Ohio teacher union employee earns 77% more than average teacher

Posted by EAGNEWS on Jul 18, 2013

A new report finds that many of the best-paid members of Ohio’s public education system never set foot in a classroom.  According to Jason Hart of MediaTrackers.org, the average employee of the Ohio’s largest teachers union earns 77 percent more than the average classroom teacher.   “The average Ohio Education Association (OEA) employee was paid $43,838 more than Ohio’s average teacher in 2012,” Hart writes.  The average OEA staff member earned $100,553 last year, while the average classroom teacher earned $56,715.

All told, the Ohio teachers union has 25 employees who make at least $150,000 annually…….. When compared to the average Ohio worker, union officials do even better. According to Hart, the average OEA employee earns 127 percent – or $56,300 – more than the average laborer in the Buckeye State.  No doubt about it, life is good for teacher union leaders.....To Read More......