Two important caveats to this salary data are, first, that the method by which this data was collected unfortunately does not allow education levels or years experience to be linked with salary. Further, programs may have different definitions of Lead Teacher, therefore in the future attempts should be made to clarify differences in definitions and responsibilities of the “Lead Teacher”. Table 29: Average number of staff employed and their average annual salary in Boston Public School Preschools Average Average Average Average Highest Lowest # of staff Annual Salary Annual Salary Annual Salary Principal 1 $81,606.35 Full Time Teacher* 2 $50,502.03 $36,715.89 $43,364.16 Part time Teacher 1 $33,286.75 $27,028.8 $24,198.90 Full time Paraprofessional* 4 $20,454.55 $14,356.09 $16,963.00 Part time Paraprofessional 0 $19,085.53 $8,864.85 $14,059.86 Data source: Boston EQUIP, Community Profiles 2003-2004 Public School Survey Table 30: Average number of staff employed and their average hourly salary in Boston’s CommunityBased Centers and Head Start Centers Average Average Average Average Highest Lowest # of staff Hourly Pay Hourly Pay Hourly Pay Director 1 $24.00 $18.00 $22.00 Education Coordinator 1 $19.00 $15.00 $18.00 Full Time Lead Teacher* 3 $15.00 $12.00 $14.00 Part time Lead Teacher 2 $15.00 $12.00 $14.00 Full time Teacher* 5 $13.00 $11.00 $12.00 Part time Teacher 2 $12.00 $10.00 $11.00 Full Time Ass't Teacher* 3 $11.00 $9.00 $10.00 Part time Ass't Teacher 3 $10.00 $9.00 $9.00 *Full time denotes staff who work 30 or more hours per week Data source: Community Profiles 2003-2004 Center/Head Start Survey
Benefits are part of most employees’ salary packages. A comparison of benefits provided by different programs types can be found in Table 30. A Health Plan is reportedly available to 78% of Full Time Community-Based Center/Head Start Center staff, 100% of Full time Public School Preschool Teachers, 100% of Full Time Public School Preschool Paraprofessionals, and 5% of Family Child Care Providers (through their business or system). A retirement package is available to 64% of Full Time Community-Based Center/Head Start Center staff, 100% of Full time Public School Preschool Teachers, 100% of Full Time Public School Preschool Paraprofessionals, and 1% of Family Child Care Providers (through their business or system). Other benefits available to some staff and teachers are personal or professional days, T passes, and free or reduced child care.
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