You have a job, first-hand experience from within a top environment in ml and a family? In your shoes, I would gently ask my direct supervisor to test the water

You have a job, first-hand experience from within a top environment in ml and a family? In your shoes, I would gently ask my direct supervisor to test the waters and eventually take the master’s path in case a new / better paid job is lined up for me in advance through the internal route.