Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-10
SALARIES OF TEACHERS.
United States Leads in Liberality of
Expenditures for Education.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
If the salaries paid public school teachers
are to be accepted as the standard of civ
ilization and enlightenment the United
states holds an enviable position among the
nations. There are many school districts
in the country where the wages received by
teachers are too low, but the average
monthly salary is large relative to salaries
in certain European countries where the
standard of literacy among the masses is
high and where educational facilities are
supposed to be of the best.
1t appears from the report of the federal
commissioner of education for 1904 that the
average monthly salary in the United States
is S47.55 for male and 1910 for female
teachers. In the north Atlantic division,
which includes the New England and mid
die states. the average salary for males is
$57.T5; females, Sale These figures are ex-
ceeded by the western division, where the
averages are 1920 and 1914. In 1901 the
average monthly wages in Pennsylvania
were s44.14 and s3S.26. In forthcoming re-
ports the Pennsylvania average will be
higher, the result of the law passed in
1908 fixing the minimum salary of school
teachers at $50. Districts failing to comply
with the statute will lose the state appro-
priation for the common schools. Massa-
chusettS pays the most generous monthly
salary to male teachers, $140.94; California
to female teachers, $65.S1. The figures for
New York did not appear in the federal re-
port from which the quotations are taken.
COMPARISONS with European conditions
are favorable to the United States From
the report of an investigation of school SAL
aries in various European countries, pub
lished in the Boston Transcript, 1t appears
that the male class teachers in the united
kingdom get an average yearly salary of
$780, Women in the same grade receive
less than $780, In Copenhagen the highest
yearly salary paid male teachers is $3.50,
and this after eight years service. Women
receive third less. The educational stand
ard of Prussia is high, but the average in
come of school teacher in the small towns
Is only S21S a year. In the large cities he
receive on an average only S341. In Berlin
a school superintendent receives from $3.50
to 1925 and free lodgings. The lowest SAL
airy paid other teachers in Berlin is s315; the
largest, $3.50. The teachers there are pen
stoned to the extent of 20 per cent of the
last salary they received.
SaXOny requires her young teachers to
serve two years without pay and the high
estest salary paid is $50 year. First-class
teachers in Baden, in towns having more
than 10000 inhabitants, receive $500. In AL
sace-Loraine female teachers cannot ex-
pect more than s160. The minimum salary
country in educational matters. About So
per cent of the population can neither read
| nor write. though compulsory educa ton was
introduced many years ago. Madrid grants
teachers $500, but in villages the salary is
only 500. 1t is declared that at least 60 per
cent of the Italians are without rudiments
Of education. In country making such an
exhibit one may look for poorly paid teach
ers. Even in the city schools of Italy the
Norway pay minimum wage of $50 year
to females and double that sum to male
teachers. The highest salary received by
males is $500.