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That may be true in SV or something like that, but I am guessing in Alabama, for someone making $15-$20 an hour six figures seems like quite a bit. Heck I'd con

by hpoe 5y ago

That may be true in SV or something like that, but I am guessing in Alabama, for someone making $15-$20 an hour six figures seems like quite a bit. Heck I'd consider myself upper middle class and I make low six figures.

ma2rten 5y ago
Even in SV someone working at an Amazon warehouse is not making more than that.
acdha 5y ago
According to https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/AL https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/AL, the median income is $50k so it's good but hardly lavish and https://statisticalatlas.com/place/Alabama/Mobile/Household-Income https://statisticalatlas.com/place/Alabama/Mobile/Household-... has the 80th percentile just under $100k whereas 95th percentile is $154k. I think it's easy to forget just how uneven things have become since the middle of the previous century: someone making more money than 95 out of every 100 Alabama residents is doing quite well compared to most of the people in the state and is still nowhere near CEO-level compensation.
- whimsicalism 5y ago
  Household income.
  - adventured 5y ago
    You're right about the data the parent is quoting, however it's worth pointing out that the national median income for a full-time (35+ hours per week) job in the US is over $50,000 (excluding benefits and other forms of compensation).
  - acdha 5y ago
    Thanks for pointing that out but I don't think it dramatically changes the broader point: if you're making $40-50k/year, someone making $100k is making a good deal more than you but their life isn't dramatically different — bigger house, nicer car, etc. but they still have to go work every day, don't have servants, etc. and they're still going to pay attention to the cost of things like daycare or college or fear the financial impact of a medical bill. No question that it's better but it's going from average to “highest income person you know who isn't your doctor” rather than executive class income.
rytcio 5y ago
Anywhere on the western half of the US requires $100k+ to have a place to live that isn't a studio apartment or having roommates
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by hpoe 5y ago

ma2rten 5y ago

Even in SV someone working at an Amazon warehouse is not making more than that.

acdha 5y ago

According to https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/AL https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/AL, the median income is $50k so it's good but hardly lavish and https://statisticalatlas.com/place/Alabama/Mobile/Household-Income https://statisticalatlas.com/place/Alabama/Mobile/Household-... has the 80th percentile just under $100k whereas 95th percentile is $154k. I think it's easy to forget just how uneven things have become since the middle of the previous century: someone making more money than 95 out of every 100 Alabama residents is doing quite well compared to most of the people in the state and is still nowhere near CEO-level compensation.

whimsicalism 5y ago
Household income.
- adventured 5y ago
  You're right about the data the parent is quoting, however it's worth pointing out that the national median income for a full-time (35+ hours per week) job in the US is over $50,000 (excluding benefits and other forms of compensation).
- acdha 5y ago
  Thanks for pointing that out but I don't think it dramatically changes the broader point: if you're making $40-50k/year, someone making $100k is making a good deal more than you but their life isn't dramatically different — bigger house, nicer car, etc. but they still have to go work every day, don't have servants, etc. and they're still going to pay attention to the cost of things like daycare or college or fear the financial impact of a medical bill. No question that it's better but it's going from average to “highest income person you know who isn't your doctor” rather than executive class income.

rytcio 5y ago

Anywhere on the western half of the US requires $100k+ to have a place to live that isn't a studio apartment or having roommates

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