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Schools
Pinellas teachers to get biggest raise since 1980s
By Times Staff Writer
Published May 25, 2005
Pinellas schoolteachers will be receiving their biggest average salary increase in more than 15 years.
The School Board late Tuesday approved the largest increase for the district's 8,100 teachers since the 1980s. The average is 8.72 percent. Individual increases will range from 5.8 percent to 13.1 percent, depending on years of service.
Most of the increases are a result of a property tax increase approved by voters in November to attract and retain teachers. District officials also credit an increase over last year of $36.3-million allocated to Pinellas by the Florida Legislature - up from last year's increase of $31-million.
The largest percentage increases will be given to starting teachers and those who have served from six to 15 years, considered the middle of the salary scale. Starting teachers will earn $34,300 - up $3,200 from last year. Salaries for mid-scale teachers will range from $37,900 to $42,500. They will receive raises ranging from $3,900 to $4,650 this year.
[Last modified May 25, 2005, 00:59:25]
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