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1996 - 1997
AVERAGE SALARY BY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
OF
FULL-TIME PUBLIC CLASSROOM TEACHERS IN MAINE
(Including Vocational)
	ELEMENTARY				SECONDARY			TOTAL
Years of	Less than			Less than			Less than
Professional	Bachelors	Bachelors	Masters or	Bachelors	Bachelors	Masters or	Bachelors	Bachelors	Masters or
Experience	Degree	Degree	Higher	Degree	Degree	Higher	Degree	Degree	Higher

0 Years	$0	$20,972	$22,557	$29,192	$21,192	$23,844	$29,192	$21,108	$23,397
1 Year	$0	$21,604	$24,395	$25,350	$21,780	$24,106	$23,350	$21,656	$24,229
2 Years	$0	$22,295	$24,894	$25,726	$22,346	$27,710	$25,726	$22,311	$26,204
3 Years	$0	$23,241	$26,049	$25,861	$23,833	$26,170	$25,861	$23,397	$26,099
4 Years	$0	$24,001	$26,392	$26,979	$24,417	$27,966	$26,979	$24,107	$27,016
5 Years	$0	$25,070	$28,196	$28,613	$24,651	$27,641	$28,631	$24,967	$27,996
6 Years	$0	$25,619	$28,670	$27,497	$26,248	$27,974	$27,497	$25,748	$28,496
7 Years	$0	$26,531	$29,863	$33,611	$27,043	$28,429	$33,611	$26,668	$29,319
8 Years	$0	$27,721	$30,096	$33,165	$28,301	$29,954	$33,165	$27,876	$29,954
9 Years	$0	$28,813	$30,993	$33,790	$29,301	$32,344	$33,790	$28,940	$31,447
10 Years or More	$0	$34,913	$38,773	$35,110	$35,760	$39,898	$35,110	$35,145	$39,196
Note: The above chart is based on staff members who spend at least 50% of his/her time in the position of classroom teacher.
Secondary includes "combined" teachers who teach at both the elementary and secondary level.

Last Update: 8/21/97

Name: Ruth Sherman