Southeast States Teacher Salaries and Benefits Eta State

Southeast States’ Teacher Salaries and Benefits Eta State Conference April 2016

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Alabama Teacher Salaries http: //www. myaea. org/resources/salary-schedules

Alabama Teacher Salary Rankings Starting Salary Average Salary $36, 198 $47, 949 http: //www. teacherportal. com/teacher-salaries-by-state/

Alabama Teacher Retirement System • Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) - provides benefits to qualified members employed by statesupported educational institutions • Qualified Members - Public employees of K-12 school systems, two-year Community Colleges, four-year higher education institutions, and state education agencies. • TRS Goal - to provide exceptional member services, including accurate and timely benefit payments to our eligible retirees, beneficiaries and survivors. • TRS Tier 1 Active Members: Any member of the TRS who had service credit with the ERS or TRS prior to January 1, 2013. • TRS Tier 2 Active Members: Any member of the TRS who had no service credit with the ERS or TRS prior to January 1, 2013. TRS - http: //www. rsa-al. gov/index. php/members/trs

Alabama Teacher Health Benefits • Active. Health administers the Team Up for Health Wellness Program. • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama administers the Hospital/Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Supplemental Plans. • Med. Impact administers the Core Pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy, and EGWP Pharmacy Programs. • VIVA Health administers an optional Hospital/Medical plan. • Southland Benefit Solutions administers the Cancer, Dental, Indemnity, and Vision Optional Plans. Health Insurance Plan - http: //www. rsa-al. gov/index. php/members/peehip

Alabama Charter Schools • No charter schools to date • Alabama just signed a Charter School bill last March (2015) • Bill will allow local school systems to set up charter schools • Probably beginning in Fall 2016

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Georgia Teacher Salaries

Georgia Teacher Salary Rankings Starting Salary Average Salary $33, 664 $52, 880 http: //www. teacherportal. com/teacher-salaries-by-state/

Georgia Teacher Retirement System • The Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) - benefits for qualified statesupported educational institutions members • Permanent status position, not less than half-time

Georgia Teacher Health Benefits https: //dch. georgia. gov/sites/dch. georgia. gov/files/9 SHBP%20 Calendar%20 Year%202016%20 Members%20 Resoluti on%20 SIGNED%20%2800000002%29%2011. pdf

Georgia Charter Schools • 122 charter schools • Average Yearly Salary in Atlanta, Georgia - $53, 993 • • Beginning Salary - $44, 464 annually • • Potential average income after several years on the job - $63, 521 http: //salarygenius. com/ga/atlanta/salary/charter-school-teacher-salary https: //www. gadoe. org/External-Affairs-and-Policy/Charter-Schools/Pages/Approved-Charter-Schools. aspx

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Mississippi Beginning Teacher Salaries • • $33, 390 $35, 780 $36, 944 $38, 108 Bachelors Degree Masters Specialist Doctorate http: //www. mde. k 12. ms. us/

Mississippi Salary Stats • Top salary for public school educators with a bachelor’s degree is $51, 785. • Salary increases with advanced degrees.

Mississippi Teacher Fellowship Program • Benefits - tuition, books, materials, and fees for three year maximum • Requirements - geographical shortage area teacher with a Class A license http: //www. mde. k 12. ms. us/

Mississippi Teacher Fellowship Program Mississippi Teacher Loan Repayment Program • Benefits - eligible for up to $12, 000 for undergraduate student loan forgiveness) • Requirements - obtained teacher certification through an alternate route program; teaches in one of the geographical shortage areas or teaches specific high need courses http: //www. mde. k 12. ms. us/

Mississippi Teacher Fellowship Program • Moving Expense Reimbursement: • Benefits (reimbursement maximum of $1000) • Requirements (district approval; onetime award only) • Housing Assistance for Teachers: • Benefits (maximum grant of $6000 which pays closing costs for teacher) • Requirements (house must be in same county as school district)

Mississippi Teacher Salary Starting Salary Average Salary $31, 184 $41, 814 http: //www. teacherportal. com/teacher-salaries-by-state/

