Since the 1990's, Brazilian states and municipalities started to formulate or adjust teachers' career plans and salaries according to a new set of laws: the Federal Constitution of 1988, the Constitutional Amendment no. 14 of 1996, the Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação (LDB - Law of Directives and Bases for Education, 1996) and, more recently, the Resolution no. 2/2009 of the Conselho Nacional de Educação (CNE - National Education Council) and the Law no. 11.738/2008. Considering the new legislation, this paper analyzes the different ways of teachers' admission, the composition of their working journey, their career progression and the constitution of their remuneration, based on the municipal Law no. 14.660/2007, which approaches the career plan of the teaching professionals of the public educational system of São Paulo's municipality. It was found that around 90% of teachers are stable civil servants; also, that there are many different types of working journeys. One particular type of journey includes one third of the working hours destined to extracurricular activities; also, teachers can work up to 70 hours per week. Despite the inclusion of the performance evaluation in the career plan, career progression relies on academic titles and on the length of service. Although the teachers' minimum wage in São Paulo is higher than the national minimum wage, it is important to highlight that São Paulo is the richest city in the country, with the highest cost of living; therefore, it is not possible to assert that this salary stands out as an example of enhancement for the teaching profession.
valuation of teaching; career plan; teacher's working journey; teacher's salary