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.
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.
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.
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.
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.