Does anyone know if TPWD was lucky enough to get the same new pay schedule that TxDPS got? The Trooper's new pay scale is pretty dang nice!

Not sure, they deserve it though IMO. My BIL is a trooper and he is very happy with his new pay, especially since he is on rotation to the the border.

How big o raise did they get?

Went from somewhere in the neighborhood of $54k/year as a Trooper I to nearly $74k.

I'm as pro-LEO as anyone, and believe they should get paid well. However, our educators are about I think, at the last ranking I saw, second from the bottom in the country on the pay scale. That is just wrong!

Still overpaid, They get 3 months off for summer and every holiday known to man off also.

If you can't work, then teach........

Yup. They get paid well for time worked.

I've read some different ideas here but this is just crazy!!! 3 months off??? I've been in education for 22 years and have never seen a 3 month summer! Paid for when they work??? Really?????!!!!

All of you anti school folks need to come see what educators do... It ain't an 8-4 job factory job!!!

8-4? Apparently you've never worked in a factory.

bigbob, you do work overtime for free don't you. My wife leaves for school at 6:30 AM and get home after 5:30 PM week days and we only live 5 minutes from the school. She spends almost every Saturday and Sunday at the school and brings work home and does it till bed time every day. She buys school supplies and snacks for the kids that parents are too sorry or poor just to give the kids a chance. That does not even count the paper and ink for the home printer for the work sheets that the school wont provide for. Summers are spent getting next years stuff ready and cleaning up the electronic gadgets and other stuff.

But on the bright side the school is rated exemplary due to the teachers work.

Just to clarify, I am really glad the Troopers got their raise. They have a very hard and dangerous job and don't get the thanks they deserve. Long hours in all types of weather, day or night, on call and have to see lots of things that us everyday folks probably could not handle.

I am married to a wonderful teacher with a degree. One of the smartest , hardest working persons I know.

It would be in your best interest to not insult her.

To the OP, my son is in LE and I hope the raises spread around. That is a hell of a raise though.

My wife was a math teacher for 31 years, she had to teach summer school when I was learning my trade and then grade papers on Saturday and Sunday during the school year. If it's such an easy life with high pay why don't you guys go apply. There's always a shortage of teachers.

Mouth, meet foot. With punctuation and research skills like that, I can see why you're bitter.

I believe it was 25% across the board

Many jobs are hard, and many jobs require sacrifices. Teaching is certainly challenging, but it is not uniquely so. I believe we have to add total compensation into the equation, Retirement benefits and job security has monetary value.



http://buckeyeinstitute.org/the-liberty-...mpensated-time/

My wife was a teacher and I approve this message.

X2. Wife was a teacher too.

I'm salaried, so yes, I do. I have nothing against teachers, but their job isn't any harder than anyone else's. Our schools have some very good teachers and a few very bad ones much like any other profession.

bigbob, sorry this was not aimed at you, it was the over paid, if you can't do then teach comment that I did not agree with.
I also took a salaried job when I retired and kept working. Sure was glad when they changed me to non-exempt so I got paid overtime again.

Simple answer is high pay draws chitty teachers. Low pay makes crooked cops.

How in the hell are yall comparing teachers and Leo's?

I'm sorry, teachers arnt pulling over drunks, pursuing burglers and other assorted felons and putting their lives out there every day


I'm not pro or anti leo nor pro or anti education I know lazy and hardworking people in both professions but comparing the two is apples and oranges

I agree until you get to educational level. No way would I ever be a LEO.

I bet $100.00 you would not last in a room full of 1st graders...No swearing, threatening or touching... you just have to take it ...

To the OP, best I can tell DPS is playing catchup to GW pay. Not a bad pay scale.


http://www.dps.texas.gov/trainingacademy/recruiting/benefits.htm

No way I could be a cop. I'd taze everyone.