How many hours a teacher work? and What is the average pay of a first year teacher?
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The official contract time is generally 7.5 hours per day, for 182 days per year. However, most teachers take papers home to grade almost daily, plus paperwork such as lesson plans, since those 7.5 hours are usually spent in direct instruction of students, standing duties, and attending staff trainings and meetings. Then, there are the professional development requirements, so plan on spending your summers taking graduate classes and attending conferences. \n\nStarting salaries run from $25,000 (low-end states) to $40,000 (high-end states), but you do need to take into consideration cost of living, etc. to determine the best values. Pay varies district-by-district, too, based on whether the school is rural, suburban, or urban, etc. However, if your gross annual pay is $30,000, count on a monthly net take-home pay of about $1500 per month. Why? Well, here goes....first off, you will be spending around $1000 of your own pay on classroom supplies, materials, etc. (no kidding!) for your first year, and anywhere between $200 and $500 per year thereafter. Some districts are able to help you with the costs of your professional development courses, but don't count on it, so you'll be paying-per-credit at the local university for the rest of your career... Take off taxes, mandatory retirement fund deductions (guess what...oh state employee...), professional association fees/dues, insurance... well, you get the idea. \n\nYou don't go into teaching for the money.
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$46,597\n\n"For the first time since the 1999-2000 school year, the average teacher salary failed to keep up with inflation, according to the AFT's latest salary survey.  The AFT teacher salary survey found that the average teacher salary in the 2003-04 school year was $46,597, a 2.2 percent increase from the year before.  This falls short of the rate of inflation for 2004, which was 2.7 percent.  In addition, many states are attempting to drastically reduce or eliminate pension and healthcare benefits, which were negotiated as part of their compensation."
399618
YES!  DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE HOW A TEACHER ONLY GETS PAID $30,000 A YEAR. AN ATHELETE WHO CAN'T HARDLY SPELL BUT CAN MAKE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS!
263769
Well we generally spend 6 hours at school, and with all breaks it equals about 5 hours of actual work. So an average month we are in school for 150 hours. Since we get 2 months of summer break and all other holidays equalling to about a month, we are in school about 1350 hours a year!!!\n\nITS TOO MUCH!!!\n\nGood luck on your project and i hoped this helpped!
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I LOVE my job. It did take a couple of years to get the hang of classroom management. \n\nWhen I first started teacher preschool (12 years ago), I made $7 per hour. A lot of schools pay you depending on your education or how many child development units you have. If you have 6-12 units, $10 is not too bad. \n\nI now have my Masters in Education (60+ units in child development) and make $20 and hour. This is considered good pay in my area (California). Most schools here pay about $12 per hour. The teacher turnover rate is pretty high partially because of this. If you are educated, go for as much as you can get. Enjoy!
992296
Beginning teachers make the same thing whether you are teaching band or algebra, middle school or high school. Certain positions do get stipends such as marching band or coaching.  How much you make depends on the area---could be 26000-35000 to begin with...teaching is not the best paid job.
243559
It depends, usually for elemantary schools is at least 1 hour a day at school and typically 1 hour at home.\nHigher education varies by school and area of expertise.
1050402
Depends on the school and your level of education and whether you are hired as an associate professor, lecturer, department head, etc.  Also depends on whether your postion is temporary, term or tenure track.  But generally they make more than teachers in the school system.  A full professor would earn more than $100,000, while an assistant or assocate professor would make only about $60,000. And you wouldn't start as a full professor.  You have to work your way up in the university system.   Starting salaries can be quite low - as low as $35,000.  \n\nI hope this helps.
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I have had so-so experiences. I am currently teaching undergraduates online and the pay is around 1300 for a nine week class that is capped at 20 students. At my school you can teach up to six classes at once. They pay you 66% of your pay in the beginning and the final 33% at the end after you have turned in grades. I am teaching people who are adult learners who have not been in school for a while. So at times it gets very frustrating. The biggest issue that I had was with plagiarism. I taught two classes recently and it ended up being around 20 hours per week on the computer doing work. Some places to go are the University of Phoenix Online, Kaplan University or Axia College which has been bought by UOP online. I think that if you are retired then you would be perfect for an online teacher position. I was working two jobs and trying to teach at the same time and it was rough for me. In addition, I am in an online MBA program. I hope this helps you out!
