I have recently been involved in hiring some teachers for a Jewish school in a booming community 'somewhere in the USA'. Although experienced in the field, I have been astounded at the salary levels required by applicants, and which they claim they are currently receiving. They are all in the $75k - $90k+ range. These are non-Administrative classroom teachers.
Two factors particularly caught my attention: one was that the driving factor in all of these salary demands was the Day School tuition costs for their own children. The second was that about one in four of applicants indicated that their spouse (male in these cases) was unemployed.
Are these exceptional experiences, or is that what the field currently looks like?
Kind regards,
Michael Stein
