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Cumulative inflation since 2019 has been 30%. More with these new numbers, I think. What jobs have the wages gone up 30% in that same time period? I’m sure a f
by kennywinker 5mo ago
Cumulative inflation since 2019 has been 30%. More with these new numbers, I think.
What jobs have the wages gone up 30% in that same time period? I’m sure a few, but not many.
- thewebguyd 5mo agoI'd say almost no one gets a 30%+ increase staying in the same company. There was a short period between 2019 and ~2022 when tech was hiring like crazy and you could just hop from job to job for huge increases every 6 months to a year. The problem is that is now over, and so wages are back to being suppressed again.
- em500 5mo agoHourly wage for all private sector workers is up +32% since Dec 2019 ($37.54 vs $28.38)[1]. For non-management workers +35% ($32.31 in May 2026 vs $23.85 in Dec 2019)[2]. [1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES0500000003 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES0500000003 [2] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/AHETPI https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/AHETPI