Salary scale
What is the Salary Scale for a Teacher? A salary scale is simply a ladder of progression that determines the pay for teachers based on various factors. For example, say a salary scale has steps A to F. Step A would be considered the 'base' starting salary. The 'base' starting salary is normally the typical starting salary of a fresh teacher with very little or no experience and no educational supplements such as a Master's Degree, Certificate of Advanced Studies, or Doctorate. Thus the salary scale for a fresh teacher new to his or her job would start at step A, and as the teacher progressed and gained experience and/or other educational qualifications, he or she would begin to climb the salary scale to step B, C, D, and so on until reaching the pinnacle of Step F. It should be noted that there are normally a far greater number of steps to a teacher salary scale than in this example.
Typical Factors Affecting the Salary Scale Pay for a Teacher: The main factor that generally affects the step of the salary scale that a teacher is on when he or she starts a new job is experience. Normally each step of a salary scale pay scheme is corresponding to a years worth of experience. To take the example used earlier, this translates into six years of experience being the equivalent of step G (not F!). As mentioned before, there are also other factors such as educational qualifications that affect the salary scale pay for a teacher. This varies from place to place, for example, a fresh, inexperienced North Carolina teacher with only a Bachelors Degree would get about 50 a month whereas an equally inexperienced North Carolina teacher with a doctorate would get 89 or so, based on the North Carolina salary scale. The wage of a teacher would also vary depending whether or not said teacher held any other administrative positions in the school, i.e. a headmaster or headmistress.
Texas: Why its Salary Scale Pay is Lower Than Average: Over the years, there has been much talk of the salary scale in Texas paying less than average. In fact, according to the National Education Agency, Texas teachers were paid a whole ,200 below the national average in 2004. There is an ongoing battle between school employee groups for general pay raises while the government of Texas appears more interested in an 'incentive' payment scheme. Some even question if such a complicated payment scheme would work where the basic salary scale scheme has been unable to be carried out.
The UN Language Teachers Salary Scale: On the opposite end of the spectrum, a long way from the plight of Texas teachers, are the language teachers employed by the UN. Their salary scale is constantly under revision on a yearly basis and takes into account everything from the standard experience and qualifications, to the locations at which their teachers work. Surveys are conducted, and salary scales are raised accordingly. Thus the UN appears to be able to offer its teachers a competitive but realistic salary while maintaining its budget requirements
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