Anecdata, but my grandfather (now passed) was able to support a family of 8 children with a flight engineer job in Ukraine between late 50s to early 80s. Free

Anecdata, but my grandfather (now passed) was able to support a family of 8 children with a flight engineer job in Ukraine between late 50s to early 80s. Free housing, international travel, crazy paid leave. 8 healthy successful children, no one starved. I can't imagine being able to support more than 2 kids ever, without somehow becoming super-successful through sheer luck.