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HillRatch t1_j5z7pit wrote

Reply to comment by kellogsmalone in Teacher moving to VT by thebaerfetus

My definition of "sustainable" might be a little ambitious, I guess. 60K in any of those cities' cheaper areas could get you a tolerable apartment and you won't be on a starvation diet, but you're not saving up to buy a house and any serious medical issue will wipe you out.

I used to be a legislative analyst for a Texas house member who sat on the education committee and one of the big issues I handled was teacher salaries. I'm a little rusty now but I have a pretty good idea of the situation.

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kellogsmalone t1_j5z8lw3 wrote

I taught in Austin ISD for 6 years and made around $47K and with my wife working at time Warner, it was tough. We did manage to buy a condo in east Austin and made a good profit, moved to DFW so she could go to school to be an RN but had to move back in w my parents to accomplish that. We are at least in a spot now where we can sell here and take the pay cut to live where we want to be. I guess looking back we were racking up credit card debt to make it work and at $84K I'm now making progress with savings.

$60K to teach is still pretty good for starting pay with a BA and I wouldn't consider NRH or Hurst wealthy suburbs compared to Colleyville or grapevine

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