Show Teachers Pay in Uintah District Increased in Past Pas 5 Years Over the past five years the average aver a age e teacher in Uintah School Scho District with a bachelors bachelor's degree has received salary increases or equivalent benefits totaling 2503 or percent Tl This s was wu pointed out by Utah Foundation the private research organization in their latest analysis of 01 teacher salaries in Utah A TEACHER w with th a n bachelors bachelor's degree degree degree de de- gree beginning a teaching career In Uintah School District during the 1967 68 school year would have received a starting salary of 01 After Alter five years experience this same teacher would be receiving a salary of Approximately of 01 this Increase came from boosts boost in the salary schedules with the remaining 1415 coming from annual increments for added teaching experience In addition the State this year began began began be be- gan to assume the teachers teacher's share of 01 state retirement costs This added another another an other to the take-home take pay of 01 the typical teacher years five exper lence I I IN ADDITION to these increases the districts in Utah provide added compensation compensation com for lor added training beyond the bachelors bachelor's degree Thus if the teacher had secured additional training during the past five years the total salary increase over the past five years could exceed the amounts shown above Despite the salary gains made by Utah teachers during recent years the salary level of 01 Utah's instructional staff last year was Wa 35 st below betow the average of ot the eight Mountain St States State te and percent under the US U.S. average By comparison the salary level level lev lev- level el paid to ta Utah's instructional staff in JW 08 t was 16 percent less lesi than the Mountain States States' average and percent percent per per- cent below the US U.S. average FOUNDATION analysis point out ont that public school teachers In Uintah School District received an increase in their take home pay this year in the action of 01 the State to assume the employees employee's employees employee's em em- share of retirement costs Previously Previously Previously Pre Pre- the employee and the employer each contributed percent of total salary cost to the state retirement fund lund These contributions were scheduled to tobe tobe tobe be raised to 4 4 3 percent in 1973 and finally to 5 percent in 1975 Altogether the total salary and benefit ben increase in Uintah School District average percent in 1972 This included the 45 percent retirement contribution con and percent as a anor normal nor nor- mal mat salary increment Of 01 course teachers at the top lop step of the salary scale would not receive the annual salary Increment BEGINNING salaries for a teacher in the Uintah School District is during the present school year The maximum salary for a teacher with a bachelors bachelor's degree is and is reached after 12 years with addition additionS additional al amounts for advanced training For Formost Formost Formost most individual teachers these amounts are for approximately nine months of 01 teaching service |