Average annual salaries and average beginning salaries for teachers are reported by geographical region for rural teachers and for teachers nationwide. While average annual salaries for rural teachers were considerably lower than for urban and suburban teachers, beginning salaries did not differ as widely. (Author/MT)

Among the varied analytical challenges institutional researchers face, examining faculty pay may be one of the most vexing. Although the literature on faculty compensation analysis dates back to the 1970s (Loeb and Ferber, 1971; Gordon, Morton, and Braden, 1974; Scott, 1977; Braskamp and Johnson, 1978; McLaughlin, Smart, and Montgomery, 1978),…

This report presents an instrument for the evaluation of teacher salary schedules. The instrument contains 10 tests, the first five of which are concerned with the adequacy of dollar amounts scheduled, and the second five of which evaluate the structure of the schedule in terms of desirable practice. (HW)

This report is the fourth in a series covering salary schedules used in 2-year institutions. The salary schedules reported cover 40,970 full-time faculty members representing 59.4% of total full-time faculty in 2-year colleges in 1970-71. The report's first section contains an overview of the characteristics of the salary schedules in the 416…

Discusses the need for a merit pay plan that is objective in its standards as well as valid and reliable. (Author/GB)

The author suggests a program whereby furthur salary increases would be tied to a teacher's ability to create and implement meaningful educational objectives. (AN)

Given the distribution of staff on the salary schedule and the index of salaries to be paid, these tables provide a method that allows officials to determine what it will cost to raise the starting salary by any given amount, what the average increase will be, and what the average salary will be for total staff and subdivisions. (DE)

This study of negotiated wage determination among teachers in Ohio school districts finds evidence of pattern bargaining. A measure of pattern following is developed to investigate wage level in a given county. Pattern bargaining occurs, irrespective of district size over the 1987 to 1991 period. Wealthier districts and larger districts pay higher…

The average of annual salaries paid elementary school principals in 1999-2000 ($69,407) is 64.4 percent above that of classroom teachers. Principals' annual salaries have kept pace with those of classroom teachers, central-office administrators, and public school employees generally. Principals average 226 days on duty. (MLH)

To understand the money gap between educators and their corporate counterparts, one must examine the entire corporate compensation package: bonuses, stock options, and other perquisites, including health club and country club memberships, free use of company-owned vacation properties, expense accounts, extensive insurance, company cars, and…

Investing in education is viewed as important to ensuring the success of the nation's children. One of the largest dollar investments in education is teacher salaries. In fact, roughly 60 percent of all instructional dollars go to paying teachers. How well are they paid and are their salaries based on what policymakers value in a quality teacher?…

This monograph reports on those districts (1) having alternative pay plans, (2) planning or studying alternative pay plans, and (3) having no alternative pay plans. No evaluation or interpretation of the data is provided. Appendixes contain (1) a list of the districts surveyed, (2) Redmond school district's 1972-73 salary schedule, and (3) the…

In this system, all entry-level salaries are negotiable and there are no fixed salaries for years of service or, with one exception, for educational attainment. All salary increases are across-the-board and calculated on base pay, plus a flat fee for extra duties. (Author/IRT)

Summarizes the salary data collected as part of ADE's 1984-85 survey of English programs and compares the ADE data with the findings of other salary surveys for 1984-85 to assess the accuracy of the ADE findings. Rough estimates of salaries for English faculty for 1985-86 and 1986-87 are provided. (JC)