Uhh,teachers in major cities make 100k with 10-15 years experience on 180 contract days per year, and also get pension. Student:teacher ratio is below 20 in all major cities.
Boston $60k https://btu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Salary-Grids.pdf
Seattle $65k https://www.seattleschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ce...
LA $55k https://achieve.lausd.net/cms/lib/CA01000043/Centricity/doma...
SF $60k https://uesf.org/members/2017-2020-contract/
NYC $60k https://cdn-blob-prd.azureedge.net/prd-pws/docs/default-sour...
Looks like you can add $10-20k with a masters and a few grand per year of tenure.
Key word in my comment was “competitive”, which these aren’t for trained/skilled workers with other options.
Don't get me started though! College is even dumber. 36 weeks of class per year for 18 year-olds? Wtf. Kids graduate high school and ought to be in class or an apprenticeship the next Monday. Most young adults go to non-selective universities to get simple credentials like nursing or education. It's not about fancy internships at Google or other nonsense like gap years. That's relatively decadent stuff most young adults can't indulge in.