Fairfax County Teacher and Administrator Salaries

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

I was curious because there was a person who announced their retirement in the FCPS system and my spouse and I were trying to figure out why they would retire. They are great with kids, they have so much energy and we like them a lot. The only thing that we could think of is that they are making a pretty healthy salary after being in the school system for several decades which would translate into a nice pension.

Curiosity got the best of me.

I know, I know, MYOB.

Salaries won’t help. This is my 22nd year teaching and I really enjoy it. I like working with the students and genuinely enjoy speaking with most parents. I’ve taught different subjects over the years and don’t feel like I’m in a rut. I’m going to training this summer to teach a new course next year and am excited for the challenge.

BUT I am counting the years until I hit 30 and retire. It has nothing to do with not loving my job since I do. You have no idea what my spouse does for a living and how much we love to travel. We may move or I may retire, tutor and have the flexibility to go with him on his trips if he’s still working. I have no idea where my children will be living then and maybe I will travel to visit them. I love my job but have a life outside of work and look at retirement as a new beginning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

I was curious because there was a person who announced their retirement in the FCPS system and my spouse and I were trying to figure out why they would retire. They are great with kids, they have so much energy and we like them a lot. The only thing that we could think of is that they are making a pretty healthy salary after being in the school system for several decades which would translate into a nice pension.

Curiosity got the best of me.

I know, I know, MYOB.

Salaries won’t help. This is my 22nd year teaching and I really enjoy it. I like working with the students and genuinely enjoy speaking with most parents. I’ve taught different subjects over the years and don’t feel like I’m in a rut. I’m going to training this summer to teach a new course next year and am excited for the challenge.

BUT I am counting the years until I hit 30 and retire. It has nothing to do with not loving my job since I do. You have no idea what my spouse does for a living and how much we love to travel. We may move or I may retire, tutor and have the flexibility to go with him on his trips if he’s still working. I have no idea where my children will be living then and maybe I will travel to visit them. I love my job but have a life outside of work and look at retirement as a new beginning.

Curious what grade and subject do you teach?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/FY18-teacher-194-day.pdf

A teacher with 20 years and a Master’s is making $89K.

This is just the scale, but you can find any FCPS employee or teacher's salary here, by searching their name. For instance, Brabrand makes about 300k :

https://govsalaries.com/salaries/VA/school-district-of-fairfax-county

Mine wasn't accurate it was off by about 10k

I am an 8th year teacher with a MA and make 71K

I'm not listed in the current one at all but at my old district it had me making about $15k more in 2015 than I ever made there. It also had my colleague at about $10k less than they were making, so I dunno that I'd take this site's data as terribly accurate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
If the teacher has worked 20 years, they aren't a step 20. There were many years without step increases. A 20 year teacher is probably only step 15 at this point.

Also if you change districts, most limit your entry step level. There are so many variables to teacher pay that most folks just don't realize.

[Anonymous]

OP here.

I was curious because there was a person who announced their retirement in the FCPS system and my spouse and I were trying to figure out why they would retire. They are great with kids, they have so much energy and we like them a lot. The only thing that we could think of is that they are making a pretty healthy salary after being in the school system for several decades which would translate into a nice pension.

Curiosity got the best of me.

I know, I know, MYOB.

I'm just curious about YOU, OP. Could you share with us what your salary, pension and net worth is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

I was curious because there was a person who announced their retirement in the FCPS system and my spouse and I were trying to figure out why they would retire. They are great with kids, they have so much energy and we like them a lot. The only thing that we could think of is that they are making a pretty healthy salary after being in the school system for several decades which would translate into a nice pension.

Curiosity got the best of me.

I know, I know, MYOB.

Salaries won’t help. This is my 22nd year teaching and I really enjoy it. I like working with the students and genuinely enjoy speaking with most parents. I’ve taught different subjects over the years and don’t feel like I’m in a rut. I’m going to training this summer to teach a new course next year and am excited for the challenge.

BUT I am counting the years until I hit 30 and retire. It has nothing to do with not loving my job since I do. You have no idea what my spouse does for a living and how much we love to travel. We may move or I may retire, tutor and have the flexibility to go with him on his trips if he’s still working. I have no idea where my children will be living then and maybe I will travel to visit them. I love my job but have a life outside of work and look at retirement as a new beginning.

Curious what grade and subject do you teach?

High school math

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

I was curious because there was a person who announced their retirement in the FCPS system and my spouse and I were trying to figure out why they would retire. They are great with kids, they have so much energy and we like them a lot. The only thing that we could think of is that they are making a pretty healthy salary after being in the school system for several decades which would translate into a nice pension.

Curiosity got the best of me.

I know, I know, MYOB.

Salaries won’t help. This is my 22nd year teaching and I really enjoy it. I like working with the students and genuinely enjoy speaking with most parents. I’ve taught different subjects over the years and don’t feel like I’m in a rut. I’m going to training this summer to teach a new course next year and am excited for the challenge.

BUT I am counting the years until I hit 30 and retire. It has nothing to do with not loving my job since I do. You have no idea what my spouse does for a living and how much we love to travel. We may move or I may retire, tutor and have the flexibility to go with him on his trips if he’s still working. I have no idea where my children will be living then and maybe I will travel to visit them. I love my job but have a life outside of work and look at retirement as a new beginning.

