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Table 79. Average base salary for full-time teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by highest degree and years of full-time teaching experience: 1990-91, 1993-94, and 1999-2000

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        Years of        |     Number           |                                         Current dollars                            |                                    Constant 1999-2000 dollars
       full-time        |      of              |____________________________________________________________________________________|____________________________________________________________________________________
        teaching        |   full-time          |                  Highest level of educational attainment                           |                 Highest level of educational attainment
       experience       |   teachers           |____________________________________________________________________________________|____________________________________________________________________________________
                        |                      |    All         |  Bachelor's    |  Master's      |  Education     |  Doctor's      |      All       |  Bachelor's    |   Master's     |  Education     |  Doctor's
                        |                      |  teachers\1\   |    degree      |   degree       |  specialist    |   degree       |  teachers\1\   |    degree      |    degree      |  specialist    |   degree
________________________|______________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________
           1            |          2           |      3         |      4         |      5         |      6         |      7         |      8         |      9         |     10         |     11         |     12
________________________|______________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________
                        |                                                                                           1990-91
                        |________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
   Total................|  2,336,753   (20,958)| $31,331    (97)| $27,736   (103)| $34,955   (125)| $37,231   (391)| $40,065   (817)| $39,608   (123)| $35,063   (130)| $44,189   (158)| $47,066   (494)| $50,649 (1,032)
                        |______________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________
First-year..............|     94,000    (3,014)|  22,209   (200)|  21,512   (207)|  26,435   (863)|  26,630   (982)|  26,347 (3,876)|  28,075   (253)|  27,194   (262)|  33,418 (1,091)|  33,664 (1,241)|  33,307 (4,900)
2 years.................|     86,903    (2,963)|  22,119   (162)|  21,648   (147)|  25,064   (505)|  28,685 (4,068)|  24,413 (2,177)|  27,962   (205)|  27,367   (186)|  31,685   (639)|  36,262 (5,143)|  30,862 (2,752)
3 years.................|     80,337    (2,542)|  23,010   (177)|  22,444   (174)|  25,960   (695)|  24,064   (989)|  23,752 (1,740)|  29,088   (224)|  28,372   (220)|  32,818   (878)|  30,421 (1,251)|  30,027 (2,199)
4 years.................|     79,613    (3,271)|  23,961   (236)|  23,150   (246)|  26,340   (526)|  29,162 (1,489)|  32,362 (3,908)|  30,291   (299)|  29,266   (311)|  33,298   (665)|  36,865 (1,883)|  40,911 (4,941)
5 years.................|     83,538    (3,238)|  25,084   (202)|  24,070   (240)|  27,217   (436)|  29,870 (2,195)|  28,981 (3,236)|  31,710   (255)|  30,428   (304)|  34,407   (552)|  37,760 (2,774)|  36,636 (4,091)
6 to 9 years............|    316,213    (6,805)|  26,502   (109)|  25,013   (135)|  28,796   (237)|  30,209   (761)|  30,022 (1,222)|  33,503   (137)|  31,620   (171)|  36,402   (300)|  38,189   (962)|  37,952 (1,545)
10 to 14 years..........|    408,303    (7,843)|  29,622   (161)|  27,319   (172)|  31,760   (299)|  33,638   (592)|  37,904 (1,943)|  37,447   (203)|  34,536   (217)|  40,149   (379)|  42,523   (748)|  47,917 (2,456)
