Exactly 27,770 of the 180,280 teaching professionals employed in Florida, work in Clearwater. There has been a 50% growth in the number of teaching professionals in Clearwater between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for teaching professionals in Clearwater has increased, overall employment in Clearwater has also increased.

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In Clearwater, salaries for teaching professionals have increased. In 2010 teaching professionals in Clearwater reportedly earned an average salary of $71,949 per year. The average salary for teaching professionals in Clearwater was $65,009 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of teaching professionals in Clearwater is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Teaching professionals make a median salary of $65,725 per year in Clearwater. The difference in pay between the teaching professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 179%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $39,483 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $110,278 per year.

Teaching professional salaries in Clearwater are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited teaching school in the city. Many of Clearwater's teaching professionals are graduates of this school.

There are a total of 7 degree and certificate programs in teaching offered by Clearwater's teaching schools.

In 2010 approximately 22 students graduated from teaching courses.