Did you know there are 6 schools where the average teacher makes about the same monthly salary as the average MD in General Practice?

Did you know that 63 schools pay a monthly salary greater than the average dentist in general practice makes?

How about 37 schools paying more than pharmacists, 32 more than Administrative Law Judges, and 27 more than actuaries.

And hundreds of schools pay more than microbiologists, chemists, chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, mathematicians, veterinarians, computer programmers and auditors.

You will notice the above-mentioned degrees require a much more rigorous curriculum of study, with heavy doses of math and science, than the typical Education or Liberal Arts degree. Most of them take more years too. Engineers and pharmacists take 5 years, veterinarians and dentists take 6 years, law judges and MD’s at least 7 years.

And on a total compensation basis the numbers are even more staggering. Add 10% for the value of tenure and 30% for excess employer (taxpayer) contribution to the pension compared to the average of Fortune 500 companies. When you compare Total Compensation instead of just Monthly Salary the comparisons are completely out of whack.

"OTHER DEGREED SALARIES" from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Chicago Metropoiltan Statistical Area.

  

ARE TEACHERS UNDERPAID COMPARED TO OTHER COLLEGE GRADUATES?
ILLINOIS				OTHER DEGREED SALARIES
TEACHER  SALARIES TOP 100 SCHOOLS
9 MONTH WORK YEAR, TENURE				12 MONTH WORK YEAR, NO TENURE
RETIREMENT at 55 on 75% Of Salary				RETIREMENT at 65 on 50% Of Salary (Maybe)
District Name		Teacher Monthly Salary	Other Monthly Salary	Occupation
/		/	$4,630	Librarians
/		/	$4,713	Landscape Architects
/		/	$4,735	Microbiologists
/		/	$4,748	Conservation Scientists
/		/	$4,951	Clinical Psychologists
/		/	$4,985	Financial Specialists
/		/	$4,988	Budget Analysts
/		/	$5,039	Chemists
/		/	$5,169	Operations Research
/		/	$5,181	Urban Planners
/		/	$5,239	Veterinarians
/		/	$5,242	Accountants and Auditors
/		/	$5,313	Industrial Engineers
/		/	$5,351	Safety Engineers
/		/	$5,388	Database Administrators
/		/	$5,394	Geoscientists
/		/	$5,400	Biomedical Engineers
/		/	$5,483	Statisticians
/		/	$5,518	Computer Programmers
/		/	$5,543	Tax Examiners
/		/	$5,598	Environmental Engineers
/		/	$5,613	Financial Analysts
/		/	$5,670	Civil Engineers
/		/	$5,738	Architects
/		/	$5,752	Mechanical Engineers
/		/	$5,868	Electrical Engineers
/		/	$5,921	Materials Engineers
/		/	$5,934	Electronics Engineers
/		/	$6,079	Materials Scientists
/		/	$6,164	Mathematicians
/		/	$6,188	Chemical Engineers
/		/	$6,281	Financial Advisors
/		/	$6,322	Computer SW Engineers
/		/	$6,390	Physical Scientists
COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL  DIST 300	>>>>	$6,514
BENTON COMM CONS SCH DIST 47	100	$6,646
WEST NORTHFIELD SCHOOL DIST 31	99	$6,648
BATAVIA UNIT SCHOOL DIST 101	98	$6,648
COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DIST 200	97	$6,648
APTAKISIC-TRIPP C C S DIST 102	96	$6,662
ELMWOOD PARK C U SCH DIST 401	95	$6,682
PARK RIDGE C C SCHOOL DIST 64	94	$6,688
EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER C H S D 14	93	$6,691
RHODES SCHOOL DIST 84-5	92	$6,716
CITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL DIST 299	91	$6,723
OAK PARK ELEM SCHOOL DIST 97	90	$6,736
HONONEGAH COMM H S DIST 207	89	$6,736
BARRINGTON C U SCHOOL DIST 220	88	$6,745
BENTON CONS HIGH SCHOOL DIST 103	87	$6,753
ROSEMONT ELEM SCHOOL DIST 78	86	$6,758
OTTAWA TWP H S DIST 140	85	$6,759
ZION SCHOOL DISTRICT 6	84	$6,779
SALT CREEK SCHOOL DIST 48	83	$6,785
ROCKFORD SCHOOL DIST 205	82	$6,785
DOLTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 149	81	$6,806
MOLINE UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 40	80	$6,814
