Join the Fun!

LaFilleDuMoulinier , Robert Wiedemann Report

I’m a farmer. My earnings are flirting with the breadline, but I have very little bills and my life is overall very happy and fulfilling

Final score:

144points

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Kimi Tomminello 2 years ago

Bless the good farmers out there!!

49points

u/BigPlunk came up with the idea for their post through browsing Reddit. "I had been reading in the r/AntiWork subreddit about companies trying to shut down employees who were discussing their wages," they told Bored Panda.

"I was thinking about how secrecy about the money we make only benefits the companies and not the workers. I was thinking about how inflation without wage increases means that workers are actually taking a pay decrease and how discussing wages more openly might lead to more wage increases. I could go on about this topic quite a lot as it is something that has been top of mind for some time now."

NYC roll off dumpster driver under a Teamster union contract. $40 an hour in January + medical and pension paid 100% by my employer. There’s guaranteed overtime too, so gross around $130k + the other perks. We also get a 100k severance payout the day we retire. I have a bachelors in business, but fell in love with being outside all day. I also sell scrap metal if I can collect it and I have a thriving eBay business from other things I find in the dumpsters. Made another 20-25k doing that on the side.

fin425 , Mak Report

Final score:

140points

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Andy Acceber 2 years ago

It's ridiculous that some workers don't see the value of unions. Pay a small amount of dues every month. Pay attention to union call to action events and support them as best you can. Get a fantastic wage and competitive benefits. The end result is in your favor.

74points

chicken--jesus , Michael Longmire Report

I do research with brain cells, HIV, cocaine, and fentanyl. $29,500/year aka ~$14/hr. Yes I'm sad that this is what a Master's degree got me.

Final score:

135points

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Alex the awful German 2 years ago

I work in a leadership role in a commcial department of a SAAS company in Europe and I almost feel ashamed now. My salary is around 3 times that money.....Can't belive this is true.

17points

After going through the comments, u/BigPlunk People thought people were generally quite eager to share how much they made.

"It seems as though many people want more transparency about wages," they said. "Many people were also saying that they wanted more specific information, including which country/state/province people were living and working in and whether they had healthcare/benefits provided. I think that this thread was the start of a larger conversation."

I'm a teacher in Zimbabwe. I make $150 (USD) per month. $150 is not enough. We’re just living day by day.

DaddyMyaMilan , ssilberman Report

Final score:

111points

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Steph 2 years ago

Your job is worth so much more!!! God bless you!

48points

Officer on a container ship work about 6 months out of the year and make about 120k. For the most part my job is looking out a window at some waves.

kevinkap414 , william william Report

Final score:

110points

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De Gueb 2 years ago

Unless you get stuck on the Suez canal

50points

Key_Interaction6305 , Hunters Race Report

The OP agrees that it has been made culturally inappropriate to discuss wages. But mostly because that would largely result in higher wages for all.

"It means there would be no more paying employee A and employee B different amounts to do the same job. Transparency in wages would likely result in issues like racism and ageism and sexism becoming more obvious," they said.

" I have been posting a lot lately on LinkedIn about the need for companies to include salary ranges and detailed compensation packages as part of job postings. Everyone claims 'competitive compensation' in their postings, yet very few are competitive enough to actually throw out a number. I think that many companies that do post a salary range tend to post a very wide range and then hire on the lower side of it."

Entrepreneur, negative 10k per year

Final score:

108points

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MyOpinionHasBeenServed 2 years ago

Thank you for the honesty. Entrepreneurship is grossly glorified.

65points

Roger_Stingingson , Yassine Khalfalli Report

Emt 15/hr

Edit: u guys need to realize, I’m on the high end. 15/hr is starting wage here and that’s freaking nuts. I seriously met a guy who worked 20+ years as an advanced EMT over in Tennessee and he was legit making 10.50 an hour. The dude was 48 on, 24 off.

