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Being at 1.0 on the average income ratio is well above average. The median US worker comes in at .7 on that chart. You can work a lot harder to make even more

Being at 1.0 on the average income ratio is well above average. The median US worker comes in at .7 on that chart. You can work a lot harder to make even more mediocre compensation -- I worked 12-hour days in manufacturing for ten years to make less, and it was pretty difficult on my body. If teaching weren't such a horrible job with little possibility of self-improvement, I would definitely envy them their compensation.

rootusrootus 8y ago
To be fair, the comparison should be with the median worker with a bachelor's degree, because (AFAIK) that is a requirement to be a K-12 teacher. As a practical matter, a master's in education is a realistic requirement in many places as well. I certainly wouldn't do it for 60K.