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Old 07-19-2023, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Wondering View Post
This is not surprising with the lack of paying teachers a decent salary, especially in Southern States, lack of gun laws, and now banning of books and how and what to teach. Who in their right mind would want to be a teacher? I am a retired teacher - 34 years!
The average teacher salary in Florida is $51,230.00 (World Population Review). Florida is ranked fourth in the nation for being at or above basic and proficient (NationsReportCard.gov).
The National Median Salary, for 12 months is $45,760.00
The national average salary for teachers K-12 is 66,397.00 for ten months. That equals 79,676.40 a year.
I will leave it up to you to decide if this is underpaid.