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| Table 75. | Average base salary for full-time teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by highest degree earned and years of full-time teaching: 1990-91, 1993-94, and 1999-2000 |
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| Number | Current dollars | Constant 1999-2000 dollars
| full-time |_______________________________________________________________________________________________|________________________________________________________________________________________________
Years of full- | teachers | Highest degree earned | Highest degree earned
time teaching | |_______________________________________________________________________________________________|________________________________________________________________________________________________
| | All | Bachelor's | Master's | Education | Doctor's | All | Bachelor's | Master's | Education | Doctor's
| | teachers\| 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 (20,958.2)| $31,331 (97.1)| $27,736 (102.8)| $34,955 (125.3)| $37,231 (390.5)| $40,065 (816.6)| $39,608 (122.8)| $35,063 (130.0)| $44,189 (158.4)| $47,066 (493.7)| $50,649 (1,032.4)
|_______________________|__________________|___________________|__________________|__________________|__________________|__________________|___________________|__________________|___________________|__________________
First-year ........| 94,000 (3,014.1)| 22,209 (200.3)| 21,512 (207.0)| 26,435 (863.3)| 26,630 (982.1)| 26,347 (3,876.2)| 28,075 (253.2)| 27,194 (261.6)| 33,418 (1,091.3)| 33,664 (1,241.5)| 33,307 (4,900.1)
2 years ...........| 86,903 (2,963.1)| 22,119 (162.3)| 21,648 (147.4)| 25,064 (505.1)| 28,685 (4,068.3)| 24,413 (2,176.9)| 27,962 (205.2)| 27,367 (186.3)| 31,685 (638.5)| 36,262 (5,142.9)| 30,862 (2,752.0)
3 years ...........| 80,337 (2,541.5)| 23,010 (177.3)| 22,444 (174.2)| 25,960 (694.6)| 24,064 (989.3)| 23,752 (1,739.8)| 29,088 (224.1)| 28,372 (220.2)| 32,818 (878.1)| 30,421 (1,250.7)| 30,027 (2,199.4)
4 years ...........| 79,613 (3,270.5)| 23,961 (236.4)| 23,150 (245.7)| 26,340 (526.0)| 29,162 (1,489.3)| 32,362 (3,908.4)| 30,291 (298.9)| 29,266 (310.6)| 33,298 (665.0)| 36,865 (1,882.7)| 40,911 (4,940.8)
5 years ...........| 83,538 (3,238.0)| 25,084 (201.5)| 24,070 (240.5)| 27,217 (436.4)| 29,870 (2,194.7)| 28,981 (3,235.8)| 31,710 (254.8)| 30,428 (304.0)| 34,407 (551.7)| 37,760 (2,774.4)| 36,636 (4,090.5)
6 to 9 years ......| 316,213 (6,804.6)| 26,502 (108.5)| 25,013 (135.3)| 28,796 (237.4)| 30,209 (761.1)| 30,022 (1,222.4)| 33,503 (137.2)| 31,620 (171.1)| 36,402 (300.1)| 38,189 (962.2)| 37,952 (1,545.3)
10 to 14 years ....| 408,303 (7,842.9)| 29,622 (160.9)| 27,319 (171.9)| 31,760 (299.5)| 33,638 (592.0)| 37,904 (1,942.7)| 37,447 (203.4)| 34,536 (217.3)| 40,149 (378.6)| 42,523 (748.4)| 47,917 (2,455.9)
15 to 19 years ....| 444,934 (7,580.0)| 33,587 (209.0)| 30,821 (252.8)| 35,243 (248.4)| 37,798 (841.9)| 40,337 (1,548.3)| 42,460 (264.2)| 38,963 (319.5)| 44,553 (314.1)| 47,782 (1,064.3)| 50,992 (1,957.3)
20 to 24 years ....| 392,327 (8,037.9)| 36,956 (202.4)| 34,054 (274.3)| 38,455 (242.6)| 39,522 (838.4)| 43,736 (1,391.4)| 46,718 (255.9)| 43,049 (346.8)| 48,614 (306.7)| 49,961 (1,059.9)| 55,289 (1,758.9)
25 to 29 years ....| 219,141 (6,213.5)| 38,104 (305.4)| 34,775 (409.2)| 39,826 (369.6)| 42,462 (1,257.0)| 43,112 (2,179.4)| 48,170 (386.0)| 43,961 (517.3)| 50,347 (467.3)| 53,678 (1,589.1)| 54,500 (2,755.1)
