Quote Originally Posted by mainbutter View Post
Cost of living in California is through the roof.. I think that offsets any strict dollar for dollar salary comparison. That's where comparisons get mucky.
In some areas. Get away from LA, San Diego and SF and things become much more affordable. Each District sets their own salary levels............

Look at the pension plans - the packages being paid to teachers in this State are outrageous and account for a large part of our problem. I wonder what the education picture would look like in my State if the teacher retirement benefits were completely self-funded.