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> $55k a year This is actually a LOT. My mother who even has a PHD and works as a teacher only makes 16.8k per year.
by snakeanus 9y ago
> $55k a year
This is actually a LOT. My mother who even has a PHD and works as a teacher only makes 16.8k per year.
- ouid 9y agoit's not, it's slightly lower than the gdp per capita for the US.
- barrkel 9y agoDon't confuse mean with median. Someone earning the mean will be well above the median (i.e. earning more than most people) because the mean is skewed by the very well off.
- ouid 9y agoI wasn't arguing that it was the mean, I was arguing that it's not a lot.
- dsp1234 9y ago$55k is just under the median 'household' income ($59k), so it may not be a lot, but it's more than a lot of people have.
- mikestew 9y agoMedian household income in the U. S. is $56K. In this case, the point stands...kinda. But you're right, GDP isn't the way to measure, as GDP has been going up more than income. Which means someone is skimming, but that's a different discussion.
- dsp1234 9y agomaking $55k a year Median household income in the U. S. is $56K. So the person is making the same amount as the median 'household'.
- slamdance 9y agoif your mother has a PhD and only makes $17k/year, Its because she WANTS to in that She would rather do her job where she is at than move (geographically or career orientation-ally). People working fast food can make more than that.
- snakeanus 9y agoMoving and finding a job in another country is not something trivial, especially if you get 17k/year.