Print2005 Survey & Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends
Teachers, especially new ones, are finding it increasingly difficult to find affordable housing in their communities and to pay off student loan debts. These and other factors place the teaching profession—already plagued by high turnover and recruiting challenges—in further peril, according to the latest AFT teacher salary survey. The AFT teacher salary survey for the 2004-05 school year found that the average teacher salary was $47,602, a 2.2 percent increase from the previous year. The report asserts that, to make teacher pay competitive with pay in other professions by the end of the decade, teachers need a 30 percent raise—an additional investment in our children’s future of almost $15 billion per year. The 2005 salary survey also examines the impact of rising housing costs and student loan debt on teachers in the 50 largest cities.
2006 AFT Public Employees Compensation Survey
State Employee Pay Increases Lag Behind Inflation Rate
Salaries for state-employed professionals registered a modest increase over the previous year but still lagged behind the inflation rate, according to the 2006 AFT Public Employees Compensation Survey, the only national survey that tracks such trends.
