What I was trying to say is that I agree that you may be making less that what the average teacher in your area makes and only slightly more than a brand new teacher but your potential to make more goes up a lot higher and faster.
Teachers in your district can go up to 75K, five years from now maybe it will go up to 80 or 85K, and they've probably been working 15 to 30 years.
The national average TODAY for a fifth year associate in a small law firm is 80K. Even if your area is somewhat salary depressed, you'll be making about as much as the most senior teacher in your district within five years. As an eigth year associate at a small firm you'll be making 100K. And you'll only be about 33!
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