text: Well think about this:\n\nThe average teacher salary is around $30,000 / year\n\nA shoulder launched missile is $40,000\n\nA cruise missile is $1,300,000\n\n...imagine how many of those we fire during "war games".\n\nYour pay is low because Americans don't value your profession. I doubt there will be a drastic raise in pay until teachers refuse to work for less than $50,000.\n\ngood luck.\n\n(personally I'm getting an MBA and going the business route)