I have similar thoughts. This is my 27th year and I’m at the top of the scale on step 23. It does irk me a little to think I have maxed out with 6 more years to go. Because of when my DW was hired (late start) she is at the top of the scale with 11 more years to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

I was curious because there was a person who announced their retirement in the FCPS system and my spouse and I were trying to figure out why they would retire. They are great with kids, they have so much energy and we like them a lot. The only thing that we could think of is that they are making a pretty healthy salary after being in the school system for several decades which would translate into a nice pension.

Curiosity got the best of me.

I know, I know, MYOB.

Salaries won’t help. This is my 22nd year teaching and I really enjoy it. I like working with the students and genuinely enjoy speaking with most parents. I’ve taught different subjects over the years and don’t feel like I’m in a rut. I’m going to training this summer to teach a new course next year and am excited for the challenge.

BUT I am counting the years until I hit 30 and retire. It has nothing to do with not loving my job since I do. You have no idea what my spouse does for a living and how much we love to travel. We may move or I may retire, tutor and have the flexibility to go with him on his trips if he’s still working. I have no idea where my children will be living then and maybe I will travel to visit them. I love my job but have a life outside of work and look at retirement as a new beginning.

I have similar thoughts. This is my 27th year and I’m at the top of the scale on step 23. It does irk me a little to think I have maxed out with 6 more years to go. Because of when my DW was hired (late start) she is at the top of the scale with 11 more years to go.

Another teacher - I am at year 20. I also love my job most of the time and don’t feel burnt out. But the inflexibility of it has worn on me. I would love to travel at various times throughout the year and just have a bit more flexibility in my life. The summers off are great, but teaching is very regimented during the school year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Want to see something sad? Go to the main page on the website, e.g https://govsalaries.com/ then scroll down to the lower left hand bottom where it shows the top 10 salaries found in this database (which btw has over 50 million records). Notice the salaries of the top ten, and see if you can figure out who they are (hint: I had no idea so had to google their names before I saw the pattern).

Public education priorities (and taxpayer money), may you R.I.P

You don't know who Urban Meyer or Nick Saban is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Want to see something sad? Go to the main page on the website, e.g https://govsalaries.com/ then scroll down to the lower left hand bottom where it shows the top 10 salaries found in this database (which btw has over 50 million records). Notice the salaries of the top ten, and see if you can figure out who they are (hint: I had no idea so had to google their names before I saw the pattern).

Public education priorities (and taxpayer money), may you R.I.P

You don't know who Urban Meyer or Nick Saban is?

NP
I would think most people wouldn't know who they are.

[pettifogger]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Want to see something sad? Go to the main page on the website, e.g https://govsalaries.com/ then scroll down to the lower left hand bottom where it shows the top 10 salaries found in this database (which btw has over 50 million records). Notice the salaries of the top ten, and see if you can figure out who they are (hint: I had no idea so had to google their names before I saw the pattern).

Public education priorities (and taxpayer money), may you R.I.P

You don't know who Urban Meyer or Nick Saban is?

NP
I would think most people wouldn't know who they are.

Me neither, I don't watch football.

[Anonymous]

pettifogger wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Want to see something sad? Go to the main page on the website, e.g https://govsalaries.com/ then scroll down to the lower left hand bottom where it shows the top 10 salaries found in this database (which btw has over 50 million records). Notice the salaries of the top ten, and see if you can figure out who they are (hint: I had no idea so had to google their names before I saw the pattern).

Public education priorities (and taxpayer money), may you R.I.P

You don't know who Urban Meyer or Nick Saban is?

NP
I would think most people wouldn't know who they are.

Me neither, I don't watch football.

I didn’t know who they were and googled, figuring they were players making a lot of money. Why do you find that sad? I look at them as providing entertainment for the public and getting paid accordingly for generating revenue. I am one of the teachers who posted above and have no problem with these men making millions. I don’t have any problem with famous musicians who can fill arenas on tours or actors making blockbuster movies making millions either. My job is import but I’m not generating that type of revenue. I’m not in the entertainment business and there is no comparison.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

pettifogger wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Want to see something sad? Go to the main page on the website, e.g https://govsalaries.com/ then scroll down to the lower left hand bottom where it shows the top 10 salaries found in this database (which btw has over 50 million records). Notice the salaries of the top ten, and see if you can figure out who they are (hint: I had no idea so had to google their names before I saw the pattern).

Public education priorities (and taxpayer money), may you R.I.P

You don't know who Urban Meyer or Nick Saban is?

NP
I would think most people wouldn't know who they are.

Me neither, I don't watch football.

I didn’t know who they were and googled, figuring they were players making a lot of money. Why do you find that sad? I look at them as providing entertainment for the public and getting paid accordingly for generating revenue. I am one of the teachers who posted above and have no problem with these men making millions. I don’t have any problem with famous musicians who can fill arenas on tours or actors making blockbuster movies making millions either. My job is import but I’m not generating that type of revenue. I’m not in the entertainment business and there is no comparison.

I agree and always say the same thing.