If the average starting salary for a teacher is $40,000, that is $20/hr. That assumes 2,080 work year at 40 hours per week. $27/hr to start, not

Now subtract 320 hours for Summer break = 1,760 hours.

Subtract 260 more hours since they work 6 hours per day = 1,500 hours

Now subtract another 40 hours (low) for holidays other people do not get = 1,460 hours

That is a starting salary of over $27/hr not including benefits packages and personal time for their periods.

Granted in some states, they start at a lot higher salary.


The national average starting teacher salary is $38,617, while the average teacher salary in America (non-starting) is $58,950.

Montana has the lowest starting salary: $30,036, while D.C. has the highest starting salary: $51,359. New York has the highest average teacher salary: $79,637 and South Dakota has the lowest: $42,668.
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