Originally Posted by Unregistered

I have read through this forum. It seems that there are contradicting accounts of how long it takes for a normal teacher to max out their payscale at ~7.8k.

I understand that not every teacher get to 7.8k. Most stagnate at around 7k? There seemed to be accounts of teachers who reached 7.8k (7.7k to be exact) within 15 years (while doing the minimum with an average C grade), and some teachers who are stucked at ~5k+ after 15 years.

Can someone clarify on this? Which exactly is the norm? After 15 years as a normal C grade teacher, what should be the expected pay?

TIA