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Post by freecharlie on Aug 18, 2014 1:29:20 GMT
A recent thread opened me up to different salary options that different districts (or maybe states) take and I wondered what was the spread here at 2peasrefugees.
Please vote and comment
How many times do you get paid? When? Year round or just during the months that you work?
I get paid year round once a month on the last working day of the month. My salary is such that each month I get the same amount of money for all 12 months even though I am technically off contract at the end of the school year. I do not get paid for the current school year until the end of September so if I have any salary advancements, they don't show up until then even though I return to work at the beginning of August.
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Post by myshelly on Aug 18, 2014 1:31:28 GMT
My DH is a teacher in one district, my best friend is a VP in another district, and my mom is a retired teacher in yet another district.
They all get paid once a month, every month of the year.
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Post by Merge on Aug 18, 2014 1:33:49 GMT
I get paid every other week, all year long.
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Post by christine58 on Aug 18, 2014 1:34:45 GMT
We get paid every two weeks (Thursdays). We start school on Sept 2 and our first pay check is September 11th. I am in New York State. When my dad started teaching in 1958, he got paid once a month on the 1st. My pay runs 21 pay checks through June.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 18, 2014 1:35:16 GMT
I get paid every other week, all year long. I would like to get paid every other week. |
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Post by Merge on Aug 18, 2014 1:37:42 GMT
I like the every other week pay checks. The year round pay on a ten month contract technically gives the district the use of our earned money interest-free over the summer, but it does make budgeting easier.
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Post by leannec on Aug 18, 2014 1:39:02 GMT
I'm on a leave right now but when I was teaching I got paid every month ... we only get paid once per month at my school board ...
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Post by beachbum on Aug 18, 2014 1:40:23 GMT
I'm retired, but when I taught we got paid on the 1st and 15th of the month and had a choice of 20 or 24 checks. If we chose the 24 check option we would get 4 checks at once at the beginning of the summer. Now I get a retirement check once a month.
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Post by purplebee on Aug 18, 2014 1:48:25 GMT
I'm not a teacher, I'm a lunch lady, but get paid on the 20th of each month just like the teachers. Each check is the same based on my annual contract amount.
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Post by gypsymama on Aug 18, 2014 1:49:48 GMT
i'm a bus monitor but the administration in our building works year around and gets paid monthly. drivers, crossing guards and monitors get paid every two weeks. my teacher friends here get paid monthly and have the option to do 12 checks a year. i wish we did!! when i subbed in other districts in the past it was a monthly check 10 days after the pay period ended.
edited to add that we are hourly, they are salary. i get 8 hours a day, but spring break,, etc is unpaid so some checks are tiny and some are bigger.
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Post by jaglasgow on Aug 18, 2014 1:49:49 GMT
I'm a teacher that gets paid once a month for 11 months. No check in July.
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Post by SockMonkey on Aug 18, 2014 1:54:24 GMT
We get paid twice a month (5th and 20th) year round. We used to be paid only during the school year, but it was tough on the district finances for them to do that, so we agreed to change it. I like it better, actually, although MergeLeft is right about the "interest-free loan" thing.
We are also required to have direct deposit (and have been for many years). No paper checks and stubs are all online.
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SabrinaP
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Post by SabrinaP on Aug 18, 2014 1:57:21 GMT
Once a month, 12 months a year
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Post by happyOCgirl on Aug 18, 2014 1:59:45 GMT
I get paid for my contract year - which is 10 months. Our teacher credit union has a program for "Summer Saver". They take an automatic deduction each paid month and you can't deduct any money from it. It gets 2.89% interest and is deposited back into your checking account for the two months you don't get paid. I always budget for the two months without a paycheck, but it is so nice when I get my real paycheck at the end of September!!
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Post by whirledpeas on Aug 18, 2014 2:03:01 GMT
We get paid on the last working day of the month for 10 months of the year.
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 18, 2014 2:03:26 GMT
Once a month on the 20th. Hate that the district makes money on my earnings from nine months prior. What other profession doesn't get paid for 25% of their hours until nine months later? Hubby gets teacher retirement pay one a month on the 25th.
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Post by Pahina722 on Aug 18, 2014 2:04:54 GMT
DH gets paid once a month from September through June, on the 15th of each. Then on June 30, he gets two full pay checks for July and August because of the fiscal year ending.
At my college, we get paid bi-weekly from mid-August through mid-May (our base contract). Until recently, the only way we could get paid during the summer is if we taught summer classes; however, we managed to bargain in an option for year round pay checks, which many are moving to.
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Post by Jen in NCal on Aug 18, 2014 2:04:51 GMT
We get paid the last day of the month for the 10 months we are under contract. Teachers can choose to have thier pay spread out over 12 months but it does weird things to their taxes so they end up with one really short month. Something about pulling the taxes for the 11th and 12th months out of the 10th month check. I don't know. I would rather earn interest on my own money than let the district do it.
My last check was June 30. I won't get another one until September 30. Things get a little tight right around now.
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Post by TankTop on Aug 18, 2014 2:06:29 GMT
I am paid for 184 days spread out over 12 months.
I also just found out that we will never get another raise. We are now merit pay based. Which I am fine with, but dang, give a person a cost of living raise. I now bring home less than I did 5 years ago due to a pay freeze and increased health care costs.
Our merit pay "bonus" is not added to our base and will be between $200.00 to $500.00 before taxes per year. The amount will fluctuate based on the number of teachers who qualify for the bonus. The pot is divided equally amongst all qualifying teachers.
