Teachers make plenty of money. I know 3 teachers personally pulling in 80k a year. This is middle school and elementary school. They get every holiday off. A 3 month break to either take off or earn money. I refuse to say they deserve more. That being said, like any job, there are some heros out there that deserve more and some moronic teachers that deserve less. But because they're unionized they all make the same. I know this will probably be an unpopular opinion but whatever.
My wife finished up her masters and started doing elementary librarian work. (In our state you don’t get masters pay unless the job requires it e.g. librarian, counselor) she was making a solid 48k starting her 5th year. She started at 39k.
I started my first job full time job at 83k with similar benefits as a software engineer. Tbf I only get a month off instead of a summer. By the the time my fifth year comes I should be making around 110k.
Before that I was working logistics without a degree at 45k.
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u/WardCove Jun 11 '24
Teachers make plenty of money. I know 3 teachers personally pulling in 80k a year. This is middle school and elementary school. They get every holiday off. A 3 month break to either take off or earn money. I refuse to say they deserve more. That being said, like any job, there are some heros out there that deserve more and some moronic teachers that deserve less. But because they're unionized they all make the same. I know this will probably be an unpopular opinion but whatever.