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The best and worst countries to be a teacher, based on salary
Business Insider ^ | 02/12/2019 | The best and worst countries to be a teacher, based on salary Shayanne Gal, Lina Batarags and Leann

Posted on 02/12/2019 9:50:47 AM PST by SeekAndFind

>On Monday, more than 4,000 teachers in Denver went on strike for the first time in 25 years, after failing to reach a satisfactory pay deal with administrators.

On Monday, more than 4,000 teachers in Denver went on strike for the first time in 25 years, after failing to reach a satisfactory pay deal with administrators.

In the US, the average American teacher makes a starting salary of $44,000 a year, and about $68,000 for a veteran teacher.

Meanwhile, according to data released by the OECD, the starting salary for a high school teacher with no experience in Luxembourg is about $79,000. The peak salary for a veteran teacher is $137,000.

The OECD's full data set reveals a yawning gap between the highest and lowest paid teachers around the world. When converted to US dollars, many of the salaries fall well short of the average American teacher, who makes $44,000 starting out and approximately $68,000 at the upper end.

Here is the full breakdown of how teacher salaries stack up across the world, sorted by school level and gender.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Society
KEYWORDS: salaries; teacher
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1 posted on 02/12/2019 9:50:47 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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2 posted on 02/12/2019 9:51:17 AM PST by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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3 posted on 02/12/2019 9:51:46 AM PST by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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4 posted on 02/12/2019 9:52:11 AM PST by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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To: SeekAndFind

Salary is only part of the story.


5 posted on 02/12/2019 9:52:46 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: 1Old Pro

Times those numbers by 1.25 to get annual!


6 posted on 02/12/2019 9:54:39 AM PST by gr8eman (Since God has been banished from our classrooms, Satan has filled the void.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Besides a population less than Denver and less than 1/4 that of the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield metropolitan statistical area, what might be different about Luxembourg?


7 posted on 02/12/2019 9:57:31 AM PST by jimfree (My18 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
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To: 1Old Pro

You need to factor in the cost of living in each country.


8 posted on 02/12/2019 9:58:39 AM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: SeekAndFind
The average American teacher makes $44,000 starting out and approximately $68,000 at the upper end of their earning potential. In comparison, teachers in Luxembourg can make up to $137,000.

Can we have that in after-tax take-home dollars?

9 posted on 02/12/2019 9:59:24 AM PST by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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I would like to see total compensation ....not just salaries.


10 posted on 02/12/2019 10:01:48 AM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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I’d like to see a comparative study on student competence vs teacher salaries.


11 posted on 02/12/2019 10:05:04 AM PST by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Worst Country to be a teacher based on discipline in the classroom:

America

12 posted on 02/12/2019 10:05:30 AM PST by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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It. Is. A. 9 month. Job.
With numerous days off during those 9 months.


13 posted on 02/12/2019 10:09:09 AM PST by gibsonguy
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None of those compare unless you adjust them for pensions and other benefits, including time off and time to full vesting on stuff.


14 posted on 02/12/2019 10:09:52 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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“.… teachers in Luxembourg can make up to $137,000.”
It is amazing how much extra money a country has to spend on things when another country protects you from Russia.


15 posted on 02/12/2019 10:10:41 AM PST by ArtDodger
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To: gr8eman

Good point that often gets overlooked in teacher pay discussions. Teachers only work about 180 days a year, but get paid all year long. Average full time worker in America works 240 days a year.

In Texas teachers also have private retirement system and do not have to pay into social security which means they take home an additional 7.5%.


16 posted on 02/12/2019 10:13:13 AM PST by KMG365
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I pay 7 percent of my salary into that retirement, which the legislature regularly makes worse. It’s misleading.


17 posted on 02/12/2019 10:18:09 AM PST by ronbivtx
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To: SeekAndFind

Comparing average teachers in one country to the highest paid in another country is meaningless.
In my district here in Pennsylvania (Council Rock), the average teacher was paid $96,116 per year (2017), not including benefits, and not including the fact that they barely work nine months out of the year. The max salary is capped at $110,743, and a very large proportion of the teachers make that salary.
One huge issue in pay disparity within our very large country is that legislation controls bargaining power. In Pennsylvania, cities reserve the right to themselves to union bust, while the suburbs are stuck with legislation like Act 88. Philadelphia teachers salaries, a mere ten miles away, average 60,763 a year, and teachers across the river in New Jersey average $67,812, about 66% of the salary where I live.


18 posted on 02/12/2019 10:18:21 AM PST by Consistent
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Well, to bring discipline into the equation, changes things.

I know somebody, who told me, one of their relatives was a teacher. She went from a big city district, where they had major discipline problems, to a small town.

And she took a big pay cut to go teach in the small town. However, the discipline and other ancillary headaches of teaching were much less for her in the small town. And the lower cost of living helped compensate for the smaller paycheck.


19 posted on 02/12/2019 10:24:29 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: G Larry

Best country for indoctrination and propaganda:

America


20 posted on 02/12/2019 10:35:25 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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