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→Facts about Teacher Pay: clean up & uniformity
'''Teacher Pay''' is a controversial subject in the [[United States]].
'''Teacher Pay''' is a controversial subject in the [[United States]].
==Facts about Teacher Pay==
==Facts about Teacher Pay==
* [[Public school]] [[teacher]]s make $43,000 a year, on average compared to $40,100 for other full-time workers. <ref>Coulter, 2006</ref>
* [[Public school]] [[teacher]]s make $43,000 a year, on average compared to $40,100 for other full-time workers.<ref>Coulter, 2006</ref>
* Public school teachers make an average of 61% more per hour than [[private school]] teachers.<ref>[http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cr_50.htm How Much Are Public School Teachers Paid?], Jay P. Greene and Marcus A. Winters, ''Manhattan Institute for Policy Research'', January 2007</ref>
* Public school teachers make an average of 61% more per hour than [[private school]] teachers.<ref>[http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cr_50.htm How Much Are Public School Teachers Paid?], Jay P. Greene and Marcus A. Winters, ''Manhattan Institute for Policy Research'', January 2007</ref>
* The average [[retire]]ment age for teachers is 59, compared to 64 for other [[profession]]s.
* The average [[retire]]ment age for teachers is 59, compared to 64 for other [[profession]]s.
* Teachers make an average of $34.06 an hour<ref>2005 data</ref>, not counting time spent working after contract hours, grading homework, volunteering with students, working extra duties (games, family night, etc), attending mandatory meetings, etc.
* Teachers make an average of $34.06 an hour,<ref>2005 data</ref> not counting time spent working after contract hours, grading homework, volunteering with students, working extra duties (games, family night, etc), attending mandatory meetings, etc.
* Teachers have almost complete job security.
* Teachers have almost complete job security.
* Public school teachers have a benefits package worth 26% of their salary on average, compared to 17% for private school teachers.
* Public school teachers have a benefits package worth 26% of their salary on average, compared to 17% for private school teachers.