Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I saw it, I assumed it included benefits too. Either way, teachers seem to get paid pretty well in DC!

Nope. I'm an educator and I don't know anyone who makes more than $70k/yr.

I know two teachers that make $110 and several who make 90. Are you in DCPS? Are the teachers in your school newer teachers?

The only teachers I know who make that much have worked in dcps for a long time, or earned it when Rhee was around and giving out those bonuses!!! I don't see or hear of any new hires making anywhere near that much for the past 5 years.

Umm, right. Salaries are based on years of service (and education level), so you have to be an experienced teacher to make the higher amounts. Nobody can come in above a step 10 (ie nine years of service credit) per the WTU contract.

Wrong! A teacher who was hired in 2016 is making over $80K a year. She was a new teacher.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I saw it, I assumed it included benefits too. Either way, teachers seem to get paid pretty well in DC!

Nope. I'm an educator and I don't know anyone who makes more than $70k/yr.

I know two teachers that make $110 and several who make 90. Are you in DCPS? Are the teachers in your school newer teachers?

The only teachers I know who make that much have worked in dcps for a long time, or earned it when Rhee was around and giving out those bonuses!!! I don't see or hear of any new hires making anywhere near that much for the past 5 years.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I saw it, I assumed it included benefits too. Either way, teachers seem to get paid pretty well in DC!

Nope. I'm an educator and I don't know anyone who makes more than $70k/yr.

I know two teachers that make $110 and several who make 90. Are you in DCPS? Are the teachers in your school newer teachers?

The only teachers I know who make that much have worked in dcps for a long time, or earned it when Rhee was around and giving out those bonuses!!! I don't see or hear of any new hires making anywhere near that much for the past 5 years.

I’ve been teaching 13 years, my 5th in DCPS. My first year in DCPS I made $72k, currently at $95k without bonuses. I really don’t understand the people denying the high salaries. Click on the link and look up teachers at your kid’s school.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I saw it, I assumed it included benefits too. Either way, teachers seem to get paid pretty well in DC!

Nope. I'm an educator and I don't know anyone who makes more than $70k/yr.

I know two teachers that make $110 and several who make 90. Are you in DCPS? Are the teachers in your school newer teachers?

The only teachers I know who make that much have worked in dcps for a long time, or earned it when Rhee was around and giving out those bonuses!!! I don't see or hear of any new hires making anywhere near that much for the past 5 years.

I teach in another major city. I make over 100K a year. And my pension, when I retire with 34 years in at age 56(in two more years), will 75% of my final salary for the rest of my life. It's a very good salary with awesome vacation time. I also work with an extremely difficult student population and I earn every penny. I have PTSD from my job, diagnosed. I go to therapy and take medication. But yes, I do make a lot of money.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I saw it, I assumed it included benefits too. Either way, teachers seem to get paid pretty well in DC!

Nope. I'm an educator and I don't know anyone who makes more than $70k/yr.

I know two teachers that make $110 and several who make 90. Are you in DCPS? Are the teachers in your school newer teachers?