Show Utah Salary Schedule Favors Career Teachers Potential lifetime earnings for Cor a teacher with a bachelors bachelor's degree in Utah is nearly 20 above the Mountain States average even though the average annual salary of all Utah teachers is below the average of the eight Mountain States THIS WAS the major conclusion conclusion conclusion con con- reached by Utah Foundation the private research research research re re- re- re search organization in their analysis of a survey of proCessional professional professional pro pro- school salaries recently recently recently re re- re- re completed by the State Board of Education The survey included salary information received from Crom school systems located throughout the eight Mountain Mountain Mountain Moun Moun- tain States Foundation analysts explain the seeming contradiction between between between be be- tween potential lifetime earnings earnings earnings earn earn- ings of bachelor degree teachers teach teach- ers and average a salaries of all teachers by the fact tact that average salary data for all teachers do not make allowances allowances allowances allow allow- ances for difference in academic academic academic aca aca- demic preparation years of experience and type of salary schedule IN UTAH for Cor example salaries paid to beginning teachers usually are somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what below those paid in surrounding states while maximum maximum maximum max max- salaries in Utah generally generally generally gen gen- are higher than the Mountain States average Thus over a year 40 teaching teaching teaching teach teach- ing career the total earnings of oC the Utah teacher is greater great great- er than the average for the eight Mountain States despite the fact that the initial salary levels may be below those of other states According to the survey the average Utah teacher with witha a bachelors bachelor's degree could expect expect expect ex ex- to receive total earnings of over a year 40 teaching career based on 1969 70 salary schedules This compares compares compares com com- pares with average lifetime earnings of for such sucha a teacher throughout the eight Mountain States Only Nevada Ne with total potential lifetime earnings of for a bachelor degree teacher ranks above Utah by this measure ONE AREA where Utah falls Calls behind other Mountain States according to the Foundation Foundation Foundation Foun Foun- dation analysis is in the additional additional additional ad ad- increment provided to teachers with a masters master's de de- de- de gree The State Board of Education salary survey shows that the average Utah teacher with a masters master's could expect to earn more than a bachelor degree bachelor teacher over overa a year 40 teaching career Throughout the Mountain States the masters master's degree would be worth an added during a lifetime of teaching IN MOST states the large urban school districts usually are able to pay salaries that are considerably above those found in the smaller rural districts In Utah however the school equalization laws have produced or more uniform salary patterns throughout through through- out the state Because of this different salary pattern in Utah the salary levels in the larger Utah school districts generally are arc lower than those in similarly similarly simi simi- larl sized districts in other states The salary levels inthe in inthe inthe the smaller Utah school districts districts districts dis dis- dis- dis on the other hand are usually higher than those of comparable districts in other states ACCORDING to the Foundation Foundation Foundation tion analysis salary gains for Cor Utah teachers during the past six years have been slightly above those in the theother theother theother other Mountain States In 64 1963 the potential lifetime earnings of a teacher with a bachelors bachelor's degree in Utah was 19 per cent greater than the Mountain States average During the current 1969 70 school year the total potential lifetime earnings of ofa a Utah teacher are 68 percent per percent percent cent above the Mountain I States average i i. i |