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Pennsylvania’s minimum wage, which is currently $7.25, hasn’t been raised since 2009 and is lower than all our neighboring states. No matter where you live, that's just not enough money to make ends meet.
On Jan. 30, Gov. Tom Wolf proposed to increase the minimum wage to $12 in 2019 and to $15 by 2025, with an annual cost-of-living adjustment every year after that.
Pennsylvania’s minimum teacher salary is $18,500 — and it hasn’t increased since 1989. The challenges educators face in the classroom, the time we’re required to spend keeping our skills up to date, and the diversity of our students have all increased dramatically in the past 30 years.
It’s time our minimum teacher salaries finally caught up. That’s why increasing minimum salaries for teachers and college faculty members is a top priority for PSEA.
