>48k is less than the median income in the US Yet nearly half of workers in the United States earn less than $30,000[1] (people earning less than $30,000 accou

>48k is less than the median income in the US Yet nearly half of workers in the United States earn less than $30,000[1] (people earning less than $30,000 accounts for 48.06% of the population[2]) and 1% of the country makes more than 250k a year[2]. Four states have a median HOUSEHOLD income under 48k[3]. The vast majority of people on HN seem to think that everyone is drawing a 6 figure software dev salary, federal minimum wage is 7.25 an hour. 13 years into my job and I'm one of the best paid people in my position and I'm around 36k now I think, new hires make considerably less than that at a fortune 500 company with 425k employees. [1] https://howmuch.net/articles/how-much-americans-make-in-wages https://howmuch.net/articles/how-much-americans-make-in-wage... [2] https://wallethacks.com/average-median-income-in-america/ https://wallethacks.com/average-median-income-in-america/ [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_income https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...