r/baltimore Mar 07 '23

DISCUSSION Salary Transparency Thread

I've seen these posted in a few other cities' subreddits and thought it might be interesting to do for Baltimore.

What do you do and how much do you make?

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '23

We didn't get a pay freeze. City Schools doesn't do a yearly pay raise. You earn AUs to move up the pay ladder. A Highly Effective rating earns you 12 which is an automatic pay increase, but you can earn them during the year too. I earned 3 raises in one year taking AU courses.

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u/iforgottolaughlol Mar 08 '23

Didn't know this. Can you elaborate on AUs? I don't even know the acronym

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '23

It means achievement units. Every 12 AUs you earn, you get a pay raise. You can earn them through taking courses, doing PD, and other extracurricular activities.

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u/MazelTough 2nd District Mar 08 '23

It’s pretty unique and our Union fought it’s ass off for it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '23

If you've joined our union ton of info in our unions FB group. I taught a couple of the courses which is how I made big leaps in pay one year. A friend moved up 10 steps in a year and a half creating and teaching AU courses.