St. Louis, MI Educator Compensation Data
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Presents crucial information regarding teacher compensation and employment covariates for a specific US public school district during the 2009-2010 academic year. This unique data offers insight into salary structures, retirement contributions, and Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) payments for 71 educators employed by the St. Louis Public School in Michigan. This dataset is suitable for detailed economic and policy analysis related to public sector employment and education funding.
Columns
id: A randomly assigned identification code for each teacher.degree: The highest educational attainment, categorized as BA (bachelor's degree) or MA (master's degree).fte: Full-time equivalent status (1 for full-time, 0.5 for part-time).years: The length of time (in years) the teacher has been employed by the school district.base: The foundational annual salary, measured in dollars.fica: The yearly amount contributed to Social Security and Medicare via FICA, measured in dollars.retirement: The yearly amount allocated to the teacher's retirement fund, measured in dollars.total: The final annual salary of the teacher, resulting from the sum of base salary plus FICA plus retirement, measured in dollars.
Distribution
The data is structured as a data frame containing 71 observations across 8 variables. It is available in a CSV file format and has a file size of approximately 3.27 kB. All records are valid, with no missing or mismatched values. The average total annual salary for these teachers is approximately $70.3k.
Usage
- Analysing the relationship between educational qualifications (degree) and salary levels.
- Modelling salary determinants based on years of employment.
- Studying the structure of teacher pay, including benefits like retirement and FICA contributions.
- Benchmarking public sector salary data from the 2009-2010 fiscal period.
Coverage
The dataset specifically covers teacher salaries within the St. Louis Public School district located in Michigan, United States. The temporal scope is limited to the 2009-2010 academic year. It includes data for 71 teachers, noting that 55% hold a BA degree and 45% hold an MA degree. The expected update frequency for this specific historical data is never.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Academics and Researchers: Ideal for running regression models and statistical analyses on small, targeted employment datasets.
- Policy Analysts: Individuals focusing on public school funding and educator compensation policies in the US.
- Journalists: For investigative reporting focused on labour market conditions and pay disparity within the education sector.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Michigan Public School Teacher Salaries (2009-2010)
- St. Louis, MI Educator Compensation Data
- US Teacher Salary Covariates (2009-2010)
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Original Data Source: St. Louis, MI Educator Compensation Data
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