What are the typical salaries of California science and mathematics teachers?
Salaries vary between school districts and generally are based on experience and college or professional development units completed beyond the bachelor’s degree. Some districts pay bonuses for advanced degrees or extra duty. The 2008 National Education Association website lists the average beginning teachers salary in California as $37,645 and the overall salary average for California teachers as $59,345.
Math and science teacher pay depends on the locality, grade level, and multiple other factors. Unions can also be a factor on pay rate.Median annual earnings of kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers ranged from $43,580 to $48,690 in May 2006; the lowest 10 percent earned $28,590 to $33,070; the top 10 percent earned $67,490 to $76,100. Median earnings for preschool teachers were $22,680.
According to the American Federation of Teachers, beginning teachers with a bachelor’s degree earned an average of $31,753 in the 2004–05 school year. The estimated average salary of all public elementary and secondary school teachers in the 2004–05 school year was $47,602.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
