Civic Report No. 50 January 2007

Table 3: Public and Private School Teacher Mean Hourly Earnings   Public School Teacher Mean Hourly Earnings Private School Teacher Mean Hourly Earnings Ratio of Public to Private School Teaher Mean Hourly Earnings Total School Teacher Mean Hourly Earnings Year National 34.06 21.11 1.61 32.06 2005 Metro Area           Amarillo TX 26.38     26.38 2005 Atlanta GA 32.90     32.50 2005 Augusta GA-SC 30.55     30.36 2006 Austin TX 27.00 19.47 1.39 25.83 2005 Birmingham AL 26.53     26.53 2006 Boston MA-NH 40.17 24.27 1.66 38.64 2005 Brownsville TX 29.14     28.35 2005 Buffalo NY 39.18 20.47 1.91 37.32 2005 Charlotte NC-SC 25.18     25.51 2005 Chicago IL-IN-WI 39.99 30.82 1.30 39.11 2005 Cincinnati OH-KY-IN 36.72 27.06 1.36 35.75 2005 Cleveland OH 38.36     36.41 2004 Columbus OH 35.67 26.28 1.36 34.92 2005 Corpus Christi TX 27.03     26.92 2005 Dallas TX 29.62 25.12 1.18 29.25 2005 Dayton OH 37.08     36.93 2005 Denver CO 32.64 20.96 1.56 30.74 2005 Detroit MI 47.28 25.09 1.88 44.96 2005 Elkhart IN 37.94     37.60 2005 Fort Collins CO       32.75 2005 Grand Rapids MI 42.99     39.83 2005 Greensboro NC 21.67     21.70 2005 Greenville SC 30.96     30.78 2005 Hartford CT 43.95     40.70 2005 Honolulu HI 32.01 31.96 1.00 32.00 2006 Houston TX 27.70 30.26 0.92 29.74 2004 Huntsville AL       27.91 2005 Indianapolis IN 37.03     36.29 2005 Iowa City IA 31.46     30.02 2005 Johnstown PA 34.62     33.35 2005 Kalamazoo MI 36.82     33.07 2003 Kansas City MO-KS 30.82 26.32   30.11 2005 Kennewick WA       31.57 2005 Knoxville TN 28.28     27.92 2005 Lincoln NE 28.34     27.81 2005 Los Angeles CA 44.03 22.73 1.94 41.00 2005 Louisville KY-IN 36.60     36.36 2005 Memphis TN-MS-AR 32.24 21.84 1.48 31.66 2006 Miami FL 31.33     31.10 2004 Milwaukee WI 33.86     33.62 2005 Minneapolis MN-WI 35.19 17.51 2.01 32.34 2005 Mobile AL       27.63 2005 New Orleans LA 30.36     29.42 2004 New York NY-NJ-PA 45.79 26.67 1.72 42.49 2005 Oklahoma City OK 26.08     25.96 2006 Orlando FL 25.03     25.74 2005 Philadelphia PA-NJ-DE-MD 41.34 22.26 1.86 37.35 2004 Phoenix AZ 26.26 39.41 0.67 26.77 2005 Pittsburgh PA 37.10 23.40 1.59 36.13 2004 Portland- OR-WA 31.79 17.89 1.78 28.92 2005 Providence RI-MA 38.92     37.78 2004 Raleigh NC 22.38 24.19 0.93 22.67 2004 Reading PA 37.10     37.10 2005 Richmond VA 28.06     28.06 2005 Rochester NY 37.88     37.44 2005 Rockford IL 38.67     38.67 2005 Sacramento CA 44.19     42.79 2005 Salinas CA 44.64     44.64 2005 San Antonio TX 29.06 13.57 2.14 27.61 2005 San Diego CA 40.60 20.92 1.94 37.13 2004 San Francisco CA 46.70 22.28 2.10 42.56 2005 Seattle WA 33.38 22.89 1.46 32.41 2005 Springfield MA 39.07     39.07 2005 Springfield MO 27.17     27.09 2005 St. Louis MO-IL 33.68     31.95 2005 Tampa FL       28.06 2005 Virginia Beach VA-NC 31.21 26.18 1.19 30.95 2005 Visalia CA 39.87     39.87 2005 Washington DC-VA-MD-WV 35.89 23.57 1.52 34.44 2005 York PA 36.35     36.35 2005 Youngstown OH-PA 34.86 23.91 1.46 32.54 2005

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