Table 2B
New Jersey full-time employees and teachers
| Full-time employees | Teachers | Difference* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total compensation | $106,912 | $95,703 | -10.5% |
| Annual salary | $82,223 | $68,301 | -16.9% |
| Usual weekly hours | 43.5 | 41.7 | -4.1% |
| Weeks worked | 51.2 | 47.5 | -7.2% |
| All college graduates | 46.9% | 98.7% | 51.8 ppt. |
| Baccalaureate | 29.5% | 46.8% | 17.4 ppt. |
| Master | 12.4% | 49.0% | 36.6 ppt. |
| Professional degree | 3.0% | 1.8% | -1.2 ppt. |
| Doctorate | 2.0% | 1.0% | -1.0 ppt. |
| Age | 45.1 | 43.5 | -3.4% |
| Female | 42.7% | 75.4% | 32.8 ppt. |
| Black | 9.7% | 6.8% | -2.9 ppt. |
| Hispanic | 12.7% | 6.8% | -6.0 ppt. |
| Asian | 11.3% | 1.9% | -9.4 ppt. |
| Married | 65.4% | 69.4% | 4.1 ppt. |
| U.S. citizen | 90.4% | 99.4% | 9.0 ppt. |
| Observations | 97,612 | 4,989 |
* Differences are teachers relative to other full-time employees, and are measured as percentage point differences (ppt.) where the characteristic is a percentage (i.e. share female) and percent differences for other characteristics (i.e. salary).
Source: Author's analysis of American Community Survey 2012-2014 data and Employer Costs of Employee Compensation 2013 data
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