Show Beginning Teachers Paid LessIn Less Lass LessIn LassIn In Utah Survey Reveals 0 The average salary paid this year ear 1962 63 1962 3 to beginning teachers with a bachelors bachelor's de degree gree Is approximately n 11 year jear ear lower tower in Utah than the average average average av av- in hi the seven other Mountain Moun tarn tain States This fact tact was revealed In a survey of ot teachers salaries just completed by Utah Foundation the private governmental research research re reo search organization The Foundation Foundation Foun Found dation survey included data tab tabb tabulated elated from official salary schedules schedules sched shod ules tiles of ot local school districts covering virtually all school districts districts districts dis dis- with an on enrollment of bf or more pupils In kt the Mountain States Stales The following tabulation compares the average salary paid to bachelor degree teachers at various points ponts on the salary schedule Other Utah States Beginning salary During year During year salary Years to reach maximum 15 11 It may be noted from Irom the foregoing fore foree going that the average maximum salary In Utah is slightly higher than the Mountain States average average average aver aver- age age but that it takes the average Utah teacher longer looger 15 years In Utah and 11 years In other Mountain States to reach the maximum step on 00 the salary schedule One Important point brought out In the survey is that in most of the other states the larger districts generally pay higher salaries to teachers than do the smaller districts In Utah the reverse Is true with larger districts districts districts dis dis- dis- dis generally paying less than the smaller districts This situation situation situation situa situa- tion Increases the salary disparity disparity disparity ity between Utah and the other states states' for the larger districts For example in districts with more than pupil enrollment enrollment enrollment enroll enroll- ment the beginning salary paid In Utah Is under the average average average aver aver- age beginning salary In the other Mountain States The study points out that the salary differential Is much JessIn less Jess 1 In ht the case of at the smaller dis dis- dis The aver average beginning salary ki In Utah districts With fewer than 1000 pupils Is only below the average paid by bythe bythe bythe the small districts Sn In the seven other othel Mountain States Stales Another fact tact shown shO by the re report report re re- port Is that while average teacher teach teach- er salaries in Utah have increased Increased in increased in- in creased more mote rapidly than they have in the seven other Mountain Mountain Moun Moun- tain taro States since the 57 1956 school year eAr they have Increased less rapidly since 1937 1957 The Found Foundation explains this seeming anomaly by the fact that thai the 1957 Utah Legislature provided n large Increase In the school program which resulted in a substantial boost in Utah teacher salaries during the 1957 58 school year Foundation analysts point out that the average annual teachers teach teach- ers salary in Utah has varied from per cent to per percent percent percent cent of the average annual wage paid to all aU Utah workers Utah workers subject to employment security laws Last year teacher salaries were wen equal to per cent of ot the average average average av av- av- av wage In Utah The ratio of the the average teachers salary to the average wage In covered employment Is almost the same for Utah as It is for forthe forthe forthe the Mountain States and the United States as a whole The study also shows that ti over the past seven to twelve years salary increases for classroom teachers in Utah have kept pace with the rise in salaries paid to white collar workers in the Salt Lake Ctt City metropolitan area During the past two years however however however how how- ever the rise In teachers salaries has been less than that of other salary and wage Increases According to the report the monthly salaries for state merit positions having approximately I Ithe the same educational requirements requirements requirements require require- ments as school teachers are above that of teachers if the salary salary sal sal- ary my teachers is competed on a month 12 basis but below that of teachers if the teachers salary is figured on the month 9 a actual I I teaching year I |