An Investigation on Rural and Urban Primary Teachers’ Income in the Impoverished Areas of West China:Take Nanjiang County in Sichuan Province as an example

Abstract

Taking Nanjiang county in Sichuan Province as object，by using questionnaire and interview, this research tried to investigate the rural and urban primary teachers’ Income. The investigation showed that: there is an obvious gap between urban and rural primary teachers’ income. Compared with the rural primary school teachers, the urban primary teachers’ basic wage, allowance, Welfare and other income are all generally higher. The author analyzed the reasons for the gap and gave some advices.

Keywords: impoverished areas; rural and urban primary teachers; income