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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Re teacher salary:

195 days per year x 8 hrs a day = 1560 hrs

1560 hrs x $40 = $62,400[/quote]

This is from the NEA. http://www.nea.org/home/38465.htm Can we agree that they’d be more accurate than you?  The TOP TEN states (paying the most) to new teachers, ranges from $38,570 to $44872. Your $62K is what the NEA lists as one of the TOP TEN salaries in the US FOR an average teacher (NOT the average salary across the US).  Meaning - these 10 states are known For paying a non specialized teacher the highest amount. That is what you are using.

You want to discard the dictionary use of standard or customary. You want to discard what the average teacher makes. Again - jam that square peg into the circular hole

Additionally, using an average of teachers’ salaries includes very senior teachers, teachers of math (often paid more), and high school teachers (often paid more).

The link relates about gifting to teachers because many, many people felt it was akin to a tip.

Let’s return to your [/quote]

Quote:  Per the BLS, in May of 2017 elementary school teachers, a wide umbrella for those who teach elementary level education to kids (excluding special education, a separate occupation with its own set of skills), had a median annual income of $57,160.

https://www.thestreet.com/personal-finance/average-teacher-salary-14856183

I would agree in some poor areas teacher's average pay is under $50,000, but in the U.S. the average is closer to $60,000.  I have worked in education a long time in several areas of the country. $60,000 is not what the top teachers are paid in most areas.  Some in my district are making over $100,000 and some relatively new teachers with masters are making $80-90,000. I'm not saying teachers are rich, I am responding to what a PP said.

The PP I was responding to said "Restaurant workers get over a $100 per evening shift. That is not low wages. 
Compare that to what a teacher makes for same amount of time"

The average teacher in the U.S. makes about $40 an hour.
I'm sure different websites will list different averages, but I stand by my numbers.
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Sigh. Let’s try this again:  you’re talking about an averaging of all teacher’s salaries. That includes largely not new teachers. Regardless, maids don’t have student loans very often. Teachers (who now require a masters degree) often do. I WAS a Fcps teacher and a teacher in rural Virginia. I know it’s hard. [/quote]

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