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HandCarvedRabbits t1_j5ymhqk wrote

I’m a teacher in the northern part of the state. If you are single you’ll be fine. I have a wife and two kids and house and mostly living on my income. It is very tight. Rural schools generally pay in the 40’s, low 50’s for BA only. I have a masters + a lot of years and am just over 60. If I was in Burlington I’d probably be in the $80-$90K range, but I’d be paying on a $500,000 mortgage instead of a $100,000 one. It’s all relative. Don’t expect to be able to live an extravagant lifestyle, but you should still be able to spend some on fun.

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HandCarvedRabbits t1_j5ynzud wrote

I think my “If you’re single you’ll be fine” assumes that there is any housing you can find or roommates, so I might have been a little overly optimistic

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joeconn4 t1_j5zxtz2 wrote

You would likely be well above $80k-$90k. I have a friend, veteran teacher at the top end of the scale, Chittenden County. $105k-$110k range. Department head, teaches some summer school, does some coaching, picks up random side gigs at the school for arts and athletics.

Still not enough to offset the mortgage on a $100k house vs a $500k house...

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