Conservative study: Teachers make $2k less in base pay than before Act 10

Full-time teacher salaries declined by an average of about $2,000 after Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 10, restricting collective bargaining rights for most public employees, according to a study from a conservative legal group.

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty report released Tuesday called the average inflation-adjusted base pay decrease "statistically significant." Over the same period, the average years of experience for state teachers dropped less than a year, to 14.2 years of experience.

Researchers said Tuesday they did not determine what caused the salary decrease, but that new teachers making less starting out likely had some impact.

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