Actually y’all think I’m doing rough? Check out wildland firefighters haha

Final score:

106points

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Alex the awful German 2 years ago

that is so sad. what does it tell us abot a society when jobs like that are getting salaries like this?

51points

carpenter here, 67$ an hour with including my benefits.

manicdubb , Jana Sabeth Report

Final score:

106points

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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago (edited)

Any bets this is union? (Edited to add, due to comments, okay, fine, it could be any carpenter. )

13points

SignificantBoot7180 , Feliphe Schiarolli Report

#10

I am a paraprofessional in an elementary school. I spend most of my time in a self contained Kindergarten - 5th grade classroom of mostly "non verbal" students with autism. (Occasionally I float to other classrooms) I make around 20k a year. I love my job, but the pay is insulting.

Final score:

98points

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Tamora Spiller 2 years ago

This is insultingly low. Especially for the care and attention this requires.

60points

#11

I work at a recycling plant, I get $35 an hour to stand at a conveyer belt picking out glass

brandos__ , coparm Report

Final score:

95points

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Some Cool Guy 2 years ago

That is back breaking work and well worth it

24points

#12

Damn. Reading some of these posts of people with really important jobs with very fancy degrees makes me feel drastically overpaid. I’m a dog walker/pet sitter/Gal Friday. $25-$50/hr. I average about 75k a year. Wear yoga pants and t-shirts to work every day, listen to my AirPods and do my Pimsleur while working, leave time in the middle of the day between my appointments for my violin/cello lessons each week, and am usually stoned most of the day. Love my job. No real benefits so paying for those myself eats into my profit margin, but the total lack of stress or any type of management for my line of work totally makes up for it. I honestly don’t feel like I work. It feels like I wake up and f**k around all day for really good money.

Snoo33903 , Andriyko Podilnyk Report

Final score:

92points

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Steph 2 years ago

Feel lucky as long as economy makes it possible for dog owners to hire a walker! It's great! I did this as a student in San Francisco for a little while - fun job, but nothing for me on a long term basis. Enjoy as long as you can! :-)

19points

Negativ_Monarch , Ruchindra Gunasekara Report

#13

UPS package sorter at a warehouse, 22$ an hour plus time and a half pay for anything over 5 hour shift in a single day (so for example one shift is 5 hours if I work two shifts in a row the second one would be 33$ an hour)

Unlimited overtime too so if I really really wanted to I could triple shift everyday for an entire week (that would be like 15 hours straight everyday working though) and get a months worth of money in a single check

Final score:

91points

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Tamora Spiller 2 years ago

I did UPS in college. Good work for part-time employees and decent benefits while in school. Never have to talk to anyone and all you do is put packages either on or off a truck. Small sort is the best though. Small packages and you just organize them by postal code.

18points

#14

i just started a new job as a software engineer with 384k total comp. to be honest i don’t really know what to do with most of my money besides caring for my aging parents and saving. i feel very lucky and privileged to be here.

_Saxpy , Arif Riyanto Report

Final score:

89points

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Robin DJW 2 years ago

I feel ya. I worked in IT/system admin, (no degree or certs) for a health care company. And I was always sad that I made so much more than the nurses. Still doesn't seem right to me.

18points

Psychotic_Precision , wikimedia.commons Report

#15

Underwater Welder. 296k annually.

Final score:

86points

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Alex the awful German 2 years ago

sounds fair. not only is it dangerous, these guys are making sure that ships or docksides stay in use, so they are preventing outtages that are extremely costly, I suppose....

40points

#16

13 year old here, I take out the trash and take out of the dishwasher at home and get paid 78 dollars a month or 936 dollars a year by my mom.

