Where I was a teacher, $60k was the highest you could earn without a PhD. And it took 10 years to work your way up to that level.

EDIT: This was 5 years ago. I doubt teachers are making thousands of dollars more these days. My point is, the argument "teachers make so much money! What are they complaining about" is at best misinformed.

If you're hurting for money, try substitute teaching for 1 or 2 days and see what the difference is between a teacher's workday and your own. You'll probably take your less than $60k job over their most-likely-also-less-than-$60k-more-like-$30k-job