But the part you left of of what you quoted was
around here, education. We pay teachers exceedingly well, and the result is a huge glut of grads who can’t find full time work.
I don’t know where @Sam_Stone lives, but they are clearly saying that it’s specific to where they live. Where I live it’s a different matter - more so in some school districts than others.
edit because new system, still learning.
I suspect his “around here” is not paying $40k/y.
I lived in a district for a bit in the 90s that was paying over $100k if you had a master’s plus some amount of credits. In 90s dollars. It’s a very YMMV field.
It very much depends - here are the starting salaries in my school system
For 2019-20, starting salaries for teachers range from $57,845 (bachelor’s degree, no prior teaching experience) to $87,510 (master’s degree, eight years teaching experience, plus additional coursework). New teachers with a master’s degree but no prior teaching experience will earn $65,026.
And of course, the salary goes up - top pay is about $120K . If you’re wondering why there’s a starting salary listed for someone with eight years’ experience, that’s for people who are new to that district.
Doreen, where is that?
(i.e. where is your school system?)
NE states with teacher unions pay much higher than most other states. As you might expect the SE pay is near the bottom of the scale.
Forgot this doesn’t show location- I’m in NYC
I’m in Alberta. Starting salary for a teacher here is $58,900, and the median wage after 10 years on the job is $99,000. Also, teachers get full government pensions, which are far better than anything you can get in the private sector. In addition, they work about 1250 hours per year, compared to 1680 hours for average employees.
Best job around, if you can get it.