Deddenei , Sven Brandsma Report

Final score:

85points

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julia 2 years ago

I’ve never understood this. The 13 year old lives in the household right? So why should they get paid for doing something that benefits them too? Not judging any type of parenting, I’m just curious why, instead of paying them to do unusual chores that don’t necessarily benefit them, like babysitting a sibling or raking leaves, parents pay them to throw out the trash that would stink up the house for the teen too

14points

Troux 2 years ago (edited)

I had this money earning scheme starting from when I was 5. Taught me some hard lessons about 'stuff I want = TIME'. I'll never forget what it felt like to have $100 and look at everything I could buy, and then to buy something and realize that money is GONE and there's no allowance that will just come to me. I have to go back and earn more if I want more.

16points

Kady LaHaie 2 years ago (edited)

I'm a parent who does exactly this and the short answer is RESPONSIBILITY

10points

John C 2 years ago

It's less about getting paid for doing chores and more about learning lessons in money management while the stakes are low. Everybody has to learn what happens when you blow you money on something and then regret it later when you don't have money for something more important. If you want your kids to be out on their own before they learn those lessons, more power to ya, Julia.

9points

Zaza 2 years ago

They do a fair share of chores in the household and get an allowance, how is that weird?

6points

Fat Harry 2 years ago

Are you a parent? The only way I could understand that you could *not* understand this is if you're not a parent. Children need to understand the value of money and earning it at home is the way to do that.

6points

D K 2 years ago

They’ve gotta start somewhere.

5points

Deborah Barron Brown 2 years ago

It teaches them how to manage money. It also teaches employer expectations.

4points

Bill cipher 2 years ago

I make $13 a week just cleaning stuff around the house its usually around one or two chores around the house and just loafing around alone for a while till my bro comes home and he does his chores and then we relax

2points

James Morris 2 years ago

It’s to learn the basics of life

1point

Marilyn leger 2 years ago

Did you get an allowance as a kid?

1point

V Kennedy 2 years ago

agreed. My kids had regular things to do - dishwasher, trash, poop patrol - Nobody pays me to do those things... its part of being a family. If they want to EARN money - they do things out of the ordinary - wash my car etc.

1point

Mary Haynes 2 years ago

responsibility of mundane chores

1point

Beverly Wootton Marsh 2 years ago

The 13yrold lives in the household. Should they be entitled to share in the household income by contributing to household management? I think so.

0points

Wednesday 2 years ago

it does also teach them how to handle money, save for things, spend on things. If an allowance in trade for chores is feasible then by all means, do it. If not, do what you can when you can for your kids. If they do not help around the house and you give them an allowance anyway - f**k you.

0points

LMS 2 years ago

My grandkids do not get akllowance for doing their household chores. But on the flip side, they have nearly everything they need purchased for them, so if they want a special item, they have to do extra work for it.

0points

Miss Frankfurter 2 years ago

I had jobs to do around home everyday. I would get paid a certain amount for those jobs each day. Pay would happen at the end of the week. My mom, bless her was a bookkeeper back when it was paper and books. She bought a small ledger book and I recorded each day I did my work. At the end of the week we'd go over the ledger book. If there was a day I didn't do them I didn't get "paid" for that day. It would get added up and that's what I would get. Lessons: Responsibility, all of us living here in this home have responsibilities to help keep it nice. Mine was setting the table, doing the dishes and taking the garbage out. If I didn't do them there was no parental rescue. Don't empty the garbage it piles up. The house smells because I didn't do my job. If you don't do your job, the consequences are unpleasant and often affect more than just you. No work, no pay. Speaks for itself. This will sound nuts to a lot of Pandas, but it taught me exactly what it was meant to.

3points

Will Schultz 2 years ago

13 year old here, I take out the trash, clear and load the dishwasher, do the house's laundry, do grocery runs, and I'm paid 0 dollars a month, or 0 dollars a year by my mom.

2points

lenka 2 years ago

We try and strike a balance here. The kids have to empty and load the dishwasher and set and clear the table every night, as well as help with the laundry on average once a week and other sundry tasks. These contributions are because they live here and we are a family that works together. They also get pocket money for 'extra' contributions like watering my plants, cleaning the windows or vacuuming the office.

