Comments on: How much money teachers earn around the world

By: Kris

Kris — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 19:14:06 +0000

I completed my 16th year of teaching Spanish in Missouri-USA. I was 12 yrs in private school where I was paid well for the school at $42K annually with 2 masters degrees. I moved to public school and accrued even further education and have increased my salary to $61k with full health paid ($3k annual deductible which I max out), excellent retirement, and several other benefits. After taxes, retirement, etc my take home pay is $3600 a month. I have a 40 acre farm that I share with my husband and son and the shared mortgage is $2000 a month. I spend approximately $300 a month on medical. I could not live as I do without my husband, who earns substantially more than I do. We have a good life. We don’t save a great deal but with our retirement programs will retire well when we do. Many of my colleagues earn 1/2 of what I do. In my district, they value education and pay more for education and experience each year. I’m grateful to be in the district. However, many of our students don’t value the amazing education they’re offered and it can be very frustrating teaching students who refuse to engage and learn. I go to work every day for those who are there for all the right reasons. It can be both the most frustrating job and the most rewarding…sometimes this happens the same day. I feel I make a difference though and will stick with it and hang on through the bad days and wrap myself in the good days. I’m grateful to be there and at the top of the pay scale due to acquired education.

By: Jenelyn Bobo Christiansen

Jenelyn Bobo Christiansen — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 06:05:16 +0000

As I read over the comments of most teachers aside from Canada, USA and Norway. The bottomline factors of inadequate salary of teachers are the government policies in education, number of dependents in the family and even extended families especially in Asian countries and the attitude or preferences in handling the money. Education cannot make us a rich person but a better person.

By: Fannie Wilson

Fannie Wilson — Sun, 21 May 2017 13:00:49 +0000

Teachers in my country are underpaid. Imagine some teacher are even been paid below ($ 100.00 USD).

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 13 May 2017 13:59:50 +0000

As Canada trains more teachers than it hires, the average time it takes to find work in a public school is about 4 years. Public school teachers have better pay, benefits, job security and vacation. Most ESL teachers here are working for private schools at an hourly rate of $15-20, no job security or benefits package. While we have universal Healthcare in Canada; that doe not include dental, mental or vision care. It does not cover any medication outside of hospitals either. Living in Toronto, you might make $30 000/ year. But you’d be paying g at least a third of that for rent. Owning a home here at that salary is not possible.

By: Philippa

Philippa — Sun, 07 May 2017 15:50:02 +0000

It would be interesting to see this displayed as a graph comparing a teachers salary to average income, average graduate income and average expenditure for housing and medical costs.

By: Polish teacher

Polish teacher — Sun, 07 May 2017 13:15:01 +0000

I’m a teacher from Poland. After 15 years of work I’ve got the highest level of professional development. I earn around 700 USD and that’s maximum I can get. Nobody can get extra hours, because of demography – less and less children at schools.

By: Julia

Julia — Sun, 07 May 2017 08:27:32 +0000

Wow

By: Fusheini Karim

Fusheini Karim — Sun, 07 May 2017 06:56:48 +0000

I am a teacher in Ghana-West Africa. I teach in a Senior High School and I have been a teacher for 12 years now. My net salary is an equivalent of $380/month. No any other allowances or incentives. It is so frustrating.

By: Meena

Meena — Sun, 07 May 2017 05:06:55 +0000

In my contrary situations are a lot different. And when I say different , The are not “Satisfactory’

By: Meena

Meena — Sun, 07 May 2017 05:04:45 +0000

Very kind and informative addition in information. Article is so good. I am from Pakistan .Here I teach English and science to Elementary Classes. I am also working as Head of my school. I am looking for Immigration to Australia. Experience change is my attraction and exploring is my passion. i have been to USA in 2016. hAVE MET WITH GREAT Teachers there . They were satisfied with no job Burn out. If I get Opportunity to be in Australia . You Know I am v Thankful to you and The Article as well. Its quite a good information to know the situations there. I am excited and sometimes confused about my future plans. But hope the things would get better for me.