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YoungDemCA

(5,714 posts) Thu Mar 7, 2013, 10:51 PM Mar 2013

Just under $27k/year [View all]

That's the median wage for the United States. In other words, half of all American workers earned less than that.

http://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/central.html

The only reason that median household income has increased in the United States is that there are more two-income (or more) households nowadays.

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Just under $27k/year [View all] YoungDemCA Mar 2013 OP

Can you tell if that's for full-time jobs, or full-time equivalent? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #1

Sometimes people are forced into "part-time" jobs by employer tactics. ananda Mar 2013 #2

It's all waged/salaried employment, not necessarily full-time. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #3

Self-kick YoungDemCA Mar 2013 #4

That's why it's so important for young people to get a good education slackmaster Mar 2013 #5

Sure. That's why businesses are so desperate to increase H-1B visas. jeff47 Mar 2013 #6

I think part of the problem is that some people believe that education in a specific field... slackmaster Mar 2013 #7

Yeah, that illusion disappeared 10+ years ago. jeff47 Mar 2013 #8