Evening star., 1920-03-11
HIGH SCHOOL PAY
Low IN THIS CITY
Salaries for Local Teachers
Less Than Those in
Other Large Cities.

Salaries of high school teachers are
lower in Washington than in fifteen
of tho representative cities of the
nation. according to survey just
completed by the legislative commit
tee of the High School Teachers
Union. of which r. W. Strawbridge
Is chairman. and r C. Burns. vice
chairman.
ton Is $1.S60. In the other cities from
which figures were obtained the max
| imum pay follows: Chicago, $4,000;
Jersey City, s3.40O: Cleveland. $3.240i
Philadelphia. s3,240; Newark. s3.2oo;
New York city. $3.50; Detroit, $4,000:
Indianapolis. s2.50o; Boston. s2.494;
st. Louis S2.40O; Minneapolis. $2,375;
Buffalo, 300. and Providence, $4,000.
These figures were presented yes
terday to the District subcommittee
Of the House appropriations commit
tee. which is now framing the Dis
trict appropriation bill
superintendent's Salary.
The figures compiled by the com"
mittee also make an interesting COM
parison of the salary of the super
intendent here and in other cities.
The local superintendent Is paid
$4,000.
In the Otner clt1eS the SupeElH-
tendents' salaries follow: Pittsburgh,
$4,000: Boston, $4,000: Philadelphia.
$4,000: New York, 10000; Cleveland.
100000; Jersey City. $4,000; st. Louis,
$4,000: Newark. $1,000; Providence,
$500. and Baltimore. $1,000. :
In Boston the regular high schoo!
teachers start in at $1.452 and get
an annual increase Of $96 until 81.
is reached. Department heads start
at $2.494 and receive $96 additional
year until $3.492 is reached. High
school principals range from 1856
to $4,000. Assistant principals run
from So. .O04 to $2,4S0.
In Chicago the regular high school
teachers start at $1,600 and go to
s3,400 at the rate of $500 year.
Department heads range from $1.750
to $3.50; high school principals, from
$3,700 to $500. and assistant princt-
pals. from $4,000 to $500.
Other Statistics.
Jersey City - Regular teachers,
$1,000 to $4,000: department heads.
$3.1OO to $1,000; principals. $6. 900. and
assistant principals. $3.100 to $500.
Philadelphia Regular teachers,
S1.440 to S3,240; department heads,
$3.50 to S3.63O; principals. $3,S50 to
s4.95O. and assistant principals. 1885
to $2.1S5.
Pittsburgh-Regular teachers. ST.
500 to $2,640; department heads. not
available; principals. $4,000 to $4,000.
and a a. assistant principals. $2'Soo to
Buffalo-Regular teachers. $1,000 to
$4,000; department heads. $500 to
$2700; principals. S2,50O to 81, 500, and
assistant principals. $2,40O to $4,000.
Indianapolis : Regular teachers.
$1,000 to s2.500; department heads,
$1,000 to s2.soo; principals. not avail all
able. and assistant principals. $4,000:
New York-Regular teachers. $50
to $3.50; department heads. $3.50 to
$3.50; principals, $4,000 to $500; as
sistant principals. $3.50 to $3.50.
Cleveland-Regular teachers. $1,000
principals, $3.50 to s4.56O: assistant
principals. $4,000 to $3.50.
St Louis-Regular teachers, $1,000
to $2.400; department heads, $4,000 to
$2,70O; principals, $500 to $4,000; as
sistant principals. $3.50 to $3,525.
to $4,000; department heads: $4,000 to
$2,6OO; principals. $4,000 to $4,000; as
sistant principals. $4,000.
Minneapolis = Regular teachers,
$1.175 to S2,375; other classes not
known.
to $1,000; department heads, $2.so0;
principals. $4,000; assistant principals,
$4,000.
Newark-Regular teachers, $1,000 to
$4,000; department heads. $4,000 to
$4,000; principals. $4,000 to 5000; as
sistant principals, not known.
Detroit-Regular teachers, $1.700 to
$3,O00 department heads, $2,500 to
$4,000; principals. $1,000 to $500: as
sistant principals, $500 to $4,000.
Washington - Regular teachers,
$1,000 to s1,s6o; department heads.
$1,000 to $4,000; principals, $4,000 to
$4,000. These are the basic salaries
without the $240 bonus.