"Also, to be fair, you need to include all of the data for all of the other school districts ... " The FY 2011 WABE data are in a 51 page report at
http://www.fcps.edu/fs/budget/wabe/
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"Social Security is required by law ..." Total Salary and Benefits of $82,530 is what a teacher making $60,000 costs the Fairfax County taxpayer, including the mandated social security payments. (Benefits add 37.55% to salary). Comparative benefits:
Alexandria City 30.31%
Arlington County 36.93%
Fairfax County 37.55%
Falls Church City 35.21%
Loudoun County 37.73%
Manassas City 35.96%
Prince George's County 37.10%
Prince William County 36.68%
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"It's hard for a teacher to spend a health insurance benefit on a house payment." Interesting discussion question. Would you rather only the mandated social security be paid by FCPS? Increase salaries but employees fund their own insurance and retirement? That would certainly help employees who have outside medical coverage.
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" ... please compare that to other employers who hire college graduates (like Northrup Grumman for example)." WAY too much data for a simple blog post! How about salaries of new teachers with a master's degree?
Alexandria City $48,944
Arlington County $48,412
Fairfax County $49,433
Falls Church City $51,500
Loudoun County $47,763
Manassas City $47,368
Prince George's County $51,413
Prince William County $47,971