15 to 19 years..........|    444,934    (7,580)|  33,587   (209)|  30,821   (253)|  35,243   (248)|  37,798   (842)|  40,337 (1,548)|  42,460   (264)|  38,963   (320)|  44,553   (314)|  47,782 (1,064)|  50,992 (1,957)
20 to 24 years..........|    392,327    (8,038)|  36,956   (202)|  34,054   (274)|  38,455   (243)|  39,522   (838)|  43,736 (1,391)|  46,718   (256)|  43,049   (347)|  48,614   (307)|  49,961 (1,060)|  55,289 (1,759)
25 to 29 years..........|    219,141    (6,214)|  38,104   (305)|  34,775   (409)|  39,826   (370)|  42,462 (1,257)|  43,112 (2,179)|  48,170   (386)|  43,961   (517)|  50,347   (467)|  53,678 (1,589)|  54,500 (2,755)
30 to 34 years..........|    100,465    (4,766)|  38,528   (380)|  35,035   (451)|  40,659   (489)|  40,905 (1,596)|  45,428 (2,339)|  48,706   (480)|  44,290   (570)|  51,399   (619)|  51,710 (2,018)|  57,428 (2,957)
35 years or more........|     30,980    (2,515)|  39,154   (888)|  34,116 (1,258)|  41,734 (1,116)|  49,811 (4,432)|  49,215 (3,573)|  49,496 (1,123)|  43,128 (1,591)|  52,759 (1,410)|  62,969 (5,602)|  62,215 (4,517)
                        |______________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________
                        |                                                                                           1993-94
                        |________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
   Total................|  2,329,730   (21,660)| $34,189    (90)| $30,152    (97)| $38,479   (154)| $40,680   (419)| $41,650 (1,329)| $39,584   (105)| $34,911   (113)| $44,552   (179)| $47,100   (485)| $48,223 (1,539)
                        |______________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________
First-year..............|    105,539    (2,970)|  23,637   (140)|  23,024   (164)|  26,956   (444)|  28,470 (1,340)|  28,234   (841)|  27,367   (162)|  26,657   (190)|  31,209   (514)|  32,963 (1,552)|  32,690   (974)
2 years.................|     95,885    (3,534)|  24,401   (180)|  23,688   (150)|  27,202   (422)|  25,185 (1,178)|  32,763 (2,938)|  28,252   (208)|  27,426   (173)|  31,495   (488)|  29,160 (1,364)|  37,934 (3,402)
3 years.................|     87,843    (3,416)|  25,305   (206)|  24,286   (199)|  29,981   (658)|  28,731 (1,004)|  27,019 (2,576)|  29,298   (238)|  28,118   (230)|  34,713   (762)|  33,265 (1,163)|  31,283 (2,982)
4 years.................|     98,756    (3,615)|  26,320   (243)|  25,164   (214)|  30,200   (643)|  27,610 (1,244)|  31,121 (1,279)|  30,474   (281)|  29,136   (247)|  34,965   (745)|  31,968 (1,441)|  36,032 (1,480)
5 years.................|     90,465    (2,813)|  27,136   (216)|  25,845   (175)|  30,106   (555)|  30,639   (671)|  25,897 (3,265)|  31,418   (250)|  29,924   (203)|  34,858   (643)|  35,475   (777)|  29,984 (3,780)
6 to 9 years............|    306,964    (6,059)|  29,167   (136)|  27,122   (136)|  32,241   (289)|  34,341 (1,052)|  32,167 (2,298)|  33,770   (158)|  31,402   (157)|  37,330   (335)|  39,760 (1,218)|  37,243 (2,660)
10 to 14 years..........|    362,358    (6,222)|  32,289   (134)|  29,751   (208)|  34,733   (226)|  37,316   (727)|  39,625 (1,321)|  37,384   (156)|  34,446   (241)|  40,214   (261)|  43,205   (842)|  45,878 (1,530)
15 to 19 years..........|    372,479    (6,008)|  36,107   (183)|  33,267   (237)|  38,355   (256)|  38,647   (575)|  40,310 (1,248)|  41,805   (211)|  38,517   (274)|  44,408   (297)|  44,746   (666)|  46,672 (1,445)
20 to 24 years..........|    407,663    (7,928)|  39,620   (212)|  36,536   (267)|  41,358   (288)|  43,563   (809)|  46,126 (2,596)|  45,873   (245)|  42,302   (309)|  47,884   (333)|  50,438   (936)|  53,405 (3,006)
25 to 29 years..........|    264,522    (6,324)|  42,833   (258)|  38,802   (349)|  45,011   (385)|  45,977   (868)|  53,684 (2,007)|  49,593   (299)|  44,925   (404)|  52,114   (446)|  53,233 (1,005)|  62,156 (2,324)
30 to 34 years..........|    105,461    (3,940)|  43,558   (387)|  39,502   (628)|  45,434   (417)|  49,519 (1,688)|  44,997 (1,385)|  50,432   (448)|  45,735   (727)|  52,604   (483)|  57,334 (1,954)|  52,098 (1,604)
