▁$ 5 0 , 4 8 8 ▁for ▁ 1 8 1 ▁days ▁worked . ▁ ▁The ▁starting ▁sal ary ▁was ▁reported ▁as ▁$ 3 8 , 0 0 0 . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Pennsylvania ▁ranked ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁states ▁in ▁average ▁teacher ▁sal aries . ▁When ▁adjust ed ▁for ▁cost ▁of ▁living ▁Pennsylvania ▁ranked ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁for ▁teacher ▁compens ation . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁teachers ▁receive ▁a ▁defined ▁benefit ▁p ension , ▁health ▁ins urance , ▁professional ▁development ▁re imb urs ement , ▁ 3 ▁paid ▁personal ▁days ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁sick ▁days , ▁long ▁term ▁dis ability ▁ins urance , ▁ret irement ▁bonus ▁of ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 , ▁life ▁ins urance ▁and ▁other ▁benefits . ▁According ▁to ▁State ▁Rep . ▁Glen ▁Gre ll , ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Public ▁School ▁Emp loy ees ’ ▁Ret irement ▁System ▁Board , ▁a ▁ 4 0 - year ▁educ ator ▁can ▁ret ire ▁with ▁a ▁p ension ▁equal ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁their ▁final ▁sal ary . ▁ ▁Anti et am ▁School ▁District ▁administrative ▁costs ▁per ▁pup il ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁were ▁$ 9 5 4 . 9 5 ▁per ▁pup il . ▁This ▁ranked ▁ 6 6 th ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁among ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Pennsylvania ▁public ▁schools . ▁The ▁lowest ▁administrative ▁cost ▁per ▁pup il ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁was ▁$ 3 9 8