| Once you've earned your Education Degree, it's time | | | | capped in year 12, but continue to increase to $69,859. |
| to start working in your preferred field. What salary | | | | If the teacher subsequently earns another 30 |
| level can you expect? Here's a brief overview of the | | | | education credits beyond the master's degree, this |
| salary expectations you can have as the proud holder | | | | again shifts the teacher to even higher pay. The added |
| of a degree in Education.o Teacher in Public Schools | | | | credential boosts the teacher's pay $53,238. After 25 |
| Although teacher pay varies by state and by school | | | | years of service, the teacher's pay could increase to |
| district, virtually all public schools in the U.S. employ a | | | | $79,318.o Educational Administrators |
| rigid salary grid to determine the teacher salaries paid | | | | Most education administrators begin in related |
| in a specific district. This single, unified salary schedule | | | | occupations, often as teachers. But most earn |
| recognizes only years of service and amount of | | | | master's degrees in Education Administration or |
| education as inputs in determining the pay of individual | | | | Educational Leadership, and some pursue a doctorate |
| teachers. It treats all degrees as equivalent, regardless | | | | degree as well. Here is a breakdown of professions |
| of where they were earned or in what subject. | | | | and salaries in administration (information provided by |
| A new teacher with a bachelor's degree would start | | | | the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics): |
| at the salary of $32,722 for the nine-month school | | | | Administrators K-12 |
| year. Salaries usually increase at a rate of 2-3% a | | | | Principals |
| year. However, for a teacher with a bachelor's degree, | | | | Senior High School $82,225 |
| this salaries usually cap at year 12 at or around | | | | Jr. High/Middle School $78,160 |
| $44,916 per school year. | | | | Elementary school $74,062 |
| With a master's degree instead of a bachelor's | | | | Assistant Principals |
| degree, a teacher would be paid $51,192 rather than | | | | Senior High School $68,945 |
| $44,916. The other benefit of having the master's | | | | Jr. |
| degree is that salary step increases are no longer | | | | |