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Originally Posted by MisterStretch
This is quite a salary, mates. Unless the cost of living is dramatically higher in the UK than in the US, you British teachers do quite well.
The highest average salary of a US teacher (Special Education; Secondary Education) is $42,046 (21,240.62 GBP).
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I think 34k average in the U.K is a bit of a red herring. I earned that 2 years ago after 5 years of teaching and I was at the top of the pay scale with all the points I could possibly get. My guess is this includes head teachers and senior managers salaries. England particularly London is really expensive. teachers back home in London complain mainly because of the allowance for working in London is about 2k whilst the police get an additional 12k London allowance. for 2k extra a year this allows you to rent a wheely bin in London. I don't think a teachers wage is bad back home but I think you should get paid more on performance. Too many dinosaurs waiting for retirement on big salaries doing a crap job and a lot of excellent young teachers coming through who are struggling to cope with the cost of living who are hard working and excellent teachers.