While the governor is busy handing out million dollar checks to staffing agencies to create a handful of jobs for a trailer making business, he continues to underfund education;
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the estimated average annual salary for South Dakota teachers is $39,580, lower than any other state. It is nearly half of what teachers in New York make.
“My husband and I both make a living. We have other jobs though. We both have other jobs outside of teaching in order to make ends meet,” Rollinger said.
I know a couple of teachers that assemble fireworks in the summer for extra dough.
When compared to other professions in SD, teachers are probably right in line with pay, not that, that is a good thing. We all need to get paid more.