My district pays probably close to that more than the district in TX where my friend works. But her cost of living is so much lower that moving here to be a teacher is taking a pay cut. Cost of living matters quite a lot and it also depends on what your district has to offer. It’s never as simple as just the difference in pay.
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HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoyou’re joking, right? My district pays 20k more at year one than any district in florida.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I mean I don’t know a teacher in the district who doesn’t own their own house if that’s what you’re asking, and many of them are single.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Owning your own house isn’t the end all be all of cost of living. especially not if they bought a house pre-2020. I have a teacher friend who lives in the same state as me and she and her husband own a house. They bought it just before the pandemic after selling the first house they bought straight out of college. Because they were already living in the area and sold a home in the area it was much easier for them to buy a home here because of the appreciation on their first house. The same is not true for someone trying to move here from a place with a lower cost of living.
That’s my point, it’s not just about the pay. Relocation fees, differences in what they can sell for vs wheat they can buy in a different market, etc. It all adds up.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 weeks ago
Yeah my cousin moved from Georgia to Michigan to literally double his salary.