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Originally Posted by Locke
This is the crux of the matter (which I see Oalie posted), teachers can make $100K/year and perhaps are upset that they cant (although they can) make more, the fact is though that they are at their top earning potential for 15 of their 25 years of employment. They row through the earning brackets really quickly.
So yeah, all they can make is ~$100k but they're hitting that before being 35 and banking it all the way to retirement, in addition to all of the other benefits of their job.
Top-notch medical, golden pensions, 3 months off, etc.
Its a pretty sweet gig. Most teachers that I know understand that their potential lack of advancement financially after 10 years mitigates a lot of their other perks.
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Hitting $100k, as a teacher, by 35 still requires you to start working towards that at 18 and have everything go right. There are plenty of jobs were you can do that same. If a tradesman goes right into trades school upon graduation from high school and works continuously from then on, they can expect to earn at least $100k/year by 35. The same is true of most professions actually.
Firefighters hit $100k after 5 years:
http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Fire/Page...-benefits.aspx
Police officers attain above $100k, after a single promotion, which occurs between 5-10 years:
http://www.calgary.ca/cps/Documents/...Disclosure.pdf
You'll see similar salaries with just about any city jobs, that 's just kind of the going rate for any kind of city job that requires special education or involves a safety hazard:
http://www.calgary.ca/CA/cmo/Documen...osure_list.pdf