A male teacher working in the civilian labor force with a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2012 had an average annual salary of $88,000. Early childhood educators with the same qualifications had an average annual salary of $27,000-28,000.
如此经济压力不随教育程度的增加而减小。2012年，拥有学士及以上学位的公立男性教师平均年薪为88,000美元。资质相同的早期儿童教育者平均年行只有27,000—28,000美元。