Eight Utah school districts are now paying first-year teachers — college graduates who are licensed teachers — at least $60,000 a year. Several other Utah school districts are offering salaries just below that high-water mark.
First-year teacher Margaret “Maggie” Johnston holds up a workbook as she works with her students at Crescent Elementary School in Sandy on Sept. 19. Eight Utah school districts are paying licensed first-year teachers $60,000 annually to start. SALT LAKE CITY — Margaret "Maggie" Johnston carefully weighed her career options before graduating from Iowa State University with a bachelor's degree in education.
It wasn't a coincidence that Johnston landed in Canyons District. For the past five years, the district has developed a working relationship with Iowa State's School of Education to help cultivate new talent and introduce teacher candidates to Canyons' schools and Utah's quality of life. Johnston said she was impressed with how the district, schools and educators support teachers with instructional coaches and paid training opportunities. Parental support at Canyons' schools was another plus, she said.
But to a large degree, salaries paid to Utah educators now outstrip their peers in neighboring states, most of whom start in the $40,000 to $50,000 range. Denver Public Schools, for instance, starts teachers at $54,141, according to itsHad Johnston stayed in Iowa, her annual starting pay would have been in the $35,000 to $40,000 range with rents comparable to those charged in Salt Lake County "and not getting near as much pay. It's a shocker," she said.
For licensed educators seeking their first teaching position or mid-career educators considering a change, Canyons' salary schedule attracts attention, said Kelly Tauteoli, who recruits educators for the district's secondary schools. Young people are especially attracted to Utah's many and varied recreational opportunities, whether they enjoy skiing, hiking or mountain biking.
Rep. Doug Welton, R-Payson, who is an educator, said tying the pay raise for teachers to the school choice scholarship felt like "one of the largest bribes to pass funding," but he ultimately voted for it.Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said he recently discussed the scholarship program with House Majority Leader Mike Schultz, R-Hooper.
Crescent Elementary School principal Camie Montague said Canyons District's salary schedule helps her encourage strong teaching candidates who do their student teaching at her school to start their careers in the district.
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