1. Washington, Master’s with 7 years and a stipend: $96,000. Doing pretty well in my district; getting along great and being appreciated.
2. Suburb of a major Texas city, starting salary is 61k. I have 27 years experience and a masters degree. I make 68k. I’m furious that my education and decades of experience is only worth about ten percent more than a rookie with bare minimum certification requirements.