![]() Only two communities in the state - Pittsfield and Athol - still pay 90 percent of employees' health insurance, said Elaine Dwyer, vice chairwoman of the Quincy School Committee, and "the days of 90 percent are over." The city contends that its calculations show that in all cases teachers would make more from the raises than they would lose in increased health insurance payments. ![]() The city's offer would mean that teachers, who now pay 10 percent of their health insurance premiums, would pay 20 percent. The teachers say they went on strike last week because they could not afford to accept the city's offer of a 13 percent across-the-board increase over four years if it meant they must also pay more for their health coverage. The pay scale currently ranges up to $69,310 for teachers with a master's degree who have worked 12 years.Ĭity officials say Quincy salaries compare favorably with surrounding communities.Ī 2006 list of average teacher salaries, compiled by the state Department of Education, puts Quincy at $58,815 - slightly higher than Plymouth and Weymouth, but less than Brockton's $62,326. The ongoing teachers' strike in Quincy - the first in Massachusetts in more than a decade - has thrown a bright light on that city's relatively young core of teachers and the widespread municipal problem of paying for increases in health costs.Ībout 300 of Quincy's nearly 900 teachers have been hired in the past three years, and the average age is about 40.Ī starting salary with a master's degree is $40,704. ![]()
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