Sorry. I got off on a tangent.
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Post by scrapaddie on Aug 18, 2014 2:08:32 GMT
I got paid on the 1st and 15th all year..... Truthfully, I don't know how well I could save if I only got paid for 10 months and the tax withholding would have taken a bigger bite.
Now that I am restored, I get a check on the first of each month
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 18, 2014 2:11:37 GMT
I am paid for 184 days spread out over 12 months. I also just found out that we will never get another raise. We are now merit pay based. Which I am fine with, but dang, give a person a cost of living raise. I now bring home less than I did 5 years ago due to a pay freeze and increased health care costs. Our merit pay "bonus" is not added to our base and will be between $200.00 to $500.00 before taxes per year. The amount will fluctuate based on the number of teachers who qualify for the bonus. The pot is divided equally amongst all qualifying teachers. Sorry. I got off on a tangent. wait, no cost of living increase? That sucks. Can you still advance on the salary schedule for years of service and credits 5aken? You're in a state with no union, right? |
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Post by TankTop on Aug 18, 2014 2:16:32 GMT
I am paid for 184 days spread out over 12 months. I also just found out that we will never get another raise. We are now merit pay based. Which I am fine with, but dang, give a person a cost of living raise. I now bring home less than I did 5 years ago due to a pay freeze and increased health care costs. Our merit pay "bonus" is not added to our base and will be between $200.00 to $500.00 before taxes per year. The amount will fluctuate based on the number of teachers who qualify for the bonus. The pot is divided equally amongst all qualifying teachers. Sorry. I got off on a tangent. wait, no cost of living increase? That sucks. Can you still advance on the salary schedule for years of service and credits 5aken? You're in a state with no union, right? No. We no longer advance on the scale. We no longer get paid for advanced education/credits. We do have a union. |
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Post by bsn22 on Aug 18, 2014 2:18:08 GMT
We get paid twice a month Sept.-Aug. If we have a salary increase, it would start Sept. 15.
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Post by happyOCgirl on Aug 18, 2014 2:20:54 GMT
I am paid for 184 days spread out over 12 months. I also just found out that we will never get another raise. We are now merit pay based. Which I am fine with, but dang, give a person a cost of living raise. I now bring home less than I did 5 years ago due to a pay freeze and increased health care costs. Our merit pay "bonus" is not added to our base and will be between $200.00 to $500.00 before taxes per year. The amount will fluctuate based on the number of teachers who qualify for the bonus. The pot is divided equally amongst all qualifying teachers. Sorry. I got off on a tangent. We were told it will be another 7 years before we get a raise. This is after 10 years of pay cuts, furloughs, and increased classes. I really feel for you TankTop. How did this Merit Pay ever pass? I know that to many people, it sounds like a great thing for teachers. How are they basing their criteria? Every year I look at my class make up with higher needs parents/kids than my peers 'because I can handle it'. It's impossible to have equal classes and student performance. I would not have the same scores because I have 11 IEP's, 4 special ed, and 2 medically fragile children (and this is in general ed). I am just curious how teachers feel about merit pay and no raises. |
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 18, 2014 2:21:13 GMT
Tank top, I can't even wrap my head around that
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Post by Jili on Aug 18, 2014 2:24:10 GMT
We are paid on the 15th & 30th of each month (2014-2015 salary begins 9/15), year round. However, I do believe that it is an option to be paid the entire salary during the school-year months, if you request this from the business office. The 12-month pay is the default because that's how the majority of people prefer it.
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Post by TankTop on Aug 18, 2014 2:27:14 GMT
One of the teachers in our building figured out how much our pay has decreased the last five years and applied that same formula to our current pay. In 5.75 years I will be making minimum wage.
I adore my job and kids. Literally, love it. I am the annoying teacher that is happy to be there every single day, but I will not be able to teach much longer at this rate. I just think about the poor first year teachers stuck at $27,000/ year.
Sad times.
I no longer feel like teaching is a respected profession. In 5-10 years we will all sit around and shake our heads wondering what happened to our education system. I can tell you, it all starts with respecting your teachers.
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Post by TankTop on Aug 18, 2014 2:30:22 GMT
But, at the grocery store today I had an entire family hug me in the frozen food section. Mom, dad, and the two boys. I know I made a difference to them. That is why I keep doing it.  |
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Post by SockMonkey on Aug 18, 2014 2:34:31 GMT
One of the teachers in our building figured out how much our pay has decreased the last five years and applied that same formula to our current pay. In 5.75 years I will be making minimum wage. I adore my job and kids. Literally, love it. I am the annoying teacher that is happy to be there every single day, but I will not be able to teach much longer at this rate. I just think about the poor first year teachers stuck at $27,000/ year. Sad times. I no longer feel like teaching is a respected profession. In 5-10 years we will all sit around and shake our heads wondering what happened to our education system. I can tell you, it all starts with respecting your teachers. I am so, so sorry this has happened to you. One of our nearby districts is facing similar threats from their Board in contract negotiations right now. It's very scary, and very sad that some people value education so little. |
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Post by christine58 on Aug 18, 2014 2:36:37 GMT
We get paid the last day of the month for the 10 months we are under contract. Teachers can choose to have thier pay spread out over 12 months but it does weird things to their taxes so they end up with one really short month. Something about pulling the taxes for the 11th and 12th months out of the 10th month check. I don't know. I would rather earn interest on my own money than let the district do it. My last check was June 30. I won't get another one until September 30. Things get a little tight right around now. That's why I think that this option might not exist anymore if the IRS has their way. |
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