Pennsylvania public school teachers differ from other full-time employees on pay, education level, and other demographic and work characteristics: Compensation and demographic characteristics of Pennsylvania public school teachers compared with other full-time Pennsylvania employees, 2010–2014
| PA private-sector and state and local government employees | PA public school teachers | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay | |||
| Weekly salary | $1,111 | $1,233 | 11.0% |
| Weekly compensation | $1,443 | $1,740 | 20.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Female | 40.9% | 71.5% | 30.6 ppt. |
| White | 92.5% | 96.9% | 4.4 ppt. |
| Black | 4.6% | 2.5% | -2.2 ppt. |
| Asian | 2.5% | 0.6% | -1.9 ppt. |
| Hispanic | 2.7% | 1.0% | -1.7 ppt. |
| Married | 64.5% | 74.6% | 10.0 ppt. |
| Age | 44.2 | 41.9 | -2.3 yrs. |
| Education | |||
| High school | 34.3% | 0.0% | -34.3 ppt. |
| Some college | 11.4% | 0.3% | -11.0 ppt. |
| Associate degree | 11.5% | 0.6% | -10.8 ppt. |
| Bachelor’s degree | 22.1% | 32.6% | 10.5 ppt. |
| Master’s degree | 7.4% | 63.6% | 56.3 ppt. |
| Professional degree | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.1 ppt. |
| Doctorate | 1.3% | 0.8% | -0.6 ppt. |
| Bachelor’s or higher | 32.6% | 98.9% | 66.3 ppt. |
| Citizenship | |||
| Noncitizen | 2.3% | 0.2% | -2.1 ppt. |
| Citizen | 97.7% | 99.8% | 2.1 ppt. |
| Observations | 134,792 | 4,657 |
Notes: Differences are for Pennsylvania public school teachers relative to other full-time employees in Pennsylvania, and are measured as percentage point differences where the characteristic is a percentage (e.g., share female) and as percent differences for other characteristics (e.g., weekly salary). Due to rounding, numbers may not always add up to the precise totals.
Source: Author’s analysis of American Community Survey 2011–2015 data (Flood et al. 2017), Employer Costs for Employee Compensation survey 2013 data (BLS 2013), and Pennsylvania Department of Education-2057 Annual Financial Reports. See appendix for further details.