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EPI put the top 1% at $737,697 in 2019 and the top 5% at $309,348 [1]. Average Income of those normal workers [2]: * Lawyer: $148,910 * Dentists (across all
by aiisjustanif 5y ago
EPI put the top 1% at $737,697 in 2019 and the top 5% at $309,348 [1].
Average Income of those normal workers [2]:
* Lawyer: $148,910
* Dentists (across all specialities): $186,300
* Physicians (across all specialties): $218,850
* Architects: $89,470
* Software engineers (across all specialties): $109,950
* All computer and math specialties: $96,770
* Pilots (All specialties): $163,480 [3]
So these “Normal people” are not even apart of the discussion stop making it seem like all these professions seem like they are in the top 1%. It’s paint a really false picture that skews the conversation at large.
1. https://www.epi.org/blog/top-1-0-of-earners-see-wages-up-157-8-since-1979/ https://www.epi.org/blog/top-1-0-of-earners-see-wages-up-157...
2. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#23-0000 https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#23-0000
3. I think that number might miss out on all the burn out low level contract airline pilots that make peanuts.
- onlyrealcuzzo 5y agoYou can use data from the IRS [1]. The cutoff for the 1% for households is around $550k. For individuals it's around $400k. The median salary for radiologists is $422k [2]. The median salary for a Google Sr Engineer is >$350k [3] (not including Google stock appreciation - which pushes this well into the $500k range). [1] https://taxfoundation.org/publications/latest-federal-income-tax-data/ https://taxfoundation.org/publications/latest-federal-income... [2] https://www.salary.com/research/salary/alternate/radiologist-salary https://www.salary.com/research/salary/alternate/radiologist... [3] https://www.levels.fyi/company/Google/salaries/Software-Engineer/ https://www.levels.fyi/company/Google/salaries/Software-Engi...