FAIRVIEW SCHOOL DIST 72	79	$6,823
MCHENRY COMM H S DIST 156	78	$6,834
DOWNERS GRv GRADE SCH DIST 58	77	$6,834
PRINCETON HIGH SCH DIST 500	76	$6,859
LOMBARD SCHOOL DISTRICT 44	75	$6,859
COMM CONS SCH DIST 59	74	$6,870
GOLF ELEM SCHOOL DIST 67	73	$6,883
LISLE C U SCH DIST 202	72	$6,889
EVANSTON C C SCHOOL DIST 65	71	$6,899
MEDINAH SCHOOL DISTRICT 11	70	$6,917
LOCKPORT TWP HS DIST 205	69	$6,925
WHEELING C C SCHOOL DIST 21	68	$6,954
NILES ELEM SCHOOL DIST 71	67	$6,966
JOLIET TWP HS DIST 204	66	$6,966
ZION-BENTON TWP H S DIST 126	65	$6,968
PALATINE C C SCHOOL DIST 15	64	$6,969
			$6,998	Dentists, General
KILDEER COUNTRYSIDE C C S DIST 96	63	$7,000	>> 63 Schools Pay More Than Dentists
RONDOUT SCHOOL DIST 72	62	$7,005
BLOOM TWP HIGH SCH DIST 206	61	$7,011
BYRON COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 226	60	$7,027
SKOKIE SCHOOL DIST 68	59	$7,055
MORTON GROVE SCHOOL DIST 70	58	$7,059
SCHAUMBURG C C SCHOOL DIST 54	57	$7,064
GRANT COMM H S DISTRICT 124	56	$7,077
NORTH SHORE SD 112	55	$7,082
NORTHBROOK/GLENVIEW SCH DIST 30	54	$7,086
FRANKFORT COMM UNIT SCH DIST 168	53	$7,093
COMMUNITY HIGH SCH DISTRICT 94	52	$7,093
LINCOLN WAY COMM H S DIST 210	51	$7,118
J S MORTON H S DISTRICT 201	50	$7,129
LEMONT TWP H S DIST 210	49	$7,155
MORRIS COMM HIGH SCH DIST 101	48	$7,155
LA GRANGE SCHOOL DIST 105 (SOUTH)	47	$7,174
ELMHURST SCHOOL DIST 205	46	$7,208
OAK LAWN COMM H S DIST 229	45	$7,219
			$7,228	Aerospace Engineers
BELLEVILLE TWP HS DIST 201	44	$7,247	>> 44 Schools Pay More Than Aerospace Engineers
EVERGREEN PARK COMM HI SCH D 231	43	$7,260
WARREN TWP HIGH SCH DIST 121	42	$7,276
C U SCHOOL DIST 201	41	$7,279
GOWER SCHOOL DIST 62	40	$7,326
			$7,353	Pharmacists
NORTHBROOK ELEM SCHOOL DIST 27	39	$7,414	>> 39 Schools Pay Teachers More Than Pharmacists
LINCOLNWOOD SCHOOL DIST 74	38	$7,465
NAPERVILLE C U DIST 203	37	$7,552
RICH TWP H S DISTRICT 227	36	$7,560
RIDGEWOOD COMM H S DIST 234	35	$7,602
BUTLER SCHOOL DISTRICT 53	34	$7,622
HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR C H S D 233	33	$7,692
			$7,701	Nuclear Engineers
			$7,711	Administrative Law Judges
THORNTON FRACTIONAL T H S D 215	32	$7,711	>> 32 Schools Pay more Than Admin Judges
MUNDELEIN CONS HIGH SCH DIST 120	31	$7,787	>> 32 Schools Pay More Than Nuclear Engineers
COMMUNITY HIGH SCH DIST 128	30	$7,800
COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DIST 218	29	$7,823
C C SCHOOL DIST 181	28	$7,840
			$7,986	Actuaries
RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD TWP DIST 208	27	$8,113	>> 27 Schools Pay more Than Actuaries
BREMEN COMM H S DISTRICT 228	26	$8,138
COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DIST 155	25	$8,142
SENECA TWP H S DIST 160	24	$8,165
DU PAGE HIGH SCHOOL DIST 88	23	$8,246
COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DIST 99	22	$8,315
CONS HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 230	21	$8,348
OAK PARK & RIVER FOREST DIST 200	20	$8,414
MAINE TOWNSHIP H S DIST 207	19	$8,475
ARGO COMM H S DIST 217	18	$8,533
LAKE PARK COMM H S DIST 108	17	$8,549
LAKE FOREST COMM H S DISTRICT 115	16	$8,559
ADLAI E STEVENSON DIST 125	15	$8,581
NILES TWP COMM HIGH SCH DIST 219	14	$8,617
NORTHFIELD TWP HIGH SCH DIST 225	13	$8,749
EVANSTON TWP H S DIST 202	12	$8,774
LEYDEN COMM H S DIST 212	11	$8,830
REAVIS TWP H S DIST 220	10	$8,839
TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DIST 214	9	$8,896
FENTON COMM H S DIST 100	8	$8,902
HINSDALE TWP H S DIST 86	7	$8,992
TOWNSHIP H S DIST 211	6	$9,045
NEW TRIER TWP H S DIST 203	5	$9,104
LYONS TWP H S DIST 204	4	$9,127
GLENBARD TWP H S DIST 87	3	$9,130
THORNTON TWP H S DIST 205	2	$9,141
TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DIST 113	1	$9,142	>> And 6 Schools Pay About the Same as MD's
			$9,156	MD General Practitioners