[quote name='Dead of Knight']Why the hell is a teacher making more than an assistant attorney general? Oh that's right, the assistant attorney general works in Guam.
I hate Guam. I wish my boyfriend would get the hell out of there. If he can make more as an entry-level teacher and get way better benefits then what the
is the point in him being there. Something tells me that US law firms wouldn't care about his experience in Guam because, well, it's Guam, even though he is getting a ton of experience..[/QUOTE]
Here in Gwinnett County, GA a new teacher starts out at, I think, $31K and of course, pay increases as time goes on plus if you advance your degree (masters, phd). Also, if you teach in Georgia for 30 years, you can retire and get 70% (I think) of the average amount of salary you made your 29th and 30th years teaching for the rest of your life. This fact alone makes me consider teaching more and more since if you teach for 30 years, get a phd, you'll end up close or over $100k a year, so $70K each year after retirement...Amazing. I love how the tweaked the GA Lottery to gather all this surplus money for education (HOPE Scholarship and teacher retirement plans).
Edit: Also, on the radio, there is an Atlanta PD seminar this weekend and they mention that starting salaries for Altanta PD is $38-41K depending on education. Again, this makes me wonder why I'm wasting my time trying to get an engineering degree.