Teacher Salaries Over $100K
Teacher salaries are usually not thought of as being in the six figure range, but it might be more common than you think. The Chicago Tribune has looked at 2008 to 2009 teacher salary information in the Chicago area and found that in the suburbs of Highland Park, Deerfield, Park Ridge and Hinsdale alone, over 40 percent of the teachers are earning over $100,000 per year.
The findings do support a large disparity between school districts, but those in higher earning areas quickly defend these large salaries as being justified and necessary to maintain the competitive test scores and rankings of the schools. These teacher salaries are all paid by public taxpayer money and do not represent any in the private education arena. Subjects taught by teachers in the over $100K category range from math and science, to art, history, music and special education.
This is good news for teaching as a profession. The higher salaries reflect the willingness for school systems to reward good teachers in higher performing schools. Teachers work on average between 9 and 10 months of the year, which highlights yet another nice perk of this profession.
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