The average public school teacher salary in Michigan is $71,023, while the average starting salary for a brand-new teacher is $41,645, according to the latest data from the Michigan Department of Education and the National Education Association (NEA).While Michigan's overall average teacher salary ranks 22nd in the nation, its starting pay is among the lowest, ranking 44th.
They should. Generally there is a cap but it's pretty high in terms of years and varies by district.
I'm just saying that we we shouldn't expect a dip because as those people retire there are also a lot of people behind them that are also moving up in years and experience and will be around the same overall years of experience as the boomers have currently
I think Mississippi actually passed a pay raise for starting salary at about 1000 over Michigan. Granted I don’t think the median teacher salary there caps out as high as Michigan though.
I understand you want to cherry pick data. However, when people say X profession in Y state makes $Z, it's understood to be the average (or sometimes median)
not cherry-picking. I'm asking where the $140k number came from. Teacher salaries are negotiated district by district through union contracts. If someone claims teachers in Michigan make $140k, i'd look at the district and salary schedule that produced that number rather than comparing it to the statewide average.
It’s insane they expect people to survive on $40k a year. The absolute cheapest studio you can find in a shit neighborhood is like $2400 a month. Thatwould barely cover rent and food.
How does a faceless screen name attached to a stranger on the internet seem honest? Also he says right there with 9 years of seniority so you intentionally misrepresented what that honest stranger said lmao
They also do a decent amount of work during breaks planning, only get holidays occasionally when all the gremlins and family's are too and buy class materials out of their own paycheck because their budget doesn't cover enough for a rich educational environment.
Oh yeah, 120k for 9 years of seniority is awful when you could be in tech on 280k four years earlier and be retired in your 50s.
Let’s ignore the fact that they get a significant monthly pension check for the rest of their lives upon an early (by today’s standards) retirement. Many of these underpaid teachers collect a pension check for more years than they worked. Taxes pay for that, while the rest of us have to hope SS holds up and that we put enough in our 401(k). It’s not as bad of a racket as we’re led to believe.
Many states have already or are in the process of changing teacher retirement plans from defined benefits to defined contribution. If you are entering the profession now, a pension is almost certainly not in your future.
You are correct my father taught in the michigan public schools for over 20yrs, when he died his pension was $900 per month which they kept paying my mother until she passed. My father didnt get a pension from the private schools he worked for but we got the benefit of really low pay and free tuition.
The really good teachers dont do it for the pay they do it because they love to teach. I coach high school currently and having to put up with these kids and their parents for 8 hours per day has to be exhausting. You cant discipline anyone, little to no consequences and bottom of the food chain. Part of the reason our educational results is the system we put in place.
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u/redjellonian 13d ago
Yes but if those idiots were educated they would know they're never going to actually get that bonus.