First year teacher salary Arlington

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Anonymous wrote:What is the salary for a first year teacher in Arlington with only a bachelors?
What step/grade do you begin?

$53k for 10 months of work is not peanuts.

So you think $33/hour is appropriate pay for your child's teacher. That is peanuts.

Benefits galore.

What benefits are we talking about? I’m a teacher and we’ve always gotten cheaper health insurance through my husband’s large company. He’s at a non profit that offers better 403b options and considerably higher matching than my district. He gets 6 weeks paid vacation yearly + federal holidays. I have a Master’s and make significantly less than he does with only a Bachelor’s. I am not unhappy with my job but the people acting like the benefits are some great rarity probably don’t talk to a lot of people who work for other large corporations or well funded NPOs.

Pensions are part of the benefits/compensation package - school systems don't offer matching because they and/or the state are contributing to your pension/retirement account. The amt. of leave your husband is provided is unusual for the private sector so think in comparison to most private employers -

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

FGDaddio wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the salary for a first year teacher in Arlington with only a bachelors?
What step/grade do you begin?

$53k for 10 months of work is not peanuts.

So you think $33/hour is appropriate pay for your child's teacher. That is peanuts.

Benefits galore.

What benefits are we talking about? I’m a teacher and we’ve always gotten cheaper health insurance through my husband’s large company. He’s at a non profit that offers better 403b options and considerably higher matching than my district. He gets 6 weeks paid vacation yearly + federal holidays. I have a Master’s and make significantly less than he does with only a Bachelor’s. I am not unhappy with my job but the people acting like the benefits are some great rarity probably don’t talk to a lot of people who work for other large corporations or well funded NPOs.

Pensions are part of the benefits/compensation package - school systems don't offer matching because they and/or the state are contributing to your pension/retirement account. The amt. of leave your husband is provided is unusual for the private sector so think in comparison to most private employers -

NPOs/NGOs typically offer good benefits to offset the lower salaries (compared to the private sector). Teaching likewise provides pension benefits, 8 weeks leave in the summer, two weeks in winter, and one week in spring. I think that teachers are underpaid... BUT... the guaranteed leave during summers and breaks is a HUGE perk that those outside of teaching NEVER get to experience. Most of my colleagues (and me) can only take a week off at a time, and even then, we are getting calls about some sort of "emergency" within hours of us being out the door. Our typical year round workweek is 45-50 hours a week. I would agree to a MASSIVE pay cut to be able to take 8 weeks off (in a row!) every single year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

FGDaddio wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the salary for a first year teacher in Arlington with only a bachelors?
What step/grade do you begin?

$53k for 10 months of work is not peanuts.

So you think $33/hour is appropriate pay for your child's teacher. That is peanuts.

Benefits galore.

What benefits are we talking about? I’m a teacher and we’ve always gotten cheaper health insurance through my husband’s large company. He’s at a non profit that offers better 403b options and considerably higher matching than my district. He gets 6 weeks paid vacation yearly + federal holidays. I have a Master’s and make significantly less than he does with only a Bachelor’s. I am not unhappy with my job but the people acting like the benefits are some great rarity probably don’t talk to a lot of people who work for other large corporations or well funded NPOs.

Pensions are part of the benefits/compensation package - school systems don't offer matching because they and/or the state are contributing to your pension/retirement account. The amt. of leave your husband is provided is unusual for the private sector so think in comparison to most private employers -

NPOs/NGOs typically offer good benefits to offset the lower salaries (compared to the private sector). Teaching likewise provides pension benefits, 8 weeks leave in the summer, two weeks in winter, and one week in spring. I think that teachers are underpaid... BUT... the guaranteed leave during summers and breaks is a HUGE perk that those outside of teaching NEVER get to experience. Most of my colleagues (and me) can only take a week off at a time, and even then, we are getting calls about some sort of "emergency" within hours of us being out the door. Our typical year round workweek is 45-50 hours a week. I would agree to a MASSIVE pay cut to be able to take 8 weeks off (in a row!) every single year.

A quick internet search:

https://www.apsva.us/careers-aps/

https://www.acps.k12.va.us/departments/human-resources/employment-opportunities

https://www.fcps.edu/careers/career-opportunities/current-job-openings

https://www.applitrack.com/fallschurchcity/onlineapp/