How much do teachers make a week?

The bottom quarter of kindergarten teachers made $768 or less per week, while the top 25 percent earned an average of at least $1,207 per week. According to industry website Teacher Portal, the average weekly salary of a starting teacher is $653. read more

Private school teachers work 38.3 hours per week. Compared with public school teachers, editors and reporters earn 24% less; architects, 11% less; psychologists, 9% less; chemists, 5% less; mechanical engineers, 6% less; and economists, 1% less. read more

These teachers are employed in middle schools and high schools and, like elementary teachers, are normally paid an annual salary. According to the BLS, the average secondary school teacher in the U.S. earns an annual salary of $61,420 or $29.52 an hour. read more