Expected Career Salary for a Teacher with a Masters Degree Hired in 2008-09
   Annual Base Raise---> 2.85%
185 Day  Automatic  Average  Daily Rate Accumulated
Year Salary Step Raise Base Raise of Pay Salary Increase
1 $41,344 n/a n/a $223.48 n/a
2 $44,266 4.1% 2.85% $239.27 7.07%
3 $47,437 4.2% 2.85% $256.42 14.74%
4 $50,838 4.2% 2.85% $274.80 22.96%
5 $54,483 4.2% 2.85% $294.50 31.78%
6 $58,389 4.2% 2.85% $315.62 41.23%
7 $62,996 4.9% 2.85% $340.52 52.37% Note: Typical worker works approx 240 
8 $67,966 4.9% 2.85% $367.39 64.39% days per year (48 weeks).  Teacher's 
9 $73,329 4.9% 2.85% $396.37 77.36% work year is 185 days (37 weeks)
10 $79,114 4.9% 2.85% $427.64 91.36%
11 $85,356 4.9% 2.85% $461.38 106.45%
12 $91,037 3.7% 2.85% $492.09 120.19% <------------- Consider the salary in year 12.  The pay
13 $97,096 3.7% 2.85% $524.84 134.85% has gone up by 120%, to a daily rate of 
14 $103,558 3.7% 2.85% $559.77 150.48% $492/day, or $2,460 per week.
15 $110,450 3.7% 2.85% $597.03 167.15%
16 $113,598 0.0% 2.85% $614.04 174.76%
17 $118,004 1.0% 2.85% $637.86 185.42% Question: With 750 union members
18 $121,367 0.0% 2.85% $656.04 193.55% on similar salary progressions, can 
19 $126,074 1.0% 2.85% $681.48 204.94% average residents keep up with the
20 $129,667 0.0% 2.85% $700.90 213.63% cumulative growth of this salary expense?
21 $134,696 1.0% 2.85% $728.09 225.79%
22 $138,535 0.0% 2.85% $748.84 235.08%
23 $143,908 1.0% 2.85% $777.88 248.08% Question: After how many years will this
24 $148,010 0.0% 2.85% $800.05 258.00% teacher's pay have risen so high that we will
25 $153,750 1.0% 2.85% $831.08 271.88% offer large retirement incentives, because
26 $158,132 0.0% 2.85% $854.77 282.48% we can no longer afford the salaries that we
27 $164,265 1.0% 2.85% $887.92 297.31% have negotiated?
28 $168,947 0.0% 2.85% $913.23 308.64% Answer:  When we spent $1.6 million for
29 $175,499 1.0% 2.85% $948.65 324.49% this in 2005, it was for teachers with as
30 $180,501 0.0% 2.85% $975.68 336.58% little as 20 years of experience.
2.24% <--Avg automatic step raise for this teacher