[Counselors] Counselor Salaries

Wed May 31 08:45:01 CDT 2017

In our contract we have a specific # of days we work before and after teachers and are paid for those days only. We are interested in hearing how other districts do this because we've heard that some other districts do this as well as give a stipend on top of that.

I make teacher pay plus years of experience.  I work 5 days before and 5 days after the teachers.  I do get paid for those 10 days.
Good Luck

You are working 10 months on a 9 month contract You are working for them for free for a month. We work the 10 month contract here too but get $3400 in addition to step for the extra months worked (5A school). I am not sure where the random number came from but I do know that it has not changed in 15 years regardless of experience. At my last school, 11 years ago, I received $5000 above step as counselor and was not required to stay a certain number of days nor come early, only enough to complete my tasks at the end of the year and before school started in August (Class A school.)

I asked years ago at my previous school to be paid per day the extra days I was expected to be at school or I would not work or be available during summer. It was 20 days so they just decided to pay me another month, a 10 month contract, August 1-May31. My new school (as of five years ago) does something similar.

I receive base master's pay plus one month's average, because of the extra days I come in.
Hope this helps.

I'm in exactly the same position. I thought last year I'd get the nerve to ask to be paid for the extra time I work before school begins and after it ends since I have to stay and teachers don't.  However, I chickened out because I am thankful for the job but when my teacher friends are all camping and on vacation already I get a little grumpy about it.

I am a Middle School counselor (550 students) who is paid according to the regular teacher's contract.  My additional pay comes from working 5 days before and 5 days after the contract time.  No additional pay for the counselor.

I get teachers' pay plus extra for the extra days.  Do you have to be assistant principal also?

On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 4:08 PM OSRHE EPAS PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board <counselors at lists.onenet.net<mailto:counselors at lists.onenet.net>> wrote:
Good afternoon,
Currently, I have been debating on whether or not to negotiate my contract a little.  I understand the state is in a budget crisis, but we have been very lucky to have gained almost 40 students last year and we will hold steady this year as well.  This is a personal question, so I COMPLETELY understand if counselors do not wish to disclose how much extra above a teacher salary they make, but I only make years experience at a teacher based salary with my Master's.  I do not get any extra pay or stipends.  When the teachers go home, which this year it was the 19th, I have to stay until the 31st.  I am also expected to return August 1st and the teachers will not report this year until August 9th.  I want to be fair to my district and fair to myself.  Any responses will be appreciated!
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