Yes, American Teachers Are Underpaid

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American teacher pay is always politicized, not the least of which is because teachers' unions are part of the bedrock of the Democratic party's political base.

But America's chalk-dusted corps of educators doesn’t look especially over-paid by international standards. In fact, according to this dataset from the OECD, U.S. teachers make less than a comparably educated peers in the private sector:

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For the sake of fairness, we'll note that a right-leaning think tank, the American Enterprise Institute, recently argued that U.S. teachers are overpaid, if compared with people who do just as well on "standardized tests that measure cognitive skill." That sounds like cherry picking a benchmark to us—and to others



http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2014/04/yes-american-teachers-are-underpaid/8834/

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1. K&R....

[SheilaT]

2. It's not just the pay.

It's the total lack of respect.

[Jesus Malverde]

3. It really depends

There are many college professors making much more that the market would dictate. Easy financial aid allows some deans to make 300 thousand or more a year. The university of California system is full of these very well paid teacher/administrators subsidized by student debt that lasts a lifetime. The united states has a broader spectrum of school types than many of the countries cited, if you throw in ivy league schools with community colleges and average their wages you might get these results. I have a feeling it's a more apple and oranges and one needs to drill down on private vs. public schools etc.

[Nanjing to Seoul]

4. Teaching for nine years. Just broke $56,000 and I had to move to China to get that pay

In Arizona, the average for two Master's Degrees and nine years of teaching is $48,000. And for that money, they can hire two teachers fresh out of college.

American teachers are the most brutalized employees in the country. . .and no one cares.

[Stuart G]

5. K and R thanks for posting

[callous taoboy]

6. The number of Tx. teachers moonlighting is through the roof.

I work about 55 hours per week teaching second grade, and I've been driving limousine tours every Saturday for the past 3 years. I make $51,000 per year teaching, and this is my 20th year.