Private Schools Teacher Salary?

[Anonymous]

What do private schools teachers make in the DC area. Assume 5-10 years experience. What’s the going rate?

[Anonymous]

Depends a lot on the school. Larger schools with a reputation for academic rigor and competitive enrollments pay best. These are often mentioned as the “Big ___” schools here. Smaller schools, especially some religiously affiliated ones, pay significantly lower than public school rates—around $70k for 10 yrs experience and a masters degree at one school that I know of. Don’t forget to look into benefits as well! Some of the small health plans are really expensive for enrollees.

[Anonymous]

Benefits can vary widely and so may make the difference for some. Whether that be tuition reduction if one has their own children, paternal/maternity/medical leave and/or sabbatical after x years of teaching, health insurance, etc.

[Anonymous]

IOW, not much. Hope your spouse makes a lot.

[Anonymous]

I make $5k more than I would in MCPS since I have many years experience. Health insurance is about 3x as much in my private though. But, I can decide how much to deduct for my 403b on top of the 5% my school gives me. In McPS I automatically lost 7.5% of my salary for the crappy pension. Lastly, I get paid year round in private versus only 10 months in MCPs. My paychecks are a bit bigger after all of my deductions

My mental health in private school compared to MCPS is priceless, so that’s a big factor!

[Anonymous]

None of the area schools pay enough to live in the DC market, including the Big 3.

[Anonymous]

I have 15 years experience. I make about $12K less than I did in public, but I also get a very generous tuition discount for my own children. That’s the only reason I can afford to send my children to private.

I’m also paid in gratitude and respect, both of which were unavailable at my former public school. Sure, that doesn’t pay the bills, but that does keep me from quitting. I never would have made it to a full pension in public because I was so miserable. I’m not anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have 15 years experience. I make about $12K less than I did in public, but I also get a very generous tuition discount for my own children. That’s the only reason I can afford to send my children to private.

I’m also paid in gratitude and respect, both of which were unavailable at my former public school. Sure, that doesn’t pay the bills, but that does keep me from quitting. I never would have made it to a full pension in public because I was so miserable. I’m not anymore.

Sounds great if you have a spouse who can pay the bills. That's your answer OP- young teachers with family money and married teachers with higher earning spouses

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have 15 years experience. I make about $12K less than I did in public, but I also get a very generous tuition discount for my own children. That’s the only reason I can afford to send my children to private.

I’m also paid in gratitude and respect, both of which were unavailable at my former public school. Sure, that doesn’t pay the bills, but that does keep me from quitting. I never would have made it to a full pension in public because I was so miserable. I’m not anymore.

Sounds great if you have a spouse who can pay the bills. That's your answer OP- young teachers with family money and married teachers with higher earning spouses

Yep, that’s the answer!

[Anonymous]

How can tuition be $50k and the teachers are paid so little?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can tuition be $50k and the teachers are paid so little?

They have more teachers per x amount of kids, more staff per x amount of kids, expensive facilities, landscaping, security, many provide very nice lunch, etc.
At most of the top schools, I don’t think it’s hard to see where the money is going.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can tuition be $50k and the teachers are paid so little?

The bloat of administration is one cause. Look at your school's web site and check how many admin members there are. My school had about 6-7 administrators 10 or so years ago. There are almost double that now. Their salaries start in the 6 figures, but they are 12 month positions. You also have to factor in the expense of providing benefits to employees in this market.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can tuition be $50k and the teachers are paid so little?

The bloat of administration is one cause. Look at your school's web site and check how many admin members there are. My school had about 6-7 administrators 10 or so years ago. There are almost double that now. Their salaries start in the 6 figures, but they are 12 month positions. You also have to factor in the expense of providing benefits to employees in this market.

And if your school isn’t religiously affiliated you can probably search up their salaries on Pro Publica. Check out the HoS salaries!

[Anonymous]

About 65-75k.

[Anonymous]

Way less than public school teachers.