Lance Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Depends heavily on the which state you're talking about, and even the specific district. In Washington State, it would be around 32,000 per year. With an extra 90 undergrad credits or a Master's it would be 37,000. WA is one of the states where getting a Master's really pays off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 depends on what school district, what state, and so on. it really does vary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNgo Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 It depends on the state and district. But I will say that TX has a pretty decent pay scale (and I am only a Jr. High Director). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dks Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Texas state minimum salary for a bachelors and 4 years experience is $30,320. My suburban district pays right at $40,000. Other districts are higher. Our band directors also get paid for some extra days. dks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nctarheels05 Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Montgomery county (eastern PA) is the highest paying as far as school districts in Pennsylvania... and has some great music programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMBob Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 If you're interested in a particular area, look for it - all the figures on teacher salary are public domain - there should be salary grids accessible on most school system websites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euphonium96 Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Clark County (Las Vegas Valley, etc.) NV starts at $31K PLUS the most enormous super-awesomest benefits package in the known universe! If you are "moving" to Nevada to teach, you get a $2K moving/relocation bonus... AND ... Because the valley is growing at an unheard of rate, and because of our pecular economic circumstances, you will never want for a decent purchasing budget. Plus... They need teachers so badly, they hired me with no public full time experience AND a master's degree. (I started at $34K last year) Finding a full time art teaching job is almost more difficult than finding a job teaching high school band... But Clark Co. hires several every year - and at our rate of growth, if you're good at what you do, there is always a chance that you could open a new school - in other words, you'd be the first band director, set the tone for the future, etc. My advice: Get that Master's, then get to Nevada. :) OK... I'm done recruitng now. PM for more juicy tidbits on teaching Clark County's children! -TGB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezedogg 23 Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 every state has a different minimum, then there is each district if they have the money and the desire to pay a director XX amount of dollars. in Iowa full-time band director at a public school makes about 30K first year out. give or take a buck, so after 4 years i'd say add 4-6 more on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I hope all you band directors buy my first concert band work to be published, "Variation Suite," a grade 3 1/2 piece that is scored so any instrumentation can play it, just published by TRN Music Publishing (the same folks who do Holsinger). I need the royalties. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawker Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 You could be the next James Swearingen, although you're off to a bad start by not naming all your concert band works something that ends in "a" (Novena, Invicta, Etcetera). :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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