The Teach Act brought attention to the issue of low starting educator salaries. However, progress needs to be made for all educators who have served for many years. This study highlights differences based on highest education obtained and longevity of licensure. There is a increase in wages based on the obtained of a Master's degree, but that does not carry through to a PhD or D.Ed degrees. There are differences also based on longevity. Wages peak for the group of educators that have spent 20 - 30 years in the system, but did you know that salaries decline for educators that have more than 30 years of experience? Low starting salaries only tell part of the story. If you track educators (teachers, principals, and superintendents) once they leave the education system, their salaries decline by at least half of what they made while educators. The morale to the story is that for many educators that leave, the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. Wage prospects outside of education are modest. Salaries for educators that have been in the system for a long time will only improve if employers outside of education begin to pay their people more. In a state with high rates of economic disadvantage, this is likely not going to occur soon.