After taxes, $36,325 was my bring home pay as a public school teacher in Florida this year.
For a state that likes to brag about having the top education system in the country, they sure don’t show appreciation for the ones who achieved it.
Florida is dead last for average teacher pay, 50th in the country. It’s shameful.
Fortunately, I have my retirement from the DoD and healthcare through the VA and Navy; but I am an outlier.
It’s unacceptable that teachers in Florida are working 2-3 jobs just to make ends meet as the cost of living continues to skyrocket, including unaffordable housing, gas prices, astronomically priced groceries, and healthcare expenditures.
This is unsustainable for Florida’s educators and their families.
Don’t just say you appreciate teachers, show it.