Reply #72: How do those salaries compare with those of professionals in the private sector?

[Petrushka]

As a retiree with a granddaughter entering high-school this coming Wednesday, I'm curious: How do
teachers' salaries compare with those of professionals in the private sector?

I'm wondering not only because I recently moved from West Virginia to Ohio, but because I read an
interesting front-page story inThe Columbus Dispatch last Sunday, August 16th---"Teacher
salaries raising eyebrows: Some ask if educators are sharing the pain"---but, other than giving what
percentage the teachers' salaries were raised (or frozen) in different districts locally, there were
no wage or salary figures for comparison between any public or private sector of the workforce.

Here's a link to the article I read:

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/08/16/TeacherPay.ART_ART_08-16-09_A1_ODEPI8P.html

If anyone can steer me toward something that'll answer my question, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thank you!