Needledik wrote:
With the impending Los Angeles Unified teachers going on strike, seriously, why do teachers always gripe how hard their life is? Healthcare is full paid for them, pensions set up, and making $75,000 on average per year with 3 months off? Reminds me of all the fast food workers out here demanding $15-20/hr. So you have to grade papers...big deal..don’t they still have scan tron machines to do that? I hope they go on strike for nothing and then end up grateful they at least have a kick back job where they can retire young.
Depending on the state you are in, teachers are either well paid or not. Here in Ohio, in a good suburban school district, a teacher with 20 years of experience will be making at least $85,000. That is really good for Ohio. (for those who think that is not very good, you have to not think about starting today and then waiting 20 years to make $85,000...you have to know that they started 20 years ago and make $85,000 today). You can still buy a nice house in a good neighborhood for $250,000 in most areas in Ohio.
In California, things are very different. $85,000 doesn't go nearly as far, and even if you have a spouse who is also a teacher, a combined salary of $170,000 would make it hard still to buy a house. You might get lucky and find a 900 sq. ft townhouse for $500,000, but a free-standing home would be very difficult.
Here is an example of a $700,000 house in Burbank, CA -
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/525-N-Buena-Vista-St_Burbank_CA_91505_M10513-12182?view=qvIn some states, teachers make way less than what they do in Ohio and California.