The idea of a single minimum salary nation-wide is absurd IMO.
In my state, the average starting salary for a degreed and certified public school teacher is ~$35k. That's one of the lowest in the nation, for sure, but my point is that New York's starting salary is ~$63k.
Making a $60k base salary law would cripple my state's ability to staff its schools, while having no impact on states like NY, as they higher cost of living there means that they're already well in excess of this proposed minimum.
In my state, the average starting salary for a degreed and certified public school teacher is ~$35k. That's one of the lowest in the nation, for sure, but my point is that New York's starting salary is ~$63k.
Making a $60k base salary law would cripple my state's ability to staff its schools, while having no impact on states like NY, as they higher cost of living there means that they're already well in excess of this proposed minimum.