The gender gap in K-12 educator salaries |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Economics, Brigham Young University, 163 Faculty Office Building, Provo, UT 84602, USA;2. Department of Economics, Northwestern University, 2211 Campus Drive, 3rd Floor, Evanston, IL 60208, USA;3. Department of Economics, Brigham Young University, 162 Faculty Office Building, Provo, UT 84602, USA;1. DIW Berlin, Mohrenstrasse 58, 10117, Berlin, Germany;2. Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute of Labour Economics, Koenigsworther Platz 1, 30167, Hannover, Germany;3. Universität Hamburg, Esplanade 36, 20354, Hamburg, Germany;4. IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Schaumburg-Lippe-Straße 5-9, 53113, Bonn, Germany;1. Stanford University, United States;2. Sao Paulo, Brazil;1. Uppsala University, IFAU, and UCLS, Sweden;2. Uppsala University, UCLS, Sweden;3. University of Gothenburg, Sweden;1. The Rockwool Foundation Research Unit, Ny Kongensgade 6, 1472 Copenhagen, Denmark;2. The Danish Center for Social Science Research, Herluf Trolles Gade 11, 1052 Copenhagen, Denmark;3. The Danish Evaluation Institute, Østbanegade 55, 3. sal, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | We examine gender gaps in the salaries of K-12 educators. This is an occupation where direct gender discrimination is less likely since salaries are determined by a union pay scale and women constitute the majority of employers. Using data from the American Community Survey (ACS), we find a gender gap of $12,000 in the personal income of K-12 educators, with only part of this gap stemming from gender differences in administrative positions, graduate degrees, and grades taught. In contrast, when we use a dataset of the public salaries of K-12 educators, we find a raw gender gap that is about three times smaller. When we directly compare the distribution of annual income for male and female educators between the public salary and ACS data, we find that an important part of the gender gap stems from male educators having additional income outside of their primary teaching salary. |
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