So the next time you wonder if fire rated glass is expensive, know that there are ways of specifying fire and safety rated products for 20 and 45 minute applications that wonât blow your budget.
By either of these standards, a minimum wage position in Pennsylvania accounts for only a fraction of familiesâ basic living expenses. A full-time employee making $7.25 per hour earns just $15,000 per year.
The average starting salary for a teacher in Pennsylvania as of the 2012-2013 school year was $41,901. Nationally, that number puts the state ninth for highest starting teacher pay, behind Alaska, California, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Wyoming.