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[Odoul]

http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/netcomp.cgi?year=2012

As someone that made just a little over that(well I used to)...that ain't alot. At all.

 

[Certinty]

I wonder what it's like in Chicago, seems every NPC in Watch Dogs earns a lot more than that.

 

[Kaladin]

I make around $25k.

 

[Balphon]

I wonder what it's like in Chicago, seems every NPC in Watch Dogs earns a lot more than that.

Tops the charts on club owners per capita.

 

[Fornaximus]

Approximately $25k here.

 

[malyce]

Some people work to live, while others live to work. Modern day slavery.

 

[PseudoKirby]

I make $500 more than that in my current job... I have made more before though

 

[Kinitari]

I wonder what it's like in Chicago, seems every NPC in Watch Dogs earns a lot more than that.

We played different games, I saw a shit load of people making 10k or less. I just wasn't robbing those people.

 

[Acorn]

Just need to get up 3 hours earlier.

 

[Earthstrike]

Reading stories like this makes me insanely thankful to be canadian. My first "real job" outside after school I am making more than that, and I'm considered to be on the lower end compared to my peers in the same industry.

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

But I was told by everyone they're just not working hard enough and aren't pulling up their bootstraps! D:

 

[Watcher]

I'm right under that mark. Didnt know HALF of the US makes as much as I do because its nowhere near enough.

 

[maliedoo]

Just need to get up 3 hours earlier.

and love to read...

 

[jchap]

I make less than that

Spoiler

in two months

 

[ronito]

and love to read...

And spend no less th a 5 hours a month networking

 

[Jackson]

I thought the national average was around 45k? How can half then be 25k?

 

[Randolph Freelander]

I thought the national average was around 45k? How can half then be 25k?

Median vs. Mean, I suppose. The top of the scale is making multiple millions.

edit: actually, it's precisely that. From the link:

The "raw" average wage, computed as net compensation divided by the number of wage earners, is $6,529,097,960,690.75 divided by 153,632,290, or $42,498.21. Based on data in the table below, about 67.1 percent of wage earners had net compensation less than or equal to the $42,498.21 raw average wage. By definition, 50 percent of wage earners had net compensation less than or equal to the median wage, which is estimated to be $27,519.10 for 2012.

 

[Konka]

http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/netcomp.cgi?year=2012

As someone that made just a little over that(well I used to)...that ain't alot. At all.

Really depends where you live. In the small town I grew up in you could rent an entire house for like $400 a month.

 

[BananaSprinkles]

Nevermind, wrong info.

 

[B.K.]

I made a little over $16,000 last year.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

yep, sounds about right.

 

[Jackson]

Median vs. Mean, I suppose. The top of the scale is making multiple millions.

edit: actually, it's precisely that. From the link:

Makes sense.

Also age, experience, education and location factor deeply into those figures. I know in Missouri you can get a nice 1bd for like $400.

 

[GaimeGuy]

I thought the national average was around 45k? How can half then be 25k?

You're probably thinking of households

 

[Halvie]

I thought the national average was around 45k? How can half then be 25k?

Isn't this after tax? Maybe the 45k number given was gross?

 

[jb1234]

I get about $17,700 a year on disability and other government aid. I've learned a lot about making very little money go a long way.

 

[Fenderputty]

That's a lot of bootstraps that need some pickin' up.

You're probably thinking of households

Isn't this after tax? Maybe the 45k number given was gross?

See post #17

 

[KingK]

I thought the national average was around 45k? How can half then be 25k?

That's not how averages work bro. People who make millions of dollars a year skew the average upwards.

 

[Zombine]

I guess they took the average from Radio DJ's, professional writers, catholic school teachers, and full time retail workers.

 

[Mdeezy]

I make around $25k.

Same.

 

[otapnam]

I guess they took the average from Radio DJ's, professional writers, catholic school teachers, and full time retail workers.

lol. the radio DJs and writers got me

 

[afternoon delight]

I was pretty happy before I saw this thread. Glad to know I'm getting closer to average!

 

[xxracerxx]

That is just crazy. I was earning $12 an hour for my first job as a painter when I was 15.

 

[Schattenjäger]

This number would mean more if it was categorized by age and location

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Don't forget

For example, a four-person family with two adults and two children is poor with annual cash income below $23,283; the threshold for a four-person family with a single parent and three children is $23,364.

 

[Aesius]

And spend no less th a 5 hours a month networking

I also strive to add at least 50 quality LinkedIn connections per month.

 

[n00bsauce87]

Unless you are living in the south, I can barely see how you can live off that. And people question why a lot more people live with their parents. It's because you can't live on your own with what people are paying you.

 

[Manmademan]

That is just crazy. I was earning $12 an hour for my first job as a painter when I was 15.

was that job full time? did that job offer benefits? was that job "under the table" and were all taxes being reported for you?

There is a big difference between a $12 an hour summer painting job, and a $12 an hour full time job that offers benefits. One of these is a lot harder to find than the other.

Unless you are living in the south, I can barely see how you can live off that. And people question why a lot more people live with their parents. It's because you can't live on your own with what people are paying you.

government subsidies. food stamps, housing, childcare assistance, etc.

 

[Aesius]

I left my $42.5k/year job a few months ago because it sucked ass, but now I'm starting to wonder if I will find one that pays that much ever again.

 

[Kieli]

Median vs. Mean, I suppose. The top of the scale is making multiple millions.

edit: actually, it's precisely that. From the link:

Now see, this is precisely why I fail multiple choice questions. I don't read them completely but dart to the numbers.

I read that as the raw average wage was 6 trillion. :lol

 

[Octavia]

I'm about barely over $17k a year and I put in about 95-105+ hours a week. That's life I guess.

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

My boss tells me if minimum wage increases to $15 an hour, then he'd want to be demoted to a regular sales associate.

 

[Zombine]

lol. the radio DJs and writers got me

If I make 27k as a DJ I have made it and I'm changing my name to Casey Kasem and hiring a butler. I think I make $120 a month on air lol

 

[bjork]

I made like $13,000something, or maybe just over $14k? Can't expect a king's wage for a job any idiot can do, I guess.

 

[BigDug13]

I'm about barely over $17k a year and I put in about 95-105+ hours a week. That's life I guess.

How's that possible? Minimum wage with that many hours per week would put you higher than 17k. Unless you don't work all year?

Or are not in the U.S.?

 

[Hylian7]

I feel incredibly fortunate to be pulling in ~$50k a year...

This situation really needs to improve though.

 

[Deified Data]

I make around $25k.

Same, I'm not rolling in dough. Then again I'm not working very hard, either. I've achieved a very pleasant equilibrium for myself.

 

[xbhaskarx]

I thought the national average was around 45k? How can half then be 25k?

Rich people know the difference between these two numbers.

 

[Random Painted HIghway]

feel good thread of the day, thanks for posting.

 

[mj1108]

Half of US workers bring home less than $27,510.

If Republicans could have their way, they would be making less than that.

 

[xxracerxx]

was that job full time? did that job offer benefits? was that job "under the table" and were all taxes being reported for you?

There is a big difference between a $12 an hour summer painting job, and a $12 an hour full time job that offers benefits. One of these is a lot harder to find than the other.

It was for the University system so it was reported but it was not year round w/ benefits. And I agree that there is a huge difference, I was just making a point about how awful it is to hear about this by giving my own anecdotal account.