2points

BrookieTheWookie 2 years ago

Same at our household

0points

Thomas Ewing 2 years ago

Twenty dollars a week is a fair allowance. Keep up the good work.

1point

Mark Kelly 2 years ago

pfft it's your trash too

1point

lazy panda 2 years ago

Meanwhile, my allowance was getting to live there. 😂😂

1point

Pungent Sauce 2 years ago

Good to get paid for chores, but don’t forget about your all-inclusive benefits package ;)

1point

Steph 2 years ago

This should be No 1!!! Great Mom, you've got!

1point

WilvanderHeijden 2 years ago

Not really, she's teaching the kid that everything you do should have some financial gain, rather than the knowledge that it's everyone's responsibility to do their chores in a household.

1point

GramDB 2 years ago

We live in a hard cruel world… contribute - earn - survive. Allowances teach that.

0points

Rahmad Mulya Mulya 2 years ago

We do it for free 🤣

0points

RoseAnne Hutchence 2 years ago

Parents teaching their kids about earning and managing money. Fabulous!

0points

Mickie Shea 2 years ago

don't leave home and tell moon you want retirement income in twenty years

0points

backatya 2 years ago

in a few years you should retire

0points

Mary Jaye 2 years ago

good start. responsible person! :)

0points

tom t 2 years ago

Started cleaning our bathroom (only 1 for 7 of us) at age 8. Dad said you get to eat 3 squares a day, a bed to sleep in & clothes on your back. Be thankful. Never got an allowance. Started working outside the home at 14 plus my in home duties.

0points

similarly 2 years ago

Back in the 80s, I did the dishes every night with my brother (my other brother was the cook), we did the laundry and cleaned the house, mowed the lawn, took out the garbage twice a week. In the morning, we got ourselves up, got dressed, got our own breakfast (usually cereal). Occasionally, we had big jobs, like reroofing the house or replacing the wallpaper, but there were grownups to help with that. My allowance was, I think, a quarter a week? I think in high school it was a dollar.

0points

Kantami Blossom 2 years ago

By 13 I cooked my own meals, washed my own dishes(plus whatever was in the sink.at the time), made my own packed lunches, and did any chores my parents asked me to and I considered myself lucky to get a few quid here or there to go swimming or to rent a movie. If I had tried to charge my parents £78 I'd be slapped and told to be thankful for the food and things they already give me(and they'd have been right).

0points

Ivana 2 years ago

That is a lot. My parents gave me $5 a week and my sister and I did all the chores in the house. Then my parents would borrow that $5 for gas money, so it was more like $0 a week. They did pay me $20 a week as a groom. We had around 30 horses we were training, back then a groom would make about $400 a week, parents couldn't afford it so I went to the track at 4am and mucked out the stalls, walked the horses, fed them, and even had the school bus pick me up at the racetrack at 7:30, then drop me off there after school for afternoon feeding. Parents borrowed that money to. So they got a free groom and free cook/maid. I would say they paid for my food but lived on food stamps and off and on homeless so they really failed to provide food and shelter as compensation too.

0points

BorPand8 2 years ago

Sounds like it was a while ago. Nowadays $5 would buy you about 1.5 gallons of gas

0points

olx 2 years ago

you guys are getting paid??? im older than this and don't get paid what??

0points

Jo Choto 2 years ago

That's a pretty good deal!

0points

Linda HS 2 years ago

We always did chores. Never got paid. We still do chores, we never expected to get paid for doing what is supposedly “normal”. Every child should do everything they can to help their family without expecting remuneration!

0points

elloelloello 2 years ago

78 dollars? I didn’t get paid anything lmao I just got called lazy

0points

Yo Momma 2 years ago

My 13yo gets the same. He is allowed to spend half and save half.

