You're citing pretty much the tip top end of the scale. What do you suppose the 95th percentile tech person makes? I make roughly twice as much as an engineer

You're citing pretty much the tip top end of the scale. What do you suppose the 95th percentile tech person makes? I make roughly twice as much as an engineer than I did as a teacher. I may work year round, but work is faaaar less stressful. As a teacher, you might wear many hats every day, including that of performer, improvisor, tutor, coach, mentor, surrogate parent, administrator, behavioral therapist, crisis manager, decorator, and so on, and so on. Add to that the putting up with the constant flak you receive from being in a profession that's just frankly not valued in this country's culture. If you really care to learn what it's like, I journaled my brief career as a teacher: http://alanjayteaching.com http://alanjayteaching.com.