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scottw · 12-15-2010, 08:48 AM

December 14, 2010
The good life on 36 weeks a year of workThomas Lifson

Champion News has just published data on the top teacher salaries in Illinois, making it clear that unionization has enabled a massive raid on the taxpayers' funds. Teaching can be a noble profession, but many of these teachers are cleaning up like bandits for a 9-month work year. In all, over 14,000 teachers in this one state make more than 100,000 a year in salary. When you add in pension, health care, and other benefits (15 days a year of sick leave, payable upon retirement if not used), which can add another 40% or more to salary, these teachers are doing much better than most college professors and many doctors.

•A Phys Ed teacher $191,124 for a 9 month work year.
•19 who made more over $1,000/day including 6 Phys Ed and three drama/music teachers.
•A Drivers Ed teacher whose salary is $18,205/month to teach teenagers how to parallel park.
•Six teachers make more than the Governor's $177,500.
•Top 100 Teachers average $17,603 per month salary.

$100,000 Teacher Salaries By Subject -　Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2010

　
　
Subject 2010 HighSalary / Greater $100K 2010/ Greater $100K 2009 increase
　
Art $154,748/ 166 / 145

　　　
Clothing/Apparel $144,895 / 9/ 7

Drama $171,595 / 26/ 24

　　　
Drive Ed $164,985/ 138 / 132

Elementary Ed $137,175 / 800 / 556

English $189,219/ 493/ 430

Foodservice $131,005/ 20/ 15

French $172,992/ 49/ 40

Latin $145,596/ 9/ 8

Librarians $154,071/ 193/ 111

Music $164,415/ 275 / 231

Nurse $136,166 / 26/ 23

Phys Ed $191,124/ 710/ 591

Speech $167,476/ 123/ 92
　

SOURCES:
　
Salaries from ISBE, Teacher Service Records year Ending 6/30/10

When you add in the value of benefits, it is clear that many of these teachers qualify as "millionaires and billionaires" according to the arguments Democrats used on taxes last week.

12-15-2010, 08:48 AM	#1
scottw Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 12,632	grossly underfunded edumacation December 14, 2010 The good life on 36 weeks a year of workThomas Lifson Champion News has just published data on the top teacher salaries in Illinois, making it clear that unionization has enabled a massive raid on the taxpayers' funds. Teaching can be a noble profession, but many of these teachers are cleaning up like bandits for a 9-month work year. In all, over 14,000 teachers in this one state make more than 100,000 a year in salary. When you add in pension, health care, and other benefits (15 days a year of sick leave, payable upon retirement if not used), which can add another 40% or more to salary, these teachers are doing much better than most college professors and many doctors. •A Phys Ed teacher $191,124 for a 9 month work year. •19 who made more over $1,000/day including 6 Phys Ed and three drama/music teachers. •A Drivers Ed teacher whose salary is $18,205/month to teach teenagers how to parallel park. •Six teachers make more than the Governor's $177,500. •Top 100 Teachers average $17,603 per month salary. $100,000 Teacher Salaries By Subject -　Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2010 　　 Subject 2010 HighSalary / Greater $100K 2010/ Greater $100K 2009 increase 　 Art $154,748/ 166 / 145 　　　 Clothing/Apparel $144,895 / 9/ 7 Drama $171,595 / 26/ 24 　　　 Drive Ed $164,985/ 138 / 132 Elementary Ed $137,175 / 800 / 556 English $189,219/ 493/ 430 Foodservice $131,005/ 20/ 15 French $172,992/ 49/ 40 Latin $145,596/ 9/ 8 Librarians $154,071/ 193/ 111 Music $164,415/ 275 / 231 Nurse $136,166 / 26/ 23 Phys Ed $191,124/ 710/ 591 Speech $167,476/ 123/ 92 　 SOURCES: 　 Salaries from ISBE, Teacher Service Records year Ending 6/30/10 When you add in the value of benefits, it is clear that many of these teachers qualify as "millionaires and billionaires" according to the arguments Democrats used on taxes last week.