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I tried to find some good global comparisons.  What you can make somewhere else has a lot to do with what you do.\nSo, one of the easier ways to do it is through salary comparisons based on global location.  I've tried to put some reference material for you to look at.  It's important to have a base, so the salary chart for teachers is the place to start.  Then try and go comparisons from there.\n\nHere's an example from Greece (it's near Italy and part of the EU like Italy).  I did a convert from Euro to Dollars and reduced by the 15% and came up with $8.50 per hour.  In this case, they also provide housing.  \nJust a reference;  \nhttp://www.anglo-hellenic.com/teachers/remuneration.htm\n\nHere's a link for High School Teachers in the US:\nhttp://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=High_School_Teacher/Salary/show_all\n\nHere's elementary teachers in the US:\nhttp://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Elementary_School_Teacher/Salary/show_all\n\nUnrelated:  Interesting link on teaching in Italian Public Schools\nhttp://www.transitionsabroad.com/publications/magazine/0409/teaching_english_in_italy_public_school.shtml\n\nAnd another really good article on teaching in Italy, including tutoring rates:\nhttp://www.transitionsabroad.com/publications/magazine/0501/finding_work_teaching_english_in_italy.shtml\n\nThis looks like an excellent resource to find update on the market and jobs:\nhttp://www.teachitaly.com/\nhttp://www.teachitaly.com/joblist.htm - joblist but no salary :(\n\nSorry I couldn't find any listings that have positions with Salaries. \n\nHope some of this help.\n\nTake Care,\n\nTBG
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Professional teachers usually get about $25.00-$30.00 per half hour lesson but you will probably need to start out cheaper until you get a reputation. Teaching can be very exasperating and just because you are a good player doesn't mean you will be a good teacher. Nothing ventured, Nothing gained! Give it a try.
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WA state teacher's pay is in the top quartile of the national average. As for it being a living wage, it depends on where you live: the Seattle area is very expenisive compared to other parts of the state. I live in Vancouver, WA and consider the area to be very affordable. Oh, and there is NO state INCOME TAX! AS for ESL, I don't know about that but I do know there are large numbers of non-native speakers of English in SW WA.
292236
about 6.50 to 7.50 an hour... not bad for first job...
874222
if not more.....\n180 days of school\n8 hours during school\n2 hours before and or after at least \n3 or more hours extra( after school and weekend)\n13 hours a day \n65 hours a week \n180 days\n11700 \nplus they sometime work during summer
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Face it, who is getting paid to "teach" the children, Teachers are.  In todays society, people want someone else to blame and since we are getting paid to work with the children, we shoulder the blame.  It is not fair, I agree.  When I see a child for 45 min. a day, approximately 180 days a year, I should not be the fall-guy.  Get real!
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It would have been better if you would have been more specific i.e. teacher teaching to which class or subjects. In India salary of teacher differs on the basis of the location, type of school, government, private, public school, class - different grades, subject - some subject teacher get paid more. Having said that salary can range from as little as USD 100 per month to USD 5000+.
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Well, I NEVER heard of anyone who entered the teaching profession to make a good salary. If that is your motivation, forget it. Teachers are overworked and underpaid. They are expected to teach their subject while they handle discipline problems, and to be amateur psychologists, social workers, and substitute parents while they do endless paper work and attend one inconsequential meeting after another AFTER their school day which has been interrupted by school wide announcement over the intercom, senseless assemblies, students moving in and out of the classroom for all kinds of other "services. The endless paper work and meetings usually have Little to do with their teaching. A teacher's fondest wish is that s/he be given uninterrupted time to teach.\n\nNow if you can handle that nightmare, and love kids and your subject, then teach. There are several books I would recommend you read: HORACE'S COMPROMISE, THE SHOPPING MALL HIGH SCHOOL, AND UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE. All three will offer excellent insights into teaching.