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31. No, American teachers make basically the OECD average

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 08:24 AM

Jan 2016

And that average is skewed crazily by Luxemburg.

US teachers make more than their peers in South Korea, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, France, Finland, and the UK.

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Are you sick of highly-paid teachers? [View all] Bubzer Jan 2016 OP

Hmm, have yet to meet one... Blue Owl Jan 2016 #1

Some years back a teacher I know SheilaT Jan 2016 #2

The COO at the bank I used to work at told me that teachers make $300K. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #3

300,000 pennies, maybe. n/t malthaussen Jan 2016 #4

I had one teacher in high school who probably did make that much bluestateguy Jan 2016 #13

I had a teacher who owned several restaurants. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #14

I had another teacher who was from a wealthy family bluestateguy Jan 2016 #15

I think all teachers should be making AT LEAST $70,000 a year. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #5

Agreed!!! Bubzer Jan 2016 #6

Yeahup..... daleanime Jan 2016 #9

More than like the school district administrators. LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #7

Right. At least if they're making $70,000 per year, all of those unreimbursed supplies they japple Jan 2016 #10

If you can read this mainstreetonce Jan 2016 #8

No, I'm sick of lowly-paid teachers. DrBulldog Jan 2016 #11

(please.. annabanana Jan 2016 #25

No, American teachers make basically the OECD average Recursion Jan 2016 #31

relative matters though dsc Jan 2016 #33

No, that's PPP (nt) Recursion Jan 2016 #34

So you think US teacher salaries are about right? oberliner Jan 2016 #38

IDK. Are we actually having trouble retaining teachers? Recursion Jan 2016 #39

I think there is some trouble attracting the best people to the job oberliner Jan 2016 #40

Perhaps, though that's true of a lot of useful professions Recursion Jan 2016 #41

In the U.S., 14% of new teachers resign by the end of their first year oberliner Jan 2016 #46

SavvyRoo? Octafish Jan 2016 #43

Googling "OECD teacher salary chart"; they're all the same Recursion Jan 2016 #45

World Economic Forum -- the Davos Globalists. Octafish Jan 2016 #53

Yet many make far below the average. Rex Jan 2016 #50

the real issue wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #12

the problem is that kind of crap has been repeated regularly on certainot Jan 2016 #16

It can be a decent living depending on location madville Jan 2016 #17

OK. All of you who think that single-payer insurance would cost too much. JDPriestly Jan 2016 #18

Huge +1! Enthusiast Jan 2016 #30

+2 Octafish Jan 2016 #44

Awesome! Conch Jan 2016 #19

No, I think we should cap the salaries of CEO's and other execs and direct that smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #20

It all depends on cost of living. Income taxes should factor in geographical cost of living as well californiabernin Jan 2016 #21

FU to you Jenny_92808 Jan 2016 #22

please read the op annabanana Jan 2016 #24

Why do people comment on things they don't read? johnp3907 Jan 2016 #26

First the definitions have to be agreed upon or no deal Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2016 #23

The best job would be working for the city as a Yupster Jan 2016 #27

I've never met a highly paid teacher, police officer or fire fighter in my life. Rex Jan 2016 #28

I know a DC cop who makes $125K, and a DC teacher who makes the same Recursion Jan 2016 #32

I never met a teacher, cop or firefighter that made $125k and I bet I am older then you are. Rex Jan 2016 #49

Given the pay and the BS they have to put up with hifiguy Jan 2016 #29

Agreed sailfla Jan 2016 #51

AND highly-paid libarians, social workers, janitors, garbage collectors, sales clerks, pampango Jan 2016 #35

My problem with education spending in Oklahoma is the fact avebury Jan 2016 #36

Where? lol TBF Jan 2016 #37

18 years, 1500 students/year AwakeAtLast Jan 2016 #42

Well it's not like education is as important as stock speculation or oil drilling DirkGently Jan 2016 #47

+1 Bubzer Jan 2016 #48

My teacher friend spends a whole lot of her own money on her students!! sailfla Jan 2016 #52