I wanted to know what other professors make. Here in Cleveland, one of my professors said she makes about $72,000 holding a PsyD/yr (she went to school for like 13 years) while my other professor who has a Ph.D (8 years ish of schooling) literally told me to my face that for 3 classes she is teaching she gets paid $12k this semester...that's an insult ($24 per year and maybe if you taught summer courses you'd make $36 per year).

This is absolutely fucking nothing compared to the loans I had to take out for school. I currently make $200 a day, 7 days a week, sometimes MORE and when I did the math I was really astonished, sitting there with my mouth open. Rn I have about $40k in student loans and I just tanked this semester because me and my partner of five years just broke up AND I still have one whole year of schooling left if I want this. First and foremost, none of this feels worth it anymore. Second, if I get my MA, I will owe about $30,000 more in student loans and I am at my "Fuck it" point.