Many back injuries and pulled muscles that occur in the workplace are the result of picking up something that is too heavy, not bending the legs, not asking a partner to assist or trying to lift or hold a heavy object above the shoulders.
Pre-elementary teacher education majors had to make do with a starting salary of just $32,400 at this time, while physical education teaching/coaching majors and special education majors took home $40,100 and $42,200 in their first year, respectively.
Bonus Pay for Additional Duties or Certification. 1  National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification: $1,500 annually. 2  Hourly pay rate = salary/work days/7.25 hours (or 7.5 in elementary) Example: For a teacher making the average salary ($71,264), this equates to $52.86/hr.