30 to 34 years ....| 100,465 (4,766.2)| 38,528 (379.6)| 35,035 (450.8)| 40,659 (489.4)| 40,905 (1,596.1)| 45,428 (2,339.0)| 48,706 (479.8)| 44,290 (569.9)| 51,399 (618.7)| 51,710 (2,017.7)| 57,428 (2,956.8)
35 years or more ..| 30,980 (2,515.2)| 39,154 (888.3)| 34,116 (1,258.3)| 41,734 (1,115.7)| 49,811 (4,431.8)| 49,215 (3,573.2)| 49,496 (1,122.9)| 43,128 (1,590.6)| 52,759 (1,410.4)| 62,969 (5,602.4)| 62,215 (4,517.1)
|_______________________|__________________|___________________|__________________|__________________|__________________|__________________|___________________|__________________|___________________|__________________
1993-94 | | | | | | | | | | |
Total ..........| 2,329,730 (21,659.9)| $34,189 (90.5)| $30,152 (97.4)| $38,479 (154.4)| $40,680 (419.2)| $41,650 (1,328.9)| $39,584 (104.7)| $34,911 (112.7)| $44,552 (178.8)| $47,100 (485.4)| $48,223 (1,538.6)
|_______________________|__________________|___________________|__________________|__________________|__________________|__________________|___________________|__________________|___________________|__________________
First-year ........| 105,539 (2,970.0)| 23,637 (140.0)| 23,024 (164.0)| 26,956 (444.1)| 28,470 (1,340.3)| 28,234 (841.1)| 27,367 (162.0)| 26,657 (189.8)| 31,209 (514.2)| 32,963 (1,551.8)| 32,690 (973.9)
2 years ...........| 95,885 (3,534.3)| 24,401 (179.6)| 23,688 (149.7)| 27,202 (421.8)| 25,185 (1,178.0)| 32,763 (2,938.1)| 28,252 (208.0)| 27,426 (173.3)| 31,495 (488.4)| 29,160 (1,364.0)| 37,934 (3,401.8)
3 years ...........| 87,843 (3,415.5)| 25,305 (205.9)| 24,286 (198.8)| 29,981 (658.1)| 28,731 (1,004.2)| 27,019 (2,575.6)| 29,298 (238.3)| 28,118 (230.2)| 34,713 (762.0)| 33,265 (1,162.6)| 31,283 (2,982.1)
4 years ...........| 98,756 (3,615.1)| 26,320 (242.8)| 25,164 (213.7)| 30,200 (643.1)| 27,610 (1,244.2)| 31,121 (1,278.6)| 30,474 (281.1)| 29,136 (247.4)| 34,965 (744.6)| 31,968 (1,440.6)| 36,032 (1,480.4)
5 years ...........| 90,465 (2,812.6)| 27,136 (215.9)| 25,845 (174.9)| 30,106 (555.5)| 30,639 (671.5)| 25,897 (3,264.7)| 31,418 (250.0)| 29,924 (202.5)| 34,858 (643.1)| 35,475 (777.5)| 29,984 (3,779.9)
6 to 9 years ......| 306,964 (6,059.0)| 29,167 (136.2)| 27,122 (135.8)| 32,241 (289.0)| 34,341 (1,051.8)| 32,167 (2,297.6)| 33,770 (157.7)| 31,402 (157.3)| 37,330 (334.6)| 39,760 (1,217.7)| 37,243 (2,660.2)
10 to 14 years ....| 362,358 (6,221.5)| 32,289 (134.4)| 29,751 (208.3)| 34,733 (225.8)| 37,316 (726.9)| 39,625 (1,321.5)| 37,384 (155.6)| 34,446 (241.2)| 40,214 (261.4)| 43,205 (841.6)| 45,878 (1,530.0)
15 to 19 years ....| 372,479 (6,007.6)| 36,107 (182.5)| 33,267 (236.8)| 38,355 (256.3)| 38,647 (575.0)| 40,310 (1,248.3)| 41,805 (211.3)| 38,517 (274.1)| 44,408 (296.8)| 44,746 (665.8)| 46,672 (1,445.4)
20 to 24 years ....| 407,663 (7,928.3)| 39,620 (211.5)| 36,536 (267.0)| 41,358 (287.5)| 43,563 (808.7)| 46,126 (2,596.1)| 45,873 (244.9)| 42,302 (309.1)| 47,884 (332.9)| 50,438 (936.4)| 53,405 (3,005.8)
25 to 29 years ....| 264,522 (6,323.9)| 42,833 (258.1)| 38,802 (348.8)| 45,011 (385.3)| 45,977 (867.7)| 53,684 (2,007.3)| 49,593 (298.8)| 44,925 (403.8)| 52,114 (446.1)| 53,233 (1,004.6)| 62,156 (2,324.1)
30 to 34 years ....| 105,461 (3,939.8)| 43,558 (387.0)| 39,502 (628.2)| 45,434 (417.2)| 49,519 (1,687.8)| 44,997 (1,385.5)| 50,432 (448.1)| 45,735 (727.3)| 52,604 (483.0)| 57,334 (1,954.1)| 52,098 (1,604.1)
35 years or more ..| 31,794 (1,965.2)| 42,799 (1,082.4)| 37,379 (1,229)| 46,016 (1,643.0)| 45,004 (2,085.9)| 50,751 (2,650.0)| 49,554 (1,253.2)| 43,278 (1,422.7)| 53,278 (1,902.3)| 52,106 (2,415.1)| 58,760 (3,068.2)
