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Characteristics of Principals
Beginning Teacher Salaries Compared to Expected
Beginning Salaries in Other Occupations
Table 44 lists the expected salaries of college graduates hired in the spring in the United
States in 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2001 for various occupations. The
expected salary of teachers remained the lowest of the occupations listed at $28,986 in 2001.
The highest expected salary was for college graduates entering an engineering occupation,
$50,033. Graduates entering engineering, math/statistics, and computer science occupations
had expected salaries that were over $45,000.
Table 44
BEGINNING TEACHER SALARIES AND EXPECTED SALARIES OF COLLEGE
GRADUATES TO BE HIRED IN THE SPRING IN THE UNITED STATES
1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 AND 2001
Year
Occupational Area 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2001
Teaching $20,529 $22,171 $23,231 $24,285 $25,735 $27,989 $28,986
Engineering 32,304 35,064 35,736 38,481 42,862 47,112 50,033
Accounting 27,408 28,440 28,860 29,960 33,702 37,688 40,779
Sales/Marketing 27,828 27,144 28,452 30,714 33,252 37,946 40,033
Business Administration 26,496 27,024 27,768 30,140 34,831 40,242 41,892
Liberal Arts 26,244 26,472 27,852 29,979 33,600 36,201 37,143
Chemistry 29,088 30,048 30,960 33,938 36,036 38,210 41,190
Math/Statistics 28,944 28,944 31,392 33,279 40,523 46,744 49,548
Economics/Finance 26,712 27,072 29,484 31,754 36,658 41,102 44,390
Computer Science 29,100 31,488 31,728 35,481 40,920 46,495 49,749
Source:
American Federation of Teachers, http://www.aft.org/research/survey01/salarysurvey01.pdf.
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