[Old Sarge]

Dave, I found the info you cited in your post and you are correct, these are the figures the state lists. I suppose it depends on the city these teachers work for, some pay better than others. Since the most cities use a starting pay (that is quite a bit lower) and pay steps, I wonder how the state came up with this data. Anyway, I still hold that these individuals have professional degrees and should be paid for them. If you really think about about it how many jobs are as important as the education of our children? In the city of Dover the guy that supervises the transfer station makes upwards of 70k per year, he has a high school degree. Go figure!