The only criticism I have of this is the lack of vertical lines to more accurately assess how much prices have gone down from the peak; the ones at the top and bottom are easy enough, but the ones in the middle are a guessing game.

Of course it’s dependent on the industry and company, which is why I said OP “may be able to work fewer hours.” I’m comparing their current OT job to a salary one, which will be an entry level position which will 99.9% of the time not be required or expected to work a great deal more than 40 hours a week.

Salary is a quality of life benefit over hourly that you won’t value until you experience it, especially if your work schedule is somewhat flexible. Yes, you can work more hours and make more money now in your old job, but you may be able to work fewer hours and not stress about clocking in/out or getting overly taxed for your OT hours. In your new spare time you can work a second job if you really want to, but you can also decompress or go to school.