31-year-old California teacher’s jobs give him ‘time,’ ‘freedom’ and $115,000 a year—here’s how he spends his money

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/28/31-year-old-earns-around-115000-dollars-as-a-teacher-in-california.html

This story is part of CNBC Make It’s Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money.

Jae Byun loves his job as a high school math teacher and basketball coach. And he makes six figures doing it.

But he didn’t always plan to pursue a career in education.

While attending the University of California, Irvine, Byun majored in business economics with plans to eventually work in the financial industry. However, after completing a number of internships within that field, he changed his mind.