0points

Virginia Green (she/her) 2 years ago

haha i'm the same age and get paid $13 a month

0points

Wistiti 2 years ago

Lucky person. Mostly because you know that you have to help around the house.

0points

snipergun 2 years ago

You won't get paid for these things when you live by yourself. Welcome to the reality.

-1point

EEF🤓 2 years ago

Wow. Spoiled.

-1point

#17

Licensed Nursing Assistant for a Home Care Agency- $13.50/hr. It’s embarrassingly underpaid, but the girl I take care of is so incredibly sweet (18F with cerebral palsy - nonverbal). Being able to help her and her family out means more to me than my actual paycheck.

mrsfighooton , Marcelo Leal Report

Final score:

84points

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Dave P 2 years ago

If this outside of the US? Because the government funding for the aids pay $16 an hour, not including some states add on more and families sometimes pay extra as well.

5points

#18

Private jet captain. Varies with overtime, but this year will be around $360k.

CL350S , Yuri G. Report

Final score:

83points

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Caro Caro 2 years ago

Holy smokes! That's a good pay cheque. Must be fun too (most of the time).

13points

#19

Air Ambulance Pilot (helicopter). $80k a year.

FodderOfCannons , Engin Akyurt Report

Final score:

75points

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Agfox 2 years ago

Despite the high level of skill required, it seems odd - to say the least - that this person earns so much less than a dump truck driver in New York City

60points

#20

I work in a steel mill that heats steel bars to a certain hardness. I get paid 18$ an hour and so far we haven’t had anyone die for a year (that’s a record)

cashbabyflow , Peter Herrmann Report

Final score:

75points

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Shelli Aderman 2 years ago

Not just injured. Haven’t had anyone DIE for a year. For just $18/hour! 😳

37points

#21

Master of the custodial arts. $17.50/h.

nurdboy42 , Ashwini Chaudhary Report

Final score:

70points

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Tamora Spiller 2 years ago

This should be higher pay. I hate custodial work and appreciate anyone who can do it.

27points

#22

30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do Inspect nuclear reactors under contract, ~$100k/yr but only work 10 weeks a year

ronm4c , Nicolas HIPPERT Report

Final score:

66points

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A B C 2 years ago

WTF? Is that true? Maybe I should have followed my father's footsteps who worked in power plant building after all...

17points

#23

I’m a line cook / manager for a busy restaurant, and I get paid $19 an hour +tip share + profit share from two recipes of mine on the menu.

[deleted] , Yente Van Eynde Report

Final score:

54points

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Andy Acceber 2 years ago

Profit share is a nice touch. I don't think many restaurants credit their recipe creators like that.

25points

Horror-Limit-6670 , James Harrison Report

#24

Artificial intelligence/computer vision. About $230k.

Final score:

54points

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EEF🤓 2 years ago

Please dont make any terminators :)

15points

thegreatnightfall , Taylor Wilcox Report

#25

I’m an English teacher in charity organization. 6$/h

Final score:

51points

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Alex the awful German 2 years ago

How can this be?!? Isn't that below minimum wage even in the US?!?

20points

#26

Vet tech, $15/hr in Utah. Getting a raise later this month tho!

Grin_nbearit , FLOUFFY Report

Final score:

50points

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Eve Roling 2 years ago

Good for you 😊

9points

#27

Senior IT analyst, a little under $100k. Not bad for a GED recipient.

BleedingTeal Report

Final score:

50points

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GramDB 2 years ago

Good for you🎄

0points

#28

I work at a small tech company doing any random thing they want. I make 90k.

Juju0047 , Christina Morillo Report

Final score:

48points

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Katelynn Simmons 2 years ago

Sounds good! Wonder if they’re like an office assistant?

7points

#29

Air Traffic Controller. Around $100k

ATC_av8er , wikimedia.commons Report

Final score:

45points

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Radek Suski 2 years ago

not enough

27points

#30

Medical Coder - make $31/hr, about 65k annually.