35 years or more........|     31,794    (1,965)|  42,799 (1,082)|  37,379 (1,229)|  46,016 (1,643)|  45,004 (2,086)|  50,751 (2,650)|  49,554 (1,253)|  43,278 (1,423)|  53,278 (1,902)|  52,106 (2,415)|  58,760 (3,068)
                        |______________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________
                        |                                                                                           1999-2000
                        |________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
   Total................|  2,742,213   (20,301)| $39,891   (118)| $35,306   (116)| $44,704   (174)| $47,987   (439)| $48,176 (1,418)| $39,891   (118)| $35,306   (116)| $44,704   (174)| $47,987   (439)| $48,176 (1,418)
                        |______________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________
First-year..............|    172,709    (5,492)|  29,284   (166)|  28,114   (150)|  34,007   (446)|  33,356 (1,009)|  36,501 (2,313)|  29,284   (166)|  28,114   (150)|  34,007   (446)|  33,356 (1,009)|  36,501 (2,313)
2 years.................|    161,216    (5,678)|  29,672   (179)|  28,797   (165)|  33,026   (404)|  44,945 (5,531)|  34,891   (872)|  29,672   (179)|  28,797   (165)|  33,026   (404)|  44,945 (5,531)|  34,891   (872)
3 years.................|    145,286    (4,630)|  30,687   (169)|  29,652   (199)|  34,358   (370)|  34,543 (1,341)|  33,426 (1,319)|  30,687   (169)|  29,652   (199)|  34,358   (370)|  34,543 (1,341)|  33,426 (1,319)
4 years.................|    133,842    (5,657)|  32,382   (258)|  30,806   (232)|  35,868   (665)|  37,125 (1,354)|  38,152 (2,437)|  32,382   (258)|  30,806   (232)|  35,868   (665)|  37,125 (1,354)|  38,152 (2,437)
5 years.................|    120,493    (4,300)|  32,443   (253)|  31,039   (287)|  34,884   (392)|  35,804 (1,915)|  42,737 (2,046)|  32,443   (253)|  31,039   (287)|  34,884   (392)|  35,804 (1,915)|  42,737 (2,046)
6 to 9 years............|    385,840    (8,205)|  34,963   (167)|  32,635   (190)|  37,796   (240)|  40,173   (836)|  41,257 (2,302)|  34,963   (167)|  32,635   (190)|  37,796   (240)|  40,173   (836)|  41,257 (2,302)
10 to 14 years..........|    382,734    (6,298)|  39,337   (257)|  36,160   (386)|  42,069   (334)|  44,836   (988)|  44,152 (2,405)|  39,337   (257)|  36,160   (386)|  42,069   (334)|  44,836   (988)|  44,152 (2,405)
15 to 19 years..........|    321,741    (8,067)|  43,397   (225)|  40,275   (318)|  45,927   (356)|  47,266   (916)|  45,909 (1,487)|  43,397   (225)|  40,275   (318)|  45,927   (356)|  47,266   (916)|  45,909 (1,487)
20 to 24 years..........|    351,726    (6,993)|  45,651   (264)|  41,259   (279)|  48,483   (383)|  49,001 (1,055)|  52,564 (4,025)|  45,651   (264)|  41,259   (279)|  48,483   (383)|  49,001 (1,055)|  52,564 (4,025)
25 to 29 years..........|    329,167    (7,167)|  48,540   (276)|  44,752   (333)|  50,166   (399)|  54,234   (968)|  58,516 (2,006)|  48,540   (276)|  44,752   (333)|  50,166   (399)|  54,234   (968)|  58,516 (2,006)
30 to 34 years..........|    185,469    (5,488)|  52,155   (346)|  47,265   (634)|  54,244   (441)|  55,994 (1,126)|  66,623 (5,326)|  52,155   (346)|  47,265   (634)|  54,244   (441)|  55,994 (1,126)|  66,623 (5,326)
35 years or more........|     51,991    (3,006)|  50,619   (673)|  46,690 (1,359)|  52,272   (923)|  56,204 (2,797)|  53,176 (1,975)|  50,619   (673)|  46,690 (1,359)|  52,272   (923)|  56,204 (2,797)|  53,176 (1,975)
________________________|______________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________

\1\Includes teachers with levels of education below the bachelor's degree (not shown separately).

NOTE: Constant 1999-2000 dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public Teacher Questionnaire," 1990-91, 1993-94, and 1999-2000 and "Charter Teacher Questionnaire," 1999-2000. (This table was prepared April 2003.)


2002 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest