Notice the fake news:
The national average ***starting*** teacher salary is $38,617, while the average teacher salary in America **(non-starting)** is $58,950.
For anyone who really wants to get infuriated...
https://m.goarmy.com/benefits/money/basic-pay-active-duty-soldiers.m.html
Whenever a teacher brings up his/her salary to me, I have this handy. The teacher ALWAYS dummies up after that.