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You're top 1% in the world working in a SF McDonald. You're in the top 1% in the US when you're about L7-8 in Google, according to https://www.investopedia.com/
by lrem 5y ago
You're top 1% in the world working in a SF McDonald. You're in the top 1% in the US when you're about L7-8 in Google, according to https://www.investopedia.com/personal-finance/how-much-income-puts-you-top-1-5-10/ https://www.investopedia.com/personal-finance/how-much-incom... and levels.fyi.
- peteretep 5y agoMcD SF is paying you $35k[0]. For 2018 figures: «A $35,000 income in the United States has enough buying power to put you in the 82nd percentile globally for per-person income. Within the United States, your income falls around the 20th percentile.»[1] 0: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Mcdonalds-Crew-Salary-in-San-Francisco,CA https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Mcdonalds-Crew-Salary-... 1: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/business/global-income-calculator/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/business/global...
- lrem 5y agoYour source is paywalled, but it's in line with my intuition. It doesn't state the global percentile in absolute money, does it?
- peteretep 5y agoIt’s pulling data from https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/global_20170228_global-middle-class.pdf https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/global_...
- fjeifisjf 5y agoIf you look at age adjusted percentiles, 1% income is much lower than $750K/yr. 30 yr olds making $350k/ are 1%ers, and when they reach 40 or 50 they have substantial investment gains bolstering their compensation.