Private Schools Teacher Salary?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

The Big 3 pay much less than publics as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Way less than public school teachers.

I wouldn’t go with “way less”, but definitely less.

Still, public school teachers are flocking to the private schools right now. Most people interviewing in the past 4-5 years have been public school teachers, and most of our new hires are people with 10+ years of public school experience.

The job conditions in the publics are bad enough that many (myself included) figure the pay cut is acceptable if we can actually enjoy work again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Way less than public school teachers.

I wouldn’t go with “way less”, but definitely less.

Still, public school teachers are flocking to the private schools right now. Most people interviewing in the past 4-5 years have been public school teachers, and most of our new hires are people with 10+ years of public school experience.

The job conditions in the publics are bad enough that many (myself included) figure the pay cut is acceptable if we can actually enjoy work again.

This is so not true. Public school teachers have zero interest in taking a huge pay cut to deal with hordes of helicopter parents.
I’m a public school teacher and the only teachers I’ve ever heard of that have gone to private schools were the religious ones who wanted to share their faith.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Way less than public school teachers.

I wouldn’t go with “way less”, but definitely less.

Still, public school teachers are flocking to the private schools right now. Most people interviewing in the past 4-5 years have been public school teachers, and most of our new hires are people with 10+ years of public school experience.

The job conditions in the publics are bad enough that many (myself included) figure the pay cut is acceptable if we can actually enjoy work again.

This is so not true. Public school teachers have zero interest in taking a huge pay cut to deal with hordes of helicopter parents.
I’m a public school teacher and the only teachers I’ve ever heard of that have gone to private schools were the religious ones who wanted to share their faith.

I left a public school at the same time as 4 others, all who applied to privates. I now conduct interviews and can see how many public school teachers apply to our school alone. You do realize I see their resumes.

I’m sorry if you don’t like what I have to say. That doesn’t change anything at all.

(And I don’t deal with helicopter parents. I did get a gracious note from a parent today, though. I’m wondering if you know very little about private schools.)

[Anonymous]

I’m a 20 year teacher with a Masters at a private in DC. I make in the mid 80k range.

[Anonymous]

It helps a lot if you have a trust fund or a high earning spouse or partner. As pps said, look carefully at benefits, including health care and retirement. Both have been vastly inferior to public schools. Schools vary significantly wrt tuition remission for your kids; get hard numbers from any school you consider. Our family paid nearly all of the tuition and took a huge financial hit in low pay.
If finances aren’t an issue, and you are expert in your subject and enjoy the freedom to engage students creatively, independent schools might be worth it to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a 20 year teacher with a Masters at a private in DC. I make in the mid 80k range.

How much does your spouse earn? That is the info OP needs to know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a 20 year teacher with a Masters at a private in DC. I make in the mid 80k range.

How much does your spouse earn? That is the info OP needs to know.

I’m a DP, but I also make $80K after 17 years. My spouse makes about $100K. DC region and doing well

[Anonymous]

Seconding the PP comment about the administrative bloat. It is shameful for a teacher of 20 years to be making $80k and the HOS is making $600k+ with a free house on campus. Sorry, but they don’t work *that* hard. And look at the number of administrators in any school. Many are very heavy at the top.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seconding the PP comment about the administrative bloat. It is shameful for a teacher of 20 years to be making $80k and the HOS is making $600k+ with a free house on campus. Sorry, but they don’t work *that* hard. And look at the number of administrators in any school. Many are very heavy at the top.

The same can be said for public schools. I had 11 administers at my former school, and perhaps 3 of them did any true work. And then there’s central office and all the bloat there.

Point stands, though. The teachers should be paid more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Way less than public school teachers.

I wouldn’t go with “way less”, but definitely less.

Still, public school teachers are flocking to the private schools right now. Most people interviewing in the past 4-5 years have been public school teachers, and most of our new hires are people with 10+ years of public school experience.

The job conditions in the publics are bad enough that many (myself included) figure the pay cut is acceptable if we can actually enjoy work again.

This is so not true. Public school teachers have zero interest in taking a huge pay cut to deal with hordes of helicopter parents.
I’m a public school teacher and the only teachers I’ve ever heard of that have gone to private schools were the religious ones who wanted to share their faith.

My daughter goes to a secular private school. One of her teachers this year spent the last decade in DCPS before making the switch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seconding the PP comment about the administrative bloat. It is shameful for a teacher of 20 years to be making $80k and the HOS is making $600k+ with a free house on campus. Sorry, but they don’t work *that* hard. And look at the number of administrators in any school. Many are very heavy at the top.

The Heads get paid $600k?! I didn’t realize the gap between them and teachers was that big. I figured they would be in the $250k range considering some get free housing.

[Anonymous]

I teach in a bougie private school in another large city. Here's how it shakes out for me:

Public/private
salary: 125K/90K
sick days: 11 days/5 days
personal days: 3/3
total hours: 55-60/40
pension: 75% of final salary/no pension, 4% match
insurance: $350 a month for excellent HMO/$700 a month for HMO with
higher co-pays



I left public after 20 some odd years though because I simply couldn't manage the behaviors and the massive workload any longer. A teacher pension in my area is amazing. But no amount of money was worth what I went through in public. My first year in private, I had one kid who repeatedly threatened to harm me and my colleagues and other students and my admin completely gaslight me and my colleagues about it. They tried to make it about us and not the kid. I'm only hanging on because I have college tuition for my own kids. Since that first year in private, it's been better. But honestly, I'm fried. This is a field anyone in their right mind should avoid. If I had a young child of school age, I have no idea where I'd feel safe sending them. Public? No. Private? No. Parochial? No. Homeschool? Eh.

[Anonymous]

75K. But my kids attend for nearly nothing and I love my job. I may move back to public when my kids are out of school, but it would be for the money and benefits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seconding the PP comment about the administrative bloat. It is shameful for a teacher of 20 years to be making $80k and the HOS is making $600k+ with a free house on campus. Sorry, but they don’t work *that* hard. And look at the number of administrators in any school. Many are very heavy at the top.

The same can be said for public schools. I had 11 administers at my former school, and perhaps 3 of them did any true work. And then there’s central office and all the bloat there.

Point stands, though. The teachers should be paid more.

How is that relevant? Wrong forum.