Chicago Public School Teachers Are No. 1 in Starting Salary at $50,577 in America's 10 Largest Cities

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Based on base salary alone, the minimum CPS starting teachers salary of $50,577 is No. 1 among the nation’s 10 largest cities. Its maximum salary, requiring a master’s degree, of $87,673 is No. 2, behind New York City. Its average salary also is among the top one or two, Human Capital Officer Alicia Winckler told board members.

They aren't number one in test scores or number one in producing college graduates by the age of 25. No word yet on when Mayor Rahm Emanuel is going to send his kids to be experimented on in the Chicago Public School system.