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Professional Pay for Teachers

To attract the best and brightest, we must offer competitive pay. Read more »

ESPs Need a Living Wage

Too many support professionals work multiple jobs to make ends meet. Read more »

Faculty Salaries Falling Short

Higher education salaries continue to lag behind the cost of living. Read more »

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Be Proud To Say, I’m Worth Professional Pay.

Too many educators have been denied competitive, professional pay for too long. Attracting and retaining qualified school staff -- K-12 teachers, higher education faculty, and education support professionals (ESPs) -- requires salaries that are competitive with those in comparable professions.

Low teacher pay comes at a high cost for schools and kids, who lose good teachers to better-paying professions. Some 20 percent of new public school teachers leave the profession by the end of the first year, and almost half leave within five years.

Through its nationwide salary initiative, NEA is advocating for:

• a $40,000 starting salary for all pre-K-12 teachers
• raises that exceed the cost of living in at least 50 percent of NEA higher education locals
• a minimum starting salary of $28,000 for all education support professionals

NEA will continually work with its state affiliates to maintain competitive starting, mid-career, and top salaries that reflect a simple fact --educators are worth it, especially in light of the changing demands and responsibilities of their jobs.