[staticman2]

The median wage for teachers seems to be equal to the median pay for college graduates, maybe a bit higher if you account for benefits.

It's not terrific by Hacker News standards, but should be a living wage in most places especially if you marry or room with someone who can split housing costs with you.

[etempleton]

Media entry level wage is typically pretty good. The problem is it doesn’t scale as fast as most other professions. Look at mid-career salary and it is a bit different story.

Remember educators also have to get a master’s within 5-10 years in most states.

[lotsofpulp]

The $ per hour and quality of life at work are terrible though. You do not get to browse the internet whenever you want, take on enormous liability dealing with children, and of course, entitled parents.

[jackcosgrove]

The number of synchronous commitments teachers have every day would be a disqualifier on its own for me. Teachers have a highly structured schedule of daily "meetings" (class sessions), and they are conducting every "meeting" rather than being just a participant. And they are probably doing so on their feet. That just sounds exhausting.