My graduate professor started with $45,000 in a state univsersity. After 20 year, he finished tenure track and all sorts things. His salary is above $200,000. Also this $45000 is only for 9 months teaching compensation. When he/she applied grant, there is 10%-20% commission pay. All the conference travel included, which means vacation for free.
Our children are standing on our shoulders. They should choose a career not a job. We had no choice due to the survival pressure. I hope more professor can come here and let people here know there are more roads to Rome. Not everybody wants to be a trader in Wall Street and not everybody can succeed in any career. Please give room to our children to grow. We made a life here. They can too!