Are Hogwarts teachers rich?

Without the need to allocate money for housing and living costs, Hogwarts professors presumably pocket almost all of their salary. Nevertheless, considering the professors who briefed the screen during the Harry Potter movies, there are some particularly wealthy candidates.
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Are Hogwarts professors rich?

Hogwarts Professor: $32,000 – $47,000

It's not a GREAT salary, but at least the post comes with plenty of prestige, and considering how prominent Hogwarts is in the Wizarding world, its professors are probably on the higher end of that scale.
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How much does a Hogwarts headmaster make?

House Heads = 13,000 Galleons per year (£65,000 per year) Deputy Headmaster/Deputy Headmistress = 15,600 Galleons (£78,000 per year) Headmaster/Headmistress = 18,000 Galleons (£90,000 per year)
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How do Hogwarts teachers get paid?

If you apply real world pay differences to the wizard world, Hogwarts professors would earn about 1500 Galleons. Now since 1 Galleon = £5.00 (more or less US$9.75) it would bring their paycheck to $14,625 per month or $175,500 per year.
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How much do Aurors get paid?

Auror, $41,500-$51,600

According to the Harry Potter Wikia: “An Auror is a member of an elite unit of highly-trained, specialist officers. They are trained to investigate crimes related to the Dark Arts, and apprehend or detain Dark wizards and witches.
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The 6 Most Powerful Hogwarts PROFESSORS in Harry Potter (RANKED)



What is the highest paying job in Harry Potter?

The Head Goblin at Gringotts earns £36,000 (about US$46,000), the same as a teacher at Hogwarts. The highest-earning job in the wizarding world is – you guessed it – the position of Minister of Magic, which will earn you £156,000 (about US$200,000).
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What is Draco's job after Hogwarts?

That's not a joke, he actually doesn't work. Rowling shared on Pottermore, “Independently wealthy, without any need to work, Draco inhabits Malfoy Manor with his wife and son.” He lives off of inheritance money!, so the lucky man can dedicate his life to hobbies without the stress of making money.
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Is going to Hogwarts free?

J.K. Rowling Says Hogwarts is Free

J.K. Rowling tweeted Friday that Hogwarts is tuition-free because the Ministry of Magic pays for all magical education expenses.
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Where do Hogwarts teachers live?

Many Hogwarts professors resided at the school during the school year, though this was not always the case. During the 1980s, Minerva McGonagall owned a cottage in nearby Hogsmeade with her husband, later moving out after his death.
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What is Dumbledore's salary?

Being a wizard of high regard, it is safe to assume that his salary met the $400,000 range. That means that as Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore made 83,164 Galleons, 5 Sickles and 3 Knuts per year. Not a bad salary. His net worth, however, doesn't stop there.
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How much do Aurors get paid in galleons?

8 Ron, Auror (1600 - 2000 Galleons/$40-50,000)

During his time as an Auror, though, he probably earned around 1600-2000 Galleons, based on the average earnings of intelligence, miliary, and police officers in the UK. As a shop assistant, of course, his salary would be very dependent on the generosity of his brother!
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What was Ginny's job after Hogwarts?

Ginny has enjoyed an athletic career on and off the Quidditch pitch: Immediately following the Battle of Hogwarts, she played professionally for the Holyhead Harpies. After retiring her broomstick, she became the senior Quidditch correspondent and eventual sports editor at one-time fake news outlet The Daily Prophet.
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What is Arthur Weasley's salary?

$2,094,848- ($42,752/year determined by Economics Society at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania) - Very Base cost for sending a kid to Hogwarts for all 7 years (Not including broomsticks, pets, Quidditch robes, extra uniforms due to additional growth, etc.)
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Is Gilderoy Lockhart a Slytherin?

Ambition alone will not put someone in Slytherin, because Dumbledore and Hermione Granger are both quite ambitious and ended up in Gryffindor. Lockhart's lack of self-awareness, eccentricities, and easygoing nature make him a better fit for Ravenclaw than Slytherin.
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Can Hogwarts teachers be married?

Neville Longbottom became professor of Herbology and married Hannah Abbott, who managed the Leaky Cauldron. They lived upstairs to the pub and he taught happily at Hogwarts. Remus Lupin married Nymphadora Tonks and they had one child, Teddy Lupin, before their deaths in the Battle of Hogwarts.
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Do Hogwarts professors sleep in their office?

The professor's offices are actually small suites of rooms.
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Where do Hogwarts students shower?

Seeing as students weren't allowed out of their common rooms at night, there were most likely bathrooms accessible from the common rooms or dormitories, and the shower or bathing facilities would be located there.
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How much did Hedwig cost?

MSRP $39.99 with 630 pieces.
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Why are the Weasleys poor?

The Weasleys are not especially poor. It's just that Arthur works at a comparatively low paying job at the Ministry, and has a huge family to feed. Molly is a housewife and does not add to the income. As to how poor they are, well, they are helped by not having to feed their children throughout the year.
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How do Muggle borns get wizard money?

Hogwarts does have a fund to help students, but that isn't necessarily for muggle borns. That is for students who can't afford school supplies. They change the muggle currency into wizards' currency at Gringotts.
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How many owls did Draco get?

8 Draco Malfoy

Perhaps this is why Draco only has three O.W.L.s., including one in Transfiguration, Potions, and Defense Against the Dark Arts.
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Did any slytherins fight in the Battle of Hogwarts?

Nope. When they were "locked up in the dungeons", that was only in the movie. The book shows that the Slytherin's were evacuated with the rest of houses, since none of their "of age" members wanted to stay and fight.
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How are the Malfoys rich?

The Malfoys expanded their already large estate with the lands of their Muggle neighbours, and dabbled successfully into Muggle currency and assets, becoming one of the wealthiest families in wizarding Britain.
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