shmeeeeeeee1 t1_jaawtup wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:45 AM

Wow insane how the prices are different but wages are the same. I make about $48K living in the south and this is just funny to me

pk10534 t1_jab7sv5 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:14 AM

Wages are absolutely not the same as they were in 2004

https://www.statista.com/statistics/200838/median-household-income-in-the-united-states/

in-game_sext t1_jabpdlt wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:23 AM

Well, it says "average income" per capita and $48k is $24/hr... in like 95% of the country today, most people make that or less than that. Many states where most workers make half that.

pk10534 t1_jabpqmb wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:27 AM

No, they don’t? Did you open the link? Median income in the US is $70,000 a year. Half of workers make below that, not 95%

docsquidly t1_jacvetu wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:06 PM

Your link references median household income which is based on the income of every resident of that house that is over the age of 15. The OP references the average of individual incomes.