s/o - do you know how much your teacher makes?

[Anonymous]

DH has a masters and has been teaching for 13 years - he makes $65k/year (Fairfax Co.). I work for the govt. and make $85k with a bachelors. He works tons of hours outside of work hours. It sucks. Wish he would have gone into something more profitable. What the hell was I thinking - marrying for love?

[Anonymous]

What is love but a lust of the blood and a permission of the will?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I saw this from 2006, but haven't seen anything more recent:

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/102296431/MCPSsalaryFile

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/ersc/employees/pay/schedules/salary_schedule_current.pdf

Teachers are on page 2. "Step" equals how many years, although step increases were frozen for a few years. They are now one step behind, I believe--so a 9th year teacher would still be getting paid the step 8 salary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I saw this from 2006, but haven't seen anything more recent:

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/102296431/MCPSsalaryFile

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/ersc/employees/pay/schedules/salary_schedule_current.pdf

Teachers are on page 2. "Step" equals how many years, although step increases were frozen for a few years. They are now one step behind, I believe--so a 9th year teacher would still be getting paid the step 8 salary.

We are now 2 years behind. This May, we will get one additional step restored. Then we will be 1 year behind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those of you complaining about teachers getting raises, please tell me what you think your teacher makes?

My SO just career changed into teaching, and frankly, how much he makes is an embarassment if we really want quality people moving into teaching.

I don't want to hear crap about teachers only working 10 months, because they still need to feed their families for 12 months. If the flip side is that you'll pay teachers more if the position were 12 months, then I say let's send the kids to school for 12 month. People don't go into teaching for the 2 months off and they certainly don't go into it for the money.

As a teacher who's a career changer, too, but who's been in the system now since '96, I'd like to say thank you to your SO!

I'm glad there are dedicated people who care about kids.

Sadly, with our salaries as low as they are, it's damaging to our image. So we don't attract the best and the brightest. Benefits are good, however.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I saw this from 2006, but haven't seen anything more recent:

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/102296431/MCPSsalaryFile

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/ersc/employees/pay/schedules/salary_schedule_current.pdf

Teachers are on page 2. "Step" equals how many years, although step increases were frozen for a few years. They are now one step behind, I believe--so a 9th year teacher would still be getting paid the step 8 salary.

We are now 2 years behind. This May, we will get one additional step restored. Then we will be 1 year behind.

Won't we be caught up by 2013? That's what I thought Israel told us. But maybe I was flaking out at the time during preservice - thinking about my 3 English preps instead!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH has a masters and has been teaching for 13 years - he makes $65k/year (Fairfax Co.). I work for the govt. and make $85k with a bachelors. He works tons of hours outside of work hours. It sucks. Wish he would have gone into something more profitable. What the hell was I thinking - marrying for love?

Teacher married to a teacher

We were both stupid as shit!

LOL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a MCPS teacher, with a masters degree in special education and 15 - 20 years experience, who makes about $78k in a full time teaching slot.

I have a masters +30, and I'm in year 17 b/c I I took two years of childcare leave. I'd be in the $90s if I stayed full time. I think the plus 30 really helps. Encourage this person to earn a few more grad credits! seriously!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I saw this from 2006, but haven't seen anything more recent:

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/102296431/MCPSsalaryFile

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/ersc/employees/pay/schedules/salary_schedule_current.pdf

Teachers are on page 2. "Step" equals how many years, although step increases were frozen for a few years. They are now one step behind, I believe--so a 9th year teacher would still be getting paid the step 8 salary.

We are now 2 years behind. This May, we will get one additional step restored. Then we will be 1 year behind.

Won't we be caught up by 2013? That's what I thought Israel told us. But maybe I was flaking out at the time during preservice - thinking about my 3 English preps instead!

In May we will catch up one of those two steps we're behind. If we don't get another step July 1, however, we'll be back to two steps behind. The way some on this forum and in a certain parent's group talk, we'll never see that step in July and according to them we make too much as it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DH has a masters and has been teaching for 13 years - he makes $65k/year (Fairfax Co.). I work for the govt. and make $85k with a bachelors. He works tons of hours outside of work hours. It sucks. Wish he would have gone into something more profitable. What the hell was I thinking - marrying for love?

Teacher married to a teacher

We were both stupid as shit!

LOL!

Wow! I'm the PP and I bow down to your stupidity which tops mine apparently - haha! Seriously though, that's impressive - I'm glad my kids have teachers like you guys, who must be amazingly dedicated!

[Anonymous]

My teacher wife did the senisble thing and married a lawyer. And she works just as hard, if not harder, than I do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My teacher wife did the senisble thing and married a lawyer. And she works just as hard, if not harder, than I do.

OP here. That's us. I feel as if I am subsidizing the school system by basically funding DH's education and supplementing his salary so that we can afford child care. We thought we could cut back on childcare expenses when DH got out of his master's program, but no, because he works longer hours than I do!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My teacher wife did the senisble thing and married a lawyer. And she works just as hard, if not harder, than I do.

That's not a compliment you're giving your wife.

[Anonymous]

The starting teachers in Montgomery County with a Masters make about $51k. The medical benefits are pretty good; the retirement is kind of sucky. My wife is an elementary school teacher and from the time she leaves the house to the time she goes to bed, she probably has an hour or two TOTAL to herself.....

[Anonymous]

Teachers have the option of making their pay either 10 months or 12 months. It is a reasonable salary in this area for the profession. They also get lots of other perks that other gov't workers don't get. No empathy here. You choose the profession. Just like any other profession, if you don't like it, leave!