Mississippi Retirement System • Employees must be vested in the system. • Until 6/30/07, vested after 4 years • After 2007, vested after 8 years • • Have a voluntary supplemental taxdeferred defined contribution retirement savings plan offered through PERS to all state employees http: //www. mde. k 12. ms. us/

Mississippi Teacher Health Benefits • All full-time educators qualify for medical insurance. They must pay for any additional family members that are added to their policies. • After retirement and before age 65, employees must pay for their medical insurance. http: //www. mde. k 12. ms. us/

Mississippi Charter Schools • 10 charter schools - no current data available • Number of charter schools may increase • • Private schools in the state (257) serve 57, 493 students. • • Average minority enrollment in these schools is 14%, and 75% are religiously affiliated • Teachers often retire from the public schools and work for a private school to draw their full retirement. http: //www. mde. k 12. ms. us/ and www. privateschoolreview. com/Miss

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South Carolina Teacher Salaries • • Salary range - $28, 000 -$70, 000 • $49, 677 – salary variation between systems - wide range of factors - population, general market competitiveness • Charleston - $47, 800; Columbia $49, 150, and Greenville $48, 040 • Starting salary for Greenville County - $33, 259 for a Bachelor’s Degree; a teacher with 27+ $55, 632 • Lexington range - $44, 610 -$74, 988 http: //www. sc. edu/

South Carolina Teacher Salary Ranking Starting Salary Average Salary $36, 306 $48, 375 http: //www. teacherportal. com/teacher-salaries-by-state/

South Carolina Retirement System • Teacher automatically enrolled in the state’s pension system -provides lifetime benefits • SCRS - benefit program that requires a percentage contribute income to a fund. In the SCRS, • Teacher contributes 7% of gross pay and employer contributes an additional 10. 45%. • Must meet following requirements: • Age 65 or older with at least five years of service • Any age with 28 years of service http: //www. teaching-certification. com/salaries-benefits/south-carolina-teaching-salaries-and-benefits. html

South Carolina Health Benefits • Salary of $30, 000 -15 annual leave days health, life, and dental insurance totaling $3, 047. 16; • Retirement match, Social Security match; worker’s comp to $300. 00; total dollar fringe benefits $13, 206. 31; • Fringe benefits as a percent is 44% of annual salary http: //www. teaching-certification. com/salaries-benefits/south-carolina-teaching-salaries-and-benefits. html

South Carolina Charter Schools • 68 charter schools • Charter and Private Schools are willing to pay a larger premium for teachers in hard-to-staff subjects than district schools • A charter school’s base salary is $26, 977 and goes to $46, 314 • A district’s base salary is $25, 888 and goes to $48, 728 • Private school’s base is $20, 302 and goes to $34, 348 (May 2002) http: //www. teaching-certification. com/salaries-benefits/south-carolina-teaching-salaries-and-benefits. html

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Tennessee Teacher Salary • • • Licensed Educators - $50, 463 Instructional Personnel - $50, 175 Classroom Teachers - $47, 979 Principals - $82, 445 Superintendents - $115, 078 http: //www. tn. gov/assets/entities/education/attachments/asr_1415. pdf

Tennessee Teacher Salary Starting Salary Average Salary $34. 0988 $47, 563 http: //www. teacherportal. com/teacher-salaries-by-state/

Tennessee Retirement System Consolidated Retirement System • Benefit pension plan covers state employees, higher education employees, K 12 public school teachers, and employees of political subdivisions who have elected to participate in the plan. • Benefits determined by a formula using the highest five-year average salary and years of service. • Eligible to retire at age of 60 + five years of service or any age + 30 years of service http: //treasury. tn. gov/tcrs/

Tennessee Teacher Health Benefits • Under the ACA, all employees in a school system must be offered health insurance. • Districts can use the State Government Insurance Plan (SGIP) OR offer their own plan - must be at comparable or better than SGIP www. partnersforhealth. gov

