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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Compare the MCEA salary with the salaries for the Fed. Many Fed positions pay more than MCPS and many of the Fed positions that pay more don’t require a degree. I know someone who is an Admin assistant at FDA. Been there for 20+ years. Makes 140k and never spent a day in college. [/quote]

Degree requirements are mostly relevant for entry-level positions. After 20+ years there's often going to be overriding factors and skills.

What you described as an admin assistant is likely an administrative officer, which have a great deal of responsibility and require special skills and training that you aren't going to get in college. Calling them office managers would be more accurate, but even that sells them short.

So yes, compare MCEA scales to the GS scales. While you're certainly going to be able to find some state/local/federal workers that make more money than teachers, those are the exceptions rather than the rule. Once you set aside STEM, law, and management positions, you're not going to find many feds making more than teachers at similar experience levels, after adjusting for the 10-month nature of the teaching positions.[/quote]

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