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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will vary by school, but in general they earn meaningfully less than public school teachers.[/quote]

+1  I've taught at two of the "big" East Coast privates, and earned significantly less than that of my public school friends.  One of these was one of the HADES schools, and people were always shocked at how low teachers' salaries were; I had to correct friends a few times when they voiced their beliefs that "now you make a good salary."

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Why do people choose to work at private schools then?  My DC is at a private, she's had some very good teachers, so I'm glad they're not all taking off for public, but you'd think the better ones would head to public if it's that much better.

The private school teachers do seem, on the whole, to be on the younger side, as compared to public.  And there is quite a bit of turnover among the assistant teachers, but that may be a function of youth as well.  [/quote]

At our private elementary school, the teachers have husbands who are the main income earners. 
No one is in for the money, lol. Some just love children and enjoy teaching. 
Almost every teacher who had young children left for public school so they can earn a higher salary.
Most of our teachers are older, more established and don't rely so much on their teachers salary.
One teacher does it to pay for her children's college. 
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This is even true to some extent in the public schools. Even a mid-career teacher salary can be difficult to live on in this area if you have children or student loan  debt. I’m able to work in the schools because my partner makes significantly more. I would consider private school again if one was close and had the same schedule as my son’s. Now I live and work in the same district with little commute which is worth quite a bit. [/quote]

Meh, yes and no.  I teach in MCPS, and while I make less income than my husband does, when I retire, we will have my pension and excellent health insurance.

It is an enormous difference from what private schools provide to their teachers.[/quote]

What do you make as an MCPS teacher?

I was always under the impression that public school teachers make like 40-50k which is why they need so much help with item donations/gift cards etc. [/quote]

MCPS teachers with master’s degrees and 60 credit hours of education in addition to the MA make almost $110,000.

to the extent that teachers request classroom supplies and monetary donations for things for their classrooms, that has nothing to do with their salary. It has to do with what they need to do their job. How many office supplies do you need to buy for your employer? [/quote]
That's at the final step. I'm not sure if 1 step=1 year of experience for MCPS  because some districts vary, but it's not a salary many people make
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/ersc/employees/pay/schedules/salary_schedule_current.pdf[/quote]

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