Tennessee Charter Schools • 105 charter schools • Publicly-funded, privately-operated schools authorized by a local school district or the State Board of Education. • By law, have autonomy in areas such as personnel and salary policies, curriculum and instruction methods, and financial decisions. • Must meet the same academic performance standards as traditional public schools. • Tennessee law allows for the creation of new charter schools and the conversion of traditional public schools into charter schools • No set salary – differs per charter school http: //www. comptroller. tn. gov/OREA/Mapping. TN

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Virginia Teacher Salaries • Teacher not considered state employees - hired by local districts • Pay, per pupil expenditure, and benefits determined at the local level • Large range in all of these categories • Difficult to recruit/retain quality teachers in lower range districts • Most districts provide supplements for graduate degrees that increase by degree level https: //docs. google. com/document/d/17 u 5 haas 7 Xuqzo. Ep. Kw. Laydae. EW 1 c 4 KPgo. SUxhfai. B 1 -4/edit? usp=sharing

Virginia Teacher Salary Starting Salary Average Salary $37, 848 $48, 670 http: //www. teacherportal. com/teacher-salaries-by-state/

Virginia Retirement System • Most districts cover employees under VRS • Some districts have 2 pay scales: • Employees covered by VRS and those who are not. • Richmond Public Schools - separate salary scales for people not covered by VRS (work less than 75% of full time contract, • Employees covered under Richmond Retirement System, • retired employees working in critical shortage areas, and • employees who work full time for 2 VRS participating agencies) https: //docs. google. com/document/d/17 u 5 haas 7 Xuqzo. Ep. Kw. Laydae. EW 1 c 4 KPgo. SUxhfai. B 1 -4/edit? usp=sharing

Virginia Teacher Health Benefits • Health insurance determined by local districts • Contracted through private Health Insurance companies • Different plan/tiers of service and payroll deduction amounts • Most districts cover their employees under the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) • Basic retirement – no health care benefits • Law passed – covered by VRS and taught 15 years – gets funds to use toward insurance premiums https: //docs. google. com/document/d/17 u 5 haas 7 Xuqzo. Ep. Kw. Laydae. EW 1 c 4 KPgo. SUxhfai. B 1 -4/edit? usp=sharing

Virginia Charter Schools • 9 public charter schools - serving 1, 089 students • Considered part of local district - different pay scales/benefits • Pay scales for teachers - follow district’s pay scale/benefits schedule • Other employees i. e. elective teachers/administrators employed by the charter school salaries/benefits not available – employed by private company https: //docs. google. com/document/d/17 u 5 haas 7 Xuqzo. Ep. Kw. Laydae. EW 1 c 4 KPgo. SUxhfai. B 1 -4/edit? usp=sharing

Per Pupil Expenditure by Region http: //febp. newamerica. net/k 12/rankings/ppexpend

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Costs per Pupil by State Rankings 2016 Alabama: $8, 562 Georgia: $9, 247: $9, 719 Mississippi: $8, 164; $9, 394 (2014 -15) North Carolina: $8, 200 South Carolina: $9, 147; 11, 440 (2014 -15) Tennessee: $8, 294 Virginia: $10, 656 http: //education. cu-portland. edu/blog/classroom-resources/public-education-costs-per-pupil-by-state-rankings/

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North Carolina Teacher Salary Starting Salary Average Salary $30, 776 $45, 737 http: //www. teacherportal. com/teacher-salaries-by-state/

Average Teacher Salary Rankings: 2014 -15 (Preliminary Estimates)

ESTIMATED AVERAGE SALARIES OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS 2014 -2015

Fiscal Year 2015 - 2016 North Carolina Public School Salary Schedules http: //www. ncpublicschools. org/docs/fbs/finance/salary/schedules/2015 -16 schedules. pdf

Per Pupil Expenditures Rankings: 2014 -15 (Preliminary Estimates)

2015 - 2016 Bachelor’s Degree Certified Teacher Salary Schedule

Benefit Highlights – Teacher & State Employees Retirement System

Benefit Highlights – Teacher & State Employees Retirement System

TRENDS IN PER PUPIL EXPENDITURES US AND NC 2007 --08 THROUGH 2014 -15

TRENDS IN AVERAGE TEACHER SALARIES US AND NC 1982 -83 THROUGH 2014 -15

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