|_______________________|__________________|___________________|__________________|__________________|__________________|__________________|___________________|__________________|___________________|__________________
1999-2000 | | | | | | | | | | |
Total ..........| 2,742,213 (20,300.8)| $39,891 (118.2)| $35,306 (116.1)| $44,704 (173.7)| $47,987 (439.5)| $48,176 (1,418.1)| $39,891 (118.2)| $35,306 (116.1)| $44,704 (173.7)| $47,987 (439.5)| $48,176 (1,418.1)
|_______________________|__________________|___________________|__________________|__________________|__________________|__________________|___________________|__________________|___________________|__________________
First-year ........| 172,709 (5,491.8)| 29,284 (165.6)| 28,114 (149.8)| 34,007 (446.1)| 33,356 (1,009.0)| 36,501 (2,312.8)| 29,284 (165.6)| 28,114 (149.8)| 34,007 (446.1)| 33,356 (1,009.0)| 36,501 (2,312.8)
2 years ...........| 161,216 (5,678.3)| 29,672 (179.2)| 28,797 (165.0)| 33,026 (404.2)| 44,945 (5,531.0)| 34,891 (872.2)| 29,672 (179.2)| 28,797 (165.0)| 33,026 (404.2)| 44,945 (5,531.0)| 34,891 (872.2)
3 years ...........| 145,286 (4,629.7)| 30,687 (169.2)| 29,652 (198.8)| 34,358 (369.6)| 34,543 (1,340.6)| 33,426 (1,318.8)| 30,687 (169.2)| 29,652 (198.8)| 34,358 (369.6)| 34,543 (1,340.6)| 33,426 (1,318.8)
4 years ...........| 133,842 (5,656.8)| 32,382 (257.9)| 30,806 (232.5)| 35,868 (665.4)| 37,125 (1,354.4)| 38,152 (2,437.3)| 32,382 (257.9)| 30,806 (232.5)| 35,868 (665.4)| 37,125 (1,354.4)| 38,152 (2,437.3)
5 years ...........| 120,493 (4,300.4)| 32,443 (253.3)| 31,039 (287.1)| 34,884 (392.2)| 35,804 (1,915.2)| 42,737 (2,045.9)| 32,443 (253.3)| 31,039 (287.1)| 34,884 (392.2)| 35,804 (1,915.2)| 42,737 (2,045.9)
6 to 9 years ......| 385,840 (8,205.2)| 34,963 (167.2)| 32,635 (190.5)| 37,796 (240.2)| 40,173 (836.2)| 41,257 (2,301.6)| 34,963 (167.2)| 32,635 (190.5)| 37,796 (240.2)| 40,173 (836.2)| 41,257 (2,301.6)
10 to 14 years ....| 382,734 (6,297.9)| 39,337 (257.1)| 36,160 (386.1)| 42,069 (334.5)| 44,836 (987.8)| 44,152 (2,405.4)| 39,337 (257.1)| 36,160 (386.1)| 42,069 (334.5)| 44,836 (987.8)| 44,152 (2,405.4)
15 to 19 years ....| 321,741 (8,067.3)| 43,397 (224.8)| 40,275 (318.1)| 45,927 (356.5)| 47,266 (916.3)| 45,909 (1,486.6)| 43,397 (224.8)| 40,275 (318.1)| 45,927 (356.5)| 47,266 (916.3)| 45,909 (1,486.6)
20 to 24 years ....| 351,726 (6,993.1)| 45,651 (263.8)| 41,259 (278.7)| 48,483 (383.2)| 49,001 (1,054.8)| 52,564 (4,024.6)| 45,651 (263.8)| 41,259 (278.7)| 48,483 (383.2)| 49,001 (1,054.8)| 52,564 (4,024.6)
25 to 29 years ....| 329,167 (7,167.4)| 48,540 (276.2)| 44,752 (333.0)| 50,166 (398.5)| 54,234 (968.0)| 58,516 (2,006.5)| 48,540 (276.2)| 44,752 (333.0)| 50,166 (398.5)| 54,234 (968.0)| 58,516 (2,006.5)
30 to 34 years ....| 185,469 (5,487.8)| 52,155 (345.9)| 47,265 (634.0)| 54,244 (440.8)| 55,994 (1,126.0)| 66,623 (5,326.1)| 52,155 (345.9)| 47,265 (634.0)| 54,244 (440.8)| 55,994 (1,126.0)| 66,623 (5,326.1)
35 years or more ..| 51,991 (3,005.9)| 50,619 (672.9)| 46,690 (1,359.3)| 52,272 (923.3)| 56,204 (2,797.3)| 53,176 (1,974.8)| 50,619 (672.9)| 46,690 (1,359.3)| 52,272 (923.3)| 56,204 (2,797.3)| 53,176 (1,974.8)
___________________|_______________________|__________________|___________________|__________________|__________________|__________________|__________________|___________________|__________________|___________________|__________________ |
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\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. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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 July 2005.)
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