State vs. private in education. Salary differences in schools, kindergartens and afterschools

Kindergartens, private schools, BeFore & After School businesses that work especially in the big cities in the country generate over 7,000 jobs and 300,000 applications, due to the salaries they offer, according to a market analysis.

The private education system is developing shyly in Romania. Photo archive

“In a context with much uncertainty and many discontent in the public education sectorthe private area begins to be contoured more and more as an option, although the number of jobs available in this sector is by no means comparable to areas such as retail, call center / bpo or the food industry, and the jobs removed in the market are addressed in particular to the candidates from the big and medium cities, as well as the private education, as well. non -existent in the small urban or in the rural area”, Says Bogdan Badea, CEO of Ejobs, the largest online recruitment platform in Romania.

Thus, an educator who works in a private kindergarten in Bucharest earns between 4,000 and 5,000 lei per month, while an assistant educator has a salary between 3,500 and 4,000 lei. A medical assistant for a private kindergarten earns, on average, 4,000 net lei each month, while a psychologist can have a salary of 4,000 lei. A private kindergarten director has a salary of about 10,000 lei per month, and those who run schools or high schools can reach or even exceed 15,000 lei. The wage ceilings vary according to the experience that the candidates and the professional certifications have. The highest salaries are in Bucharest, in the lower cities the level being about 25% lower than in the Capital.

In the case of private schools, the wage thresholds differ depending on the education cycle. Thus, according to Salario, the EJobs brand salary comparator, if the salary of a beginner teacher is about 4,000 lei per month, for those who have at least 5 years of experience exceeds 5,000 lei. A teacher from the high school cycle earns between 5,000 and 8,000 lei, depending on the seniority, but also the specialization it has.

At the state, old teachers take 7,500 lei, plus bonuses

In the state education system, the basic salary of a teacher is about 3,900 net lei, and that of a beginner teacher between 3,500 and 4,200 lei. The more the age and the didactic degree in which the salary ceilings are also increased, so that a teacher with over 25 years and grade 1 reaches a basic salary between 6,800 and 7,500 net lei. To these salaries can be added different bonuses, such as the management allowance, the gradation of merit, the doctoral increase or the increase for teaching in isolated areas, but also extrasalarial benefits such as holiday vouchers.

Education unions will boycott the beginning of the school year

The president of the Federation Spiru Haret, Marius Nistor, recently said that there is no question of a general strike in education but only a boycott on September 8 of the beginning of the school year. In addition, he said, it will be a large rally in front of the Victoria Palace, followed by a protest march, to the Cotroceni Palace.

After September 8, other actions could follow, designed by trade unionists, at national level

He said that a distinction must be made between what a general boycott and strike.

“There is no question of a general strike. We are only talking about a boycott on September 8 of the beginning of the school year. On September 9, there will be other actions that we think at national level, of another nature. If it is about a general strike, this will be determined with our colleagues in the country ”said Marius Nistor.

The representative of the unions announced the organization of a large rally in front of the Victoria Palace, followed by a protest march, to the Cotroceni Palace.

The trade union federations rejected the statements of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, according to which in recent years the teaching norm would have decreased.

“The Federation of Free Education Unions, the Federation of Education Unions 'Spiru Haret' and the National Trade Union Federation 'Alma Mater' firmly condemns the statements of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, according to which Teaching norm of teaching would have decreased in recent years. The statement is completely false, devoid of any foundation and either demonstrates a serious lack of knowledge of the realities in the Romanian education system, or its launch in the public space has been made special, with a manipulative purpose, even if the truth is known“, is supported in a statement of the unions.