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[quote=Anonymous][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]

The media earnings for people with graduate or professional degrees in Montgomery County is $117k https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2023.B20004?t=Earnings (Individuals):Educational Attainment&g=050XX00US24031

This includes lawyers, doctors, NPs, private practice therapists, feds with grad degrees etc. Most do not have pensions and most have much less generous health insurance. Most must undergo subjective performance reviews, and raises and promotions are based on the subjective, sometimes unfair, choices of their higher ups. Compensation is based on market demand. These are their 12 month earnings, not 10 month earnings.

The notion that everyone else with a masters is making $200k+ is flat out false. If you know someone without a college degree making $140k, that is great for them! They are not the norm and have likely beat out other people for promotions.[/quote]

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