Salary Differences in Los Angeles as Compared to Other States in the Country

[maaci]

Originally Posted by Charles

Are you moving from New York, Boston, or Washington DC?

No, I'm relocating from Ohio. I guess I should clarify in my case it will offset the higher cost of living, maybe not everyone.

[maaci]

Originally Posted by HotFudge

Hi Maaci! Thanks for telling me about your job. Quick question: you're interviewing for a job in California... are you already living there or are you doing the process long distance? If you're doing it long distance, how were you able to land an interview and all that without living in California?

Hi Hotfudge:

No I currently live in Ohio. There are lots of recruiting companies that specialize in my field. They arranged the interviews. I had two telephone interviews and now I am here for my face-to-face interview.

[DawnW]

Ok, my DH is in the WRONG industry! What does your DH do?

When we left LA we were both working 2/3 time in our jobs and juggled our schedules so that we didn't need childcare. It was WONDERFUL!

Dawn

Originally Posted by Sorcerer68

I had to work on my husband for almost 3 years before he finally caved in and we returned. BTW he immediately got a 150k a year job working 20 hours a week. He forgot how much he loved it here .

[DawnW]

Well, THAT is certainly true. DH is a tax accountant and works primarily with actors and producers in LA but works with high net individuals here in Charlotte.

DH had clients on the side in LA and can't really find that here. He actually still has one client in CA but that will be ending as the actor is retiring. But he could get some more if we were to move back.

Dawn

Originally Posted by Sorcerer68

It's sort of something you're either born to do or you're not. He works in a certain aspect of T.V. production. He tried to go to school for it and ended up teaching a few classes before he realised college wouldn't teach him anything in his field. I might add this job allows him to work freelance jobs to bring in some extra money . L.A. is full of opportunities and you won't see them in the "statistics" because they don't exist in other cities. I wrote a gargantuan post on this a couple weeks ago.

[katenik]

have a look at the "teacher pay nationwide" thread in the education forum. you'll see that texas' teachers are woefully underpaid compared to many other places, including CA. every district here that i know of pays step 1 teachers more than you are making in TX. with your experience, you could easily boost your salary by 8-10K just by making the move. that's not a bad increase for something you don't plan to do long-term.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by katenik

have a look at the "teacher pay nationwide" thread in the education forum. you'll see that Texas's teachers are woefully underpaid compared to many other places, including CA. every district here that i know of pays step 1 teachers more than you are making in TX. with your experience, you could easily boost your salary by 8-10K just by making the move. that's not a bad increase for something you don't plan to do long-term.

Not sure about the comparison of state averages for teachers' salaries. I think the LAUSD salaries are significantly higher than the outlying school districts. Perhaps the Texas salaries are compared to LAUSD or big city school districts? I don't know. Salaries in Conejo and Simi are lower than LAUSD (I am pretty sure). Battle pay differences? Lots of economic factors involved. Pay, cost of living, unions, ESL percentages, level of student functionality, commuting issues, teaching conditions.

No arguments here, just food for thought.