I locate the connection on-line?
Thank you,
Loren
The public school system here in Charlotte, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Here are the links: Home for the home page and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (http://apps.cms.k12.nc.us/departments/HR/jobListingsLawson.asp?appType=i - broken link)
for the job listings.
Sorry, but the maximum NYC teacher salary is $100,049...and that's with a Master's plus 30 additional credits up to a PhD and 22 years experience.
Average NYC teacher salary is $57,354 - and most teachers' salaries are near the average for their school system. Pension for a teacher who made, let's say $70,000 would not be higher than a Charlotte principal's salary of $70,000 and up.
The poster said NYC suburb not NYC and is correct, there are teachers in the suburbs making up to $140,000 that I know. I know a kindergarten teacher with 10 years experience who makes $80+ - suburbs of course.
The poster said NYC suburb not NYC and is correct, there are teachers in the suburbs making up to $140,000 that I know. I know a kindergarten teacher with 10 years experience who makes $80+ - suburbs of course.
Westchestergal - I remember there was an article in the New York Times about Westchester County schools practically bribing NYC teachers with math and science PhDs (it might have been Scarsdale, in particular) with $120K offers and this was 4-5 years ago. But what drives me crazy are the sums of money they pay to superintendents of schools in some very small towns. Perhaps you remember hearing about the Superintendent in Keansburg NJ.
The heightened scrutiny is the result of growing outrage over a $740,000 severance package the outgoing Keansburg superintendent, Barbara Trzeszkowski, arranged in 2003. In July, Trzeszkowski was to begin collecting $184,586 for 235.5 unused sick days and 20 vacation days and another $556,290 calculated by multiplying her current monthly salary by the number of years she has worked in Keansburg.
The payments come on top of the estimated $120,000 standard pension Trzeszkowski earned during her 38.5 years in Keansburg schools. They exceed the increase in school aid Corzine's new school funding formula awarded to Keansburg this year.
I'd be willing to bet no school superintendent with ~2000 kids in the school district will ever see that kind of money in NC!
Since I'm new here, may I ask what "CMS" is or how do I locate the connection on-line?
Thank you,
Loren
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. Just log on to CMS and go from there.
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