Download or read book Teacher's Hourly Wages written by Debbi Harris and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When teacher salaries are discussed, two very different pictures often emerge. The first of these portrays teachers as underpaid, overworked servants of the public good. The second paints a picture of an overpaid group of civil servants who spend very little time actually working. This report looks at Michigan teacher salaries. Teacher salaries and some of the factors affecting these salaries within the state are discussed. Next, those salaries are translated into hourly terms to account for the ten-month work schedule of teachers and the amount of time they spend actually working each week. Finally, a comparison is made of the actual hourly earnings of teachers with some other professions. Results of the study show that Michigan's teachers generally earn competitive hourly salaries when compared to salaries paid in professions with similar educational requirements, but that this varies depending on tenure in teaching and the type of school where they teach. This report uses data from several sources. Teacher salary and workday length information is based on the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) Schools and Staffing Survey for the 1999-2000 school year. The responses of almost 1,000 full-time Michigan traditional and charter public school teachers are included in the analysis. Estimates of the average number of days that teachers are contractually required to work beyond the school year were provided by Ruth Beier, a labor economist employed by the Michigan Education Association. Hourly earnings of workers outside the teaching profession are based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics National Compensation Survey for the year 2002. (Contains 9 tables and 9 endnotes.).