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The editors at Master of Arts in Teaching Degrees decided to research the topic of: Do Increased Teacher Salaries Mean More Learning?Most countries have a sizeable education budget, with 70% of that budget covering teacher salaries. [1] With stress on the education system, does it make sense to increase teacher pay? Better Pay, Better Results? [1]- Better pay will attract more people into the profession and improve student performance - A 10% increase in teacher pay would produce a 5% to 10% increase in student performance. - A 5% increase in the relative position of teachers in the income distribution would produce a 5% to 10% increase in student performance. - Student/Teacher ratio matters. - Countries that do not pay teachers well can improve results with smaller class sizes. - Countries with high teacher/student ratios can improve results by paying teachers more. Average Teacher Salary for 15 Years Experience [2]- Australia ---Primary: $44,245 ---Lower Secondary: $44,942 ---Upper Secondary: $44,942 - Austria ---Primary: $37,306 ---Lower Secondary: $40,304 ---Upper Secondary: $41,469 - Belgium (Fl.) ---Primary: $41,605 ---Lower Secondary: $41,605 ---Upper Secondary: $53,233 - Belgium (Fr.) ---Primary: $39,885 ---Lower Secondary: $39,885 ---Upper Secondary: $51,195 - Czech Republic ---Primary: $29,127 ---Lower Secondary: $29,127 ---Upper Secondary: $31,119 - Denmark ---Primary: $40,322 ---Lower Secondary: $40,322 ---Upper Secondary: $49,264 - England ---Primary: $44,507 ---Lower Secondary: $44,507 ---Upper Secondary: $44,507 - Finland ---Primary: $36,578 ---Lower Secondary: $39,144 ---Upper Secondary: $43,040 - France ---Primary: $31,800 ---Lower Secondary: $34,179 ---Upper Secondary: $34,454 - Germany ---Primary: $53,345 ---Lower Secondary: $57,978 ---Upper Secondary: $62,372 - Greece ---Primary: $32,107 ---Lower Secondary: $32,107 ---Upper Secondary: $32,107 - Hungary ---Primary: $14,515 ---Lower Secondary: $14,515 ---Upper Secondary: $18,110 - Iceland ---Primary: $25,227 ---Lower Secondary: $25,227 ---Upper Secondary: $32,251 - Ireland ---Primary: $52,972 ---Lower Secondary: $52,972 ---Upper Secondary: $52,972 - Italy ---Primary: $30,174 ---Lower Secondary: $32,859 ---Upper Secondary: $33,778 - Japan ---Primary: $48,742 ---Lower Secondary: $48,742 ---Upper Secondary: $48,742 - Mexico ---Primary: $18,420 ---Lower Secondary: $23,455 - Netherlands ---Primary: $44,410 ---Lower Secondary: $48,818 ---Upper Secondary: $63,169 - New Zealand ---Primary: $37,213 ---Lower Secondary: $37,213 ---Upper Secondary: $37,213 - Norway ---Primary: $36,298 ---Lower Secondary: $36,298 ---Upper Secondary: $38,684 - Portugal ---Primary: $34,876 ---Lower Secondary: $34,876 ---Upper Secondary: $34,876 - Republic of Korea ---Primary: $54,798 ---Lower Secondary: $54,671 ---Upper Secondary: $54,671 - Spain ---Primary: $39,912 ---Lower Secondary: $44,774 ---Upper Secondary: $45,786 - Sweden ---Primary: $31,996 ---Lower Secondary: $32,799 ---Upper Secondary: $35,005 - Switzerland ---Primary: $54,339 ---Lower Secondary: $62,183 ---Upper Secondary: $72,990 - United States of America ---Primary: $43,633 ---Lower Secondary: $44,015 ---Upper Secondary: $43,966 Literacy Proficiency [3]- This information comes from the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), with a top score of 698 points. - Country Average Overall Reading Score: ---Republic of Korea: 539 ---Finland: 536 ---New Zealand: 521 ---Japan: 520 ---Australia: 515 ---Netherlands: 508 ---Belgium: 506 ---Norway: 503 ---Switzerland: 501 ---Iceland: 500 ---United States of America: 500 ---Germany: 497 ---Sweden: 497 ---France: 496 ---Ireland: 496 ---Denmark: 495 ---England: 494 ---Hungary: 494 ---Portugal: 489 ---Italy: 486 ---Greece: 483 ---Spain: 481 ---Czech Republic: 478 ---Austria: 470 ---Mexico: 425 Cost per Student vs. Learning Outcomes [3] - Between 2000 and 2010: -Across the globe, cost per student rose due to: ---Rising teacher salary ---Decreasing class sizes -Policy changes have yet to show positive learning outcome ---Finland doesn't provide top salary to their teachers, yet has the highest average reading proficiency. ---Mexico pays among the lowest teacher salary and has the lowest average reading proficiency. Teacher Value and Student Outcomes [4] - High value-added teachers see student test scores rise immediately - Students assigned to high value teachers are: - More likely to: ---Go to college. ---Earn higher incomes - Less likely to: ---Become teenage mothers - Having a high value teacher for one year raises a child's cumlative lifetime income by $50,000. Sources- [1] http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/cp352.pdf - [2] http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Pages/teachers-statistics.aspx - [3] http://www.oecd.org/ - [4] ![]() |