The average teacher makes about $57,000 each year. Doctors usually make about $189,000 per year. The salary of professional athletes, however, can be anywhere from $0.16 million to $5.15 million. Many people feel that these athletes are highly overpaid, and teachers and doctors, for example, are severely underpaid. This has been a debate for many years and will be one for much longer. In my opinion, I agree with those who believe that professional athletes are overpaid. The main purpose of any sport is to entertain people, whereas the main purpose of public service workers is to provide people with all of the education needed and ways of life to help guide you. So overall, yes, I think professional athletes are extremely overpaid. While these sports are very interesting to watch, they are not a necessity for living a healthy, good life. Whereas the purpose of teachers, doctors, police officers, and many other public service workers is to help people grow up with all of the ne...