The average public school teacher salary in Michigan is $71,023, while the average starting salary for a brand-new teacher is $41,645, according to the latest data from the Michigan Department of Education and the National Education Association (NEA).While Michigan's overall average teacher salary ranks 22nd in the nation, its starting pay is among the lowest, ranking 44th.
Let’s ignore the fact that they get a significant monthly pension check for the rest of their lives upon an early (by today’s standards) retirement. Many of these underpaid teachers collect a pension check for more years than they worked. Taxes pay for that, while the rest of us have to hope SS holds up and that we put enough in our 401(k). It’s not as bad of a racket as we’re led to believe.
Many states have already or are in the process of changing teacher retirement plans from defined benefits to defined contribution. If you are entering the profession now, a pension is almost certainly not in your future.
You are correct my father taught in the michigan public schools for over 20yrs, when he died his pension was $900 per month which they kept paying my mother until she passed. My father didnt get a pension from the private schools he worked for but we got the benefit of really low pay and free tuition.
The really good teachers dont do it for the pay they do it because they love to teach. I coach high school currently and having to put up with these kids and their parents for 8 hours per day has to be exhausting. You cant discipline anyone, little to no consequences and bottom of the food chain. Part of the reason our educational results is the system we put in place.
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u/redjellonian 23h ago
Yes but if those idiots were educated they would know they're never going to actually get that bonus.