The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-30
new Mexico PAYS
TEACHERS WELL,
TAX REVIEW SAYS
Points Out Only Two or
Three States Give Bet
ter Salaries

IA this time when anhooi budgets
fot the ensusaE yrar ~ under con-
~Nidsrntion the matter a. TEACHERS
salaries are ~ special Interest,". The
New NcSich Tex Review In a recent
iRsuc pninte out shat q shortnr~ Of
lttcaerr no Longer EXISTS 10 inetlfS.
a high nainrg schedule. and tnat In
Comparison with other states. New
Mexico pays better salaries than an
pa Two 81 three o. the state 81 the
union. Al this time when estimates
aF1 neiuE prepared Tor governmental
expenditures for he ensuinc ycar. Il
y OF interest,".
In oflahoma. 1870. teachers hold
ms first grade 81 higher certificates
y ceived an average monthly salary
81 tsI-44, second grade teachers re-
ceived fslss, ard third grace teach
ers receiscd ss0ae, ~ rufai schools
the annual ~olay was t1ft.99. In
consolidated Schools tses.ss. IN In
dependent dlatFl1ta tSGSG1. for all
teacaer the average Wa tgssIs.
In <orth pakoto. teachers In TOW n.
city nrd consolidated schools ar.
pratticaly all normal school grad
uAseH ana refelto aalaries ranging
from si1o.0o 10 tft00O per month.
IN hlFh echools the teachers are
pracficoiiy al college GRADUATES ana
receive salaries from sf2A.O0 TO
$4,000 per month. supcfintendents
ant suparyisiliy principals receive
ers In thc rural schools. nearly an
OF whom are high school graduates
receive from t1O.bo SO si00.o DO per
month. tho average being $50 90.
Nebraska ~rrirduie@
IN Nenraakn rural schools pay
from S1h.o0 q $4,000 per month.
for The D~hool term. Teachers in
town aud village schools recefve from
$1,000 20 $4,000. City schools pay
tl2e. 90 TO $4,000 IN the grades.
High school teachers are paid
si3s.0o 10 si7b.oO.
In Colorado salaries vary from
$500 10 $4,000 in rural districts.
In city schools the SALARY schedule
b. based upon Qualification and ex-
perlencc. Al its last session. the Leg
isleture fixed $500 per month for
The nchool term a. a minimum.
In Washington, considering all
teaching positions. the average salary
| Tor men ir 1890 was ~gI.b1Is7.
ara for women ~si0Ss.sa. Among
superlntendents, principals. aud SUI
y seisora the average for men was
eI71b.fS, and for women siszf4t.
| HiEh school teachers received an av-
| eraRe u Sfsf7.s7 IN the case 81 men.
anf sfSoa.7s In tine case 81 women.
| 10 The grades men received tis6s.ss,
and women ~$f.fts.75. In rural or
one-room schools men were paid an
syernEe Of fsss.se. and women
In Utah. men teachers In eiemen-
tary grades IN lsls-2e wcre paid On
average u $4,000 and women
Nso.eO. In high schools. men
teachers received $4,000 and wom-
en- sia71Oo. In rural districts the
avrragc for men was ts75.Oo and for
women $1,000.
IN Texas for the srhool year 1919
20. the average annual salary in one
tearhcr schools WIS t4e9.s2 for won
en- I'M ts1a.1g for men. Men re-
ce-eed an average Of f5sl.T5 In the
| elementary grades IN common pchOol
districts and gSSs.o0 IN independent
districts. Niomen rccelVsd $3.50 "a
In the former and f7Teet in the lat
ter. In high schools men received
$4,000 IN common school districts.
and fIeso.s3 an independent dis
tricts; women we're paid s7i7.6g In
thl former and t9SS.5c IN ne latter.
The sveraee annual sslary Of princi-
pals was $4,000 and Of superlnten-
denN $4,000 The foregoing fig
ufes DO not include cOlorcd teachers
Wyoming average.
In Wyoming the averaEt annual
zaiary in onc-room rural schools fOi
is2O-2l b. ss6b.sb. In one COUNT
the average a. sass. 30: IL ranges uT
90 S1Os3.as In the county Or the high.
eat average. The average term IN
one-roSm rural schools ~ Sos
months
IN Mcntaua s~alarics ~ teachers In
rurgl schools ranrc from 100000 /,
Hfo0.od annually. IN towns and
citlec from $500 90 10 $500. 90. Tbs
average length % school torn In
rural communities b. ~ months.
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