There’s always the food services industry.
What does the Principal and school Superintendent make???
Quit, and get a better paying job.
1. I’d be surprised if that is really his salary.
2. If you’re not making enough money, look for a new job. (That’s what I did whenever I didn’t think I was making enough. I didn’t organize a whinefest to try to make people feel sorry for me.)
He should move to NY, he could quadruple his pay (but his taxes would quadruple too and the cost of living is double)
Jeeze Hoss, ya think you picked the wrong field?
And whose fault is that?
Does he get Social Security deducted...?
And, pard, you might get paid more if most of your district’s budget wasn’t going to pay pensions and health bennies.
Something doesn’t add up - how can he be earning less than the minimum wage? By adding in hours when he isn’t working?
Something doesn’t sound right. He works maybe 8 months tops, and could do other things in his off months. I’d like to know what his base pay is. Sounds like he’s screwing with his math . . . probably Common Core math.
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/fbs/finance/salary/schedules/2017-18schedules.pdf
Not bad for 10 months of work. Especially when you consider all the other time off that is rolled into their work schedules.
When I went to college..I researched what I could make...within my chosen profession.
I've little sympathy for this guy and his wife...
"Teachers" here in OK.....bitch and moan all the time about their pay. I question..."Why did you get into a field...that doesn't pay well?" OR.....move to a state that pays better.
If their pay is that low, it's on them to get another job.
First, go ask about the healthcare package, and you will find that it’s a five-star package.
Second, ask what the union takes out for dues.
Third, ask if the individual is single or married. I’m guessing single.
Fourth, ask if their college debt is being subtracted out of the pay.
Fifth, ask if this is a low income rural district.
At some time when I got ready to retire out of the military, I had a slight interest in teaching (ever so slight). And I chatted with some Montana district that would have been interested in hiring me....but after you figured up taxes and such taken out...it would come out to $1,400 left each month (that was in 1999).
Less see, average teaching salary in NC is 50,000. 1715x12=20580. So he’s making 30,000 less than the average. He’s either lying, is just a substitute, or needs a degree.
I’m in MA.
My property taxes are over $10,000 a year. They money goes to public schools, and I have no children in the public schools.
My town has a very big budget for local education. Millions and millions of dollars from property taxes.
The money generally does not go to teachers. My wife works with autistic children in the school system. Very low pay. No money for computers, copiers, substitute teachers. There is no money for anything.
Where do the millions go?
1) Pension funds for teachers who retired 20 years ago.
2) Administration costs — the Superintendent’s Assistant needs another Assistant, you know.
3) Some may go directly to the Clinton Foundation, you can never tell.
It’s a complete scam. I am 100% opposed to government schools.
Yikes, my SS payment will be considerably more than that. Not including my wife’s part. Sheesh.
Does the school janitor work for under $7 an hour? Is the school janitor out of work all summer?
There are other positions in the school if he just looks.
Since he gets paid for only 9 months, I’d bet that $1715 is 9 months of after-taxes and after-deductions salary spread across 12 months. He’s probably getting a gross monthly of around $3600 - $3800 for 9 months a year, which is around $35k. Yes, it sucks that he has to make that work across 12 months, but plenty of people do just that. Dollars to donuts he’s a Dem, so he supports every cent of the taxes they strip out of his check.
By my calculations that comes out to $13.19 for each hour worked under his contract. If you normalize that over 365 days it magically becomes $6.59/hour but that is not the contracted amount.
Sounds like they are about to have an educators pity party strike like Arizona and Oklahoma did. That is the newest progressive cause.
Before you flame me I am a retired teacher from Arizona.
Washington comPost has NC teachers earning around $50000. For a 10 month season that’s $5000 a month. What is this guy doing wrong?