tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625481293071943018.post2283918263987234807..comments2024-03-25T08:07:30.402-04:00Comments on NCFE: The Luzerne County Controller Earns $36,562 A Year In SalaryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625481293071943018.post-53329868334061031262009-10-24T13:32:17.305-04:002009-10-24T13:32:17.305-04:00I didn't take it that way Father Bechtel. Act...I didn't take it that way Father Bechtel. Actually my wife has always had her pay stretched out over 12 months, as it makes it easier for her to manage her finances.<br /><br />The pay shocked me, quite honestly. I know people where I work who earn more but who have far less responsibility. This may be a bit of a stretch on my part, but I can't help but believe that the incredibly low pay offered by these jobs may play some part in all the graft that seemingly happens at a county level. Regardless, you are probably right about the healthcare benefits, although these days I don't think anyone is getting anything all that great.Stephen Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875675557468649926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625481293071943018.post-50566062623092945382009-10-24T11:44:13.865-04:002009-10-24T11:44:13.865-04:00Hi Steve,
I didn't take your comment as compl...Hi Steve,<br /><br />I didn't take your comment as complaining about teachers being over paid. <br /><br />I just wasn't sure if you knew that teachers are not paid for the summers. Actually I was surprised at the County Finance person's salary myself. Then again- I have always been told that a government job doesn't pay well (unless you are a judge, or other high government official) but you get great health care benefits.<br /><br />Father Dave BechtelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625481293071943018.post-19829026005298026772009-10-22T21:17:00.882-04:002009-10-22T21:17:00.882-04:00Father...my wife is a teacher for the Scranton Sch...Father...my wife is a teacher for the Scranton School District, so I'm actually very familiar with the methods of pay. That noted, she is only in the classroom from about the last week of August to about the second week in June. A County Controller is working 52 weeks a year, sans a few weeks for vacation & holidays. <br /><br />My point was not to note that teachers are overpaid, but rather that the Luzerne County Controller position is dramatically under-paid.Stephen Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875675557468649926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625481293071943018.post-34452001598002737072009-10-22T12:06:36.767-04:002009-10-22T12:06:36.767-04:00Hi Steve,
It is a common mis-conception that teac...Hi Steve,<br /><br />It is a common mis-conception that teachers are paid for summers.<br /><br />Teachers work on contracts. A teachers "services" are contracted for a certain price. For example, that "price" might be 40K. They recieve 40K to teach. The reason teaches recieve a checks over the summer is that they choose to have it divided up oveer 52 weeks a year rather then 9 months. However some teaches DO have the option to simply recieve pay over the 9 months of school.<br /><br />Father Dave BechtelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com