Check my math, but if $6,ooo is 15% of the current rate, they will go from about $38,000 to about $44,000. In Seattle, where I live, that would be a marginal income. I know Oklahoma has a lower cost of living, but that still isn’t a very healthy income.
The article says the average before the raise was $45,276 and that the $6000 was an average raise - depending on time/experience. It is a sort of meaningless statistic. I don’t know what that really translates to in the real world - what is the starting salary and what does a 10 year and 20 year teacher make?
maybe we should pay them the same and give them a few more weeks off in December or April...poor liddle dears....
I have lots of family that lives in Oklahoma and I go there at least once and sometimes twice a year to visit. I stay with my cousin who 5 years ago bought a brick, 3 bedroom, one bath home on 1 acre with a huge metal shop for $39k. I was amazed. I started looking at rental prices and was even more amazed.
They think we’re rich. They have no idea what it costs to live in California.