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Table III. Salaries of High School Teachers
According to Subjects of Instruction, 1943-44. (9 months basis)

 

 

Subjects of Number of Median Salary Middle 50% of
Instruction Teachers Per Month these salaries
(A) In cities of first and second class.
English 146 £172.00 $159.00 --$184.00
Social Science 101 182,00 160.00 -——- 207.00
Physical Science 67 205.00 187.00 -- 218.00
Commerce 81 176.00 161,00 -- 194.00
Indust. Arts 59 215.00 201.00 —~ 227.00
Foreign Languages 38 174.00 159.00 ~— 186.00
Mathematics Th 171.00 169.00 -- 197.00
Homemaking 69 172.00 160,00 -- 182.00
Music 64 194.00 171.00 —— 223.00
Librarian 142 156.00 146.00 —- 169.00
Phys. Educ., Boys 17 228.00 207.00 —- 243.00
Phys. Educ., Girls aan 160.00 150.00 ~— 171.00
Not Classified 290 178.00 162,00 -~ 204.00
Teacher Total 1083 179.00 162.00 -—— 204.00
(B) In cities of third class and rural high schools.
English 65 $163.00 $153.00 --$176.00
Social Science 31 163.00 156.00 -~ 180.00
Physical Science 22 175.00 156.00 -- 180.00
Commerce 52 175.00 157.00 —- 185.00
Indust. Arts 14 205.00 190.00 ~- 220.00
Foreign Languages 6 178,00 —- -
Mathematics 32 165.00 155.00 -— 180.00
' Homemaking L8 164.00 151.00 —— 177.00
Musie 42 173.00 160.00 -— 201.00
Librarian 3 deter ann lie
Not classified 614 163.00 150.00 ~—- 178.00
Teacher Total 152.00 ~—- 180.00

929 1.64.00

In part (A) of Table III one may read that 146 teachers of English
received an average (median) salary of $172.00 per month;-and that three-
fourths of the number were paid $159.00 or more, while éne-fourth had a
monthly salary of $184.00 or more. The median of all teachers (1083)

in these schools was $179-00, Community high schools and the new

school system called Plainview are also included in this part of TableIII.