Amount in pesos

Position 1958 1964

Federal District
Director ( elementary or kindergarten ).... 1,000 1, 760
Classroom teacher ( elementary or kindergarten ). 800 1, 100-1, 600
Classroom teacher ( secondary ) ... 78 104-124

Interior
Director ( elementary ).... 720 1, 760
Classroom teacher ( elementary or kindergarten ). 600 1, 100–1 , 600

Secondary school teachers are usually paid by the hour , with an initial
load of 12 hours per week .

Advancement

Under the law , the Comisión Nacional de Escalafón ( National Seniority

Commission ), composed of two representatives of teacher organizations ,
two from the Government , and an arbitrator designated by both parties,
determines promotions of teachers on the basis of their qualifications , per
formance , and seniority. Length of service is rewarded by salary increases
every 5 years .

Other Benefits
Through the Institute of Security and Social Services, teachers and their
families receive hospitalization , medical attention , and medicines . For these
benefits teachers contribute 8 percent of their salaries and the Government
contributes an amount equal to 12.75 percent .
Still other benefits , either available to the teacher by virtue of his job or
accruing to him when he retires, are the following :
for

1. Eligibility scholarships and study trips abroad with full

or

Mexico
in

salary payment
.

Low cost mortgage loans use

of

vacation and recreation centers and travel

2.

,
-

and per diem expense for official work away from residence
.

nonprofit discount stores throughout the country for purchase

of

of

Use
3.

food housewares and medicines

,
,

Mutual insurance system providing eso policy percent payable

50

20,000
4.

,
-p
he

the teacher when retires and the remainder when he

to

to

beneficiaries
dies
.

with full pay for temporary disability disability

or

Retirement full until

5.

the teacher becomes eligible for retirement

or

ceases
.

equal
30

years service regardless age

of

Retirement after with benefits

to
6.

5 ,

,
'

salary average during teacher's last years

.

Teachers also receive benefits and protection from membership

in

the
de

Trabajadores
de

Sindicato Nacional Educación National Syndicate

of
(

Educational Employees part Trabajadores del

of

de

the Federación
a
,
)

20

For more than

of

Estado Federation Government Employees years

(

).

the syndicate facilities for editorial serv

in

has invested substantial sums

ices hotels for rest and recreation social and medical services and teacher
,

ages All these benefits provide higher level security for teachers than
of
a
.

their salaries alone would make possible

.

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