| Show r r Teaching Wages Are Lagging Although the average salary salary salary sal sal- ary paid Utah classroom teachers teach teach- ers ranks seventh among the eight Rocky Mountain States and is falling further behind the potential lifetime earnings earnings earnings earn earn- ings for bachelor degree teachers teach teach- ers ranks second This l is disclosed in the fifth annual comparative salary study released released released re re- re- re leased today by the Utah State Board of Education The study covers districts districts districts dis dis- in the eight Rocky Mountain States TilE THE STUDY shows that w while h i l 1 e teachers in Utah's large urban districts trail their contemporaries in m similar simi SimI- similar SimIlar lar sized Rocky Mountain districts districts districts dis dis- teachers in rural Utah areas areas areas' r those with fewer than 3 students enjoy higher a average salaries than teachers teach teach- ers in districts of comparable size in nei neighboring states DISTRICTS from to Utah others S Districts from to Utah others DISTRICTS from to Utah others Districts from to Utah others IN DISTRICTS with fewer than students Utah averages averages averages av av- av- av were higher than the comparable averages in other Rocky Mountain states The average potential lifetime lifetime lifetime life life- time earnings of Utah bachelor bachelor bachelor bache bache- lor degree teachers based on current salary schedules is compared to the Rocky Mountain average including in- in in including including Utah of putting putting put put- putting ting the Beehive State in second second second sec sec- ond rank in this respect For master degree teachers the potential is putting putting putting put put- ting the state in rank according to the study The average salary paid principals and supervisors puts Utah in 3rd place among the mountain states assistant superintendents superintendents superintendents su su- su- su are in second place and superintendents in 3rd place In comparison with other Rocky Mountain States Utah has far fewer very small districts THE STUDY also shows that while the average teacher salary in Utah was only below the state seven-state avera average e in 1963 64 it is below m N in 1969 Since 64 1963 the Utah average has increased b by y 33 te percent while the state seven state average has increased by a percent The average teacher Sala salary in the eight Rocky Mountain States average of all aU districts reporting for the current j school year according to the I report is Arizona 88 g i Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada 9 New Mexico Utah and Wyoming |
