Median Total Compensation For Teaching Staff Vs Low Income Students

Note:

• Total Compensation = Cash + Insurance Benefits + Mandatory Benefits
• Cash = Base Salary + Supplemental Salary
• Insurance Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability
• Mandatory Benefits include pension funding and payroll taxes

Additionally:

• Taxpayers pay for all of this Total Compensation for school district personnel.
• 85% of private sector workers do not have a pension as of 2020 Bureau of Labor and Statistics for 2020
• 40% of private sector workers do not have medical insurance covered by their employers as of 2021 California Health Care Foundation