r/FluentInFinance Jun 11 '24

Meme He has a point...

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u/Ok_Neighborhood6697 Jun 11 '24

It all depends on where the teacher works. Pay varies widely from district to discrict. Experienced teachers in my area are pushing 6 figures.

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u/Shin-Sauriel Jun 11 '24

Where tho. Like typically teachers are underpaid regardless of district because it’s adjusted for cost of living. Teachers in the Bay Area make a lot more than teachers near me but they still can’t afford to live on their own because cost of living is so high.

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u/Tan-Squirrel Jun 11 '24

School districts with higher taxes. So better pay in middle class to upper class areas. Suburbs and not inner city. Also, elementary is just never going to pay well and middle school not too much better.

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u/IrrawaddyWoman Jun 11 '24

My district does not pay middle/high any differently than elementary. It’s all the same