AFT head Randi Weingarten makes over $560,000 per year, 9 times average teacher salary, records show
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Weingarten’s staggering salary clocks in at $564,236 according to AFT’s IRS Form 990, meaning she’s raking in serious cash over the teachers the union she runs represents.
The median salary for public high school teachers was $62,870, as of May 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). For preschool, elementary, middle, secondary, and special education teachers, the median salary was $58,550, according to the BLS. The AFT did not respond to Fox News' request for comment on whether Weingarten's high salary is justified by her work.More Related News