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Are we talking about medians or averages? People with or without bachelor's degrees and the accompanying debt?Comparing the median teacher salary to the average

Are we talking about medians or averages? People with or without bachelor's degrees and the accompanying debt?Comparing the median teacher salary to the average general wage doesn't really say much even if you had provided sources for your claim.

AnthonyMouse 5y ago
The median teacher salary is $62,870, if you prefer that to the average, but they're both nearly double the median personal income before pension and benefits. Asking for sources is pedantic when anybody can type "US median teacher salary" into google themselves, but here it is on the BLS website: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/mobile/high-school-teachers.htm https://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/mobil...
- only_as_i_fall 5y ago
  But your numbers were wrong according to that same source. Median average pay for all workers is $42k compared to $61k for teachers. Saying that they make twice as much money is either a significant mathematical error or intentionally disingenuous. Moreover, you still didn't address the fact that teachers have a significant debt load https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/depth-educators-college-debt https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/depth... >Overall, educators borrowed an average of $55,800—and still owe an average $58,700 because of low salaries and hefty interest rates—but those amounts vary a lot, depending on age and race. >It’s worse for young educators. Because of rising tuition costs, two of out three educators under the age of 35 borrowed for college, compared to 27 percent of those 61 and up. Additionally, nearly half of young educators borrowed more than $65,000, compared to 13 percent of educators 61 and over. Nonetheless, many older educators are still struggling. In fact, more than a quarter of educators over the age of 61 still haven’t paid off their student debt. Of those, more than a third still owe at least $45,000.

AnthonyMouse 5y ago

The median teacher salary is $62,870, if you prefer that to the average, but they're both nearly double the median personal income before pension and benefits. Asking for sources is pedantic when anybody can type "US median teacher salary" into google themselves, but here it is on the BLS website: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/mobile/high-school-teachers.htm https://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/mobil...

only_as_i_fall 5y ago
But your numbers were wrong according to that same source. Median average pay for all workers is $42k compared to $61k for teachers. Saying that they make twice as much money is either a significant mathematical error or intentionally disingenuous. Moreover, you still didn't address the fact that teachers have a significant debt load https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/depth-educators-college-debt https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/depth... >Overall, educators borrowed an average of $55,800—and still owe an average $58,700 because of low salaries and hefty interest rates—but those amounts vary a lot, depending on age and race. >It’s worse for young educators. Because of rising tuition costs, two of out three educators under the age of 35 borrowed for college, compared to 27 percent of those 61 and up. Additionally, nearly half of young educators borrowed more than $65,000, compared to 13 percent of educators 61 and over. Nonetheless, many older educators are still struggling. In fact, more than a quarter of educators over the age of 61 still haven’t paid off their student debt. Of those, more than a third still owe at least $45,000.