Teachers' Pay
A study of seven industrialized nations determined that in 2006, the average starting salary of American public primary school teachers with the minimum qualifications was $34,900. In this regard the United States was second only to Germany (non-US salaries were converted to US dollars at purchasing power parity).
The 2007 a survey conducted by the American Federation of Teachers (also known as the AFT) reported that the average salary for an American Teacher was $51,009. This is also recorded as the first time in history the average pay for teachers has exceeded the $50,000 mark.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are roughly 1,400,000 primary school teachers employed in the United States, with average earnings of $55,270, and median earnings of $52,840.
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