Feeling stuck at my salary
First time posting in here. Wanting to vent or get some advice. Currently making $65k as a supervisor in a public sector job. Been here 4 years but been a supervisor only 1 year. I started here around $45k so I know that a $20k increase in 4 years is great, but now that I am at the supervisor level it has kind of stopped and doesn’t look like there will be more advancement for me at this job for a few more years at least (likely when the supervisor above me retires in 3 years.)
The issue is, I’m 26 and I’m really trying to move out of my parents’ house. I pay around $1k in student loans every month, that is why I haven’t been able to afford rent anywhere. What would be my rent money goes to the student loans. I can’t ask for a raise because it’s public sector, this job doesn’t work that way. I’ve already done all I can to refinance the student loans and get the monthly payments lower.
When I look at other jobs, nowhere will pay me the level I am at right now starting out. Everything paying more than $65k either needs way more experience than I have, or I am just otherwise not qualified. I’m trying to make a plan for my future career path, I want to make more money, but there doesn’t seem to be a way to do that without waiting years.
Was anyone in a similar situation regarding feeling stuck in the salary they are at? Were you able to make some kind of career change that got you at the level you needed to be at to achieve what you wanted? If so what career path did you pursue?
Thanks for reading