For MCPS employees, there is a striking inverse correlation between earnings and the inclination to reside in Montgomery County. The statistics for FY2023 highlight this stark disparity, with a mere 58.6% of highly compensated administrators and principals choosing to make Montgomery County their home, in contrast to a significantly higher proportion of 81.6% among relatively low paid clerical workers, janitors, teachers' aides, and blue-collar employees.
These findings strongly suggest that principals and administrators are opting to establish their residences outside of Montgomery County not due to financial constraints, but rather because they perceive other counties as more conducive to their preferred way of life. Meanwhile, it is noteworthy that relatively modestly paid secretaries, janitors, and blue-collar workers continue to favor Montgomery County as their place of residence, despite the often-cited "lack of affordable housing" in the area.
The situation is equally discernible among teachers affiliated with the MCEA, as they, too, exhibit a higher tendency to reside outside of Montgomery County compared to their lower-paid counterparts, such as secretaries, janitors, and blue-collar workers represented by the SEIU. In fact, the data from FY2023 illustrates that only 63.8% of teachers chose to reside in Montgomery County, whereas a substantial majority of 81.6% of SEIU members elected to call Montgomery County their home.
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/Resources/Files/agenda/col/2023/20230512/20230512_3.pdf
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MCAAP - Montgomery County Association of Administrators and Principals -- Typically paid $130,000 to $300,000.MCBOA- Montgomery County Business and Operations Administrators -- Typically paid $80,000 to $130,000.
SEUI - Service Employees -- Typically paid $20,000 (part time) to $50,000.
MCEA - Teachers -- Typically paid $57,000 to $110,000.
Given the above data, it seems disingenuous for teachers to claim that they can't afford to live in Montgomery County when a significantly greater percentage of lower paid MCPS employees are able to afford to live in Montgomery County.
