Show Utah Foundation Reports on Salaries Classroom teachers with a bachelors bachelor's degree in the South Sanpete School District re received received received re- re a salary schedule In Increase Increase increase In- In crease averaging or this year In addition teachers not at the top bracket of the salary scale received an experience experience ex experience ex- ex increment averaging making the total increase for such teachers equal to this year These facts were brought out in an analysis prepared by Utah Foundation the private re research research research re- re search organization and is based on salary schedules collected collected collected col col- from the local school districts by the State Board of Education The beginning salary paid to toa toa toa a certificated teacher with a bachelors degree In South Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete School District this year is with a maximum of reached after 12 years Additional amounts are paid to teachers with added academic training The 74 1973 salary for a teacher In South Sanpete ete School District with a masters master's degree for example Is for beginning teachers and 10 for teachers at the maximum maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum step on the salary scale The report notes that these salary amounts are for approxImately approximately approximately nine months of service during the school year Foundation analysts point out that a teacher with degree beginning a teaching career in South Sanpete School District during 1968 would have received a starting salary of In 1973 this same teacher with five years year's experIence experience experience exper exper- would be receiving a salary of Approximately 1612 1 of this increase came from boosts in the salary schedule schedule schedule sched sched- ule with the remaining coming from annual increments for lor added teaching experience In addition to these salary increases the Utah Legislature last year provided that the State would begin to assume the employees employee's employees employee's employees employee's em em- share of teacher re retirement retirement retirement re- re costs This added an another another another an- an other to the take-home take pay of teachers rs making the total effective salary increase during the year five-year period equal to 2806 or Moreover teachers who earned added college college college col col- col- col lege credits during this period may be entitled to additional compensation Despite the salary gains made by teachers during recent years the salary level of Utah classroom teachers In 73 1972 still was or 89 below the aver average ge of 01 the eight Mountain Mountain Mountain Moun Moun- tain States As noted however Utah does furnish the employees employee's employees employee's employees employee's em em- share of teacher re retirement retirement retirement re- re costs a benefit not available In most other states This special benefit in effect raises the take-home take pay of 01 the average Utah teacher by approximately and re reduces reduces reduces re- re duces the disparity with the Mountain States average to Thus the effective average average average aver aver- age salary In Utah was only about 46 below the Mountain Moun Moun- Mountain tain States average last year By comparison the average salary paid in 68 1967 to Utah classroom teachers was about 50 below the average of the eight Mountain States The Foundation study emphasizes emphasizes em- em that the salary comparisons comparisons comparisons com com- are based on an analysis of published salary schedules In addition to the outlined outlined outlined out out- lined salary gains most teachers teachers teachers teach teach- ers in Utah Utah also have benefited benefit by wage non-wage fringe gains such as a liberalized retirement program and local district participation in employee employee employee em em- insurance costs |