"The benefits are out of this world" is a cope out for not paying Catholic teachers more. It is a rewarding career, I agree, but that doesnt mean we shouldnt be making a decent wage. Anything under 30,000 after a few years of teaching is not a decent salary. We should be able to have both spiritual benefits from Catholic teaching and good pay. We are being taken advantage of. I wish the church would wake up and fix things for us.