Re: Teachers' compensation at US private schools
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:07 pm
I've been back in the US for two years now (for family reasons). My partner and I each work at an independent school on the east coast. We're each making about 60k a year, and my school pays the premiums for health insurance.
We're both making *more* than we ever made at an international school, but of course, we're saving *less*. We're still saving, but not nearly the amount we managed to do in six years overseas. Eventually we'll probably go overseas again, but not in the next few years.
The independent schools in this area tend to pay around 50-60k if you're coming in with 5+ years of experience. Parochial schools are the ones that pay very low wages; the parochial schools around here seem to pay 35-40k, which is exactly why I would never work at one.
Just wanted to give another perspective. Feel free to ask questions.
We're both making *more* than we ever made at an international school, but of course, we're saving *less*. We're still saving, but not nearly the amount we managed to do in six years overseas. Eventually we'll probably go overseas again, but not in the next few years.
The independent schools in this area tend to pay around 50-60k if you're coming in with 5+ years of experience. Parochial schools are the ones that pay very low wages; the parochial schools around here seem to pay 35-40k, which is exactly why I would never work at one.
Just wanted to give another perspective. Feel free to ask questions.