PM_Daddy_Bellies , Ivan Samkov Report

Final score:

44points

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TheWickedOne 2 years ago

What is a medical coder?

5points

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#31

Paraprofessional at an elementary school in a classroom with students who have autism. I get paid $19.70 an hour plus a $70 monthly stipend for helping the kids with toilet duties.

kittypac , Ivan Aleksic Report

Final score:

21points

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Zaza 2 years ago

Is that a typo or do you really only get 70 dollars a month for physical caretaker duties? That's absolutely disgusting! (the stipend, not the helping thing)

1point

#32

Freelance Video Editor. $500-$600/day. "Bad" year I make 40-50k per year. Great year are 95k-110K.

HorsFaceKilla , Ron Lach Report

Final score:

20points

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Zaza 2 years ago

What does a video editor do and how do I sign up for a 500 dollar a day job?

0points

#33

Here, this’ll surprise some folks: I’m a librarian (hence the user name), and I earn right around $100K with full benefits.

But I’m in the Bay Area, and that’s with a Master’s Degree + 15 years of experience. So it’s not all that impressive in context.

GingerLibrarian76 Report

Final score:

20points

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Jo Choto 2 years ago

Again, depends totally on where in the country you work. In Maryland, our comparable pay was about half that.

4points

Get_on_thebackdeck Report

#34

School Psychologist for public schools. $125,000 for 180 days. Full benefits and retirement. Never ending professional development for licensure renewal. Took me 35 years to get this salary. Started at $40,000 in 1986. Public educators are on a graduated pay scale.

TrixnTim Report

Final score:

20points

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Nicholas Kraemer 2 years ago

So twice the median income when you started and twice the median income now.

7points

#35

I’m a lab analyst for a microbiology lab, doing sample testing and environmental monitoring in a germ-free environment where hospital drugs are made. I make $18 an hour. Not bad, but the stress of the job combined with the fact that it’s on the low end of the wage of these sort of jobs means I’m looking for other options.

Final score:

19points

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Susie Elle 2 years ago

I'm a lab tech working in cell biology, I make around 21 euros an hour, 44k a year :) Quite okay from what I understand.

2points

#36

Professor, Stem. ~$85-105k per year depending on grants I bring in.

eggplant_wizard12 , Tra Nguyen Report

Final score:

18points

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lara 2 years ago

When I was working on my dissertation I taught one class, US History, for four semesters. Both pre-1865 and post-1865. This was at a private university that charged, at that time, 1200 dollars a semester hour. They paid me 1500 bucks for the entire semester, which is 3 months, more or less but I did get free faculty parking. So there was that.

2points

#37

EMT/Security for a tribal casino, graveyard shift, $18/hr. I've seen things you wouldn't believe.

smoglagorian Report

Final score:

18points

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R Carson 2 years ago

Do tell.

1point

#38

Drive yard truck for Walmart. Make 10k a month or 120k a year

Dankmemer4U Report

Final score:

17points

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Stephanie IV 2 years ago

You’re pulling our collective leg.

2points

01XterraPhilly , ArtisticOperations Report

#39

CDL truck driver doing rolloff dumpsters for $20/hr

Final score:

16points

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#40

I'm head of HR and Finances at a national political party (non-US). I make about 60k a year (before taxes).

Might take up walking dogs as a side gig, after reading this thread.

VivverineSleet Report

Final score:

14points

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MΣMΣ KIПG 2 years ago

I would to

0points

#41

Finance, basically Excel for a living. 95k$ per year taxes and health insurance already deducted.

1dos1 Report

Final score:

14points

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John Topper 2 years ago

The term there is 95k "take home" pay, and that's awesome.

5points

#42

Union journeyman plumber/pipefitter $46.33 an hour.

donhonda69 Report

Final score:

14points

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R Carson 2 years ago

Good skill to have-always gets smiles of relief when they show up.

5points

#43

Agency (travel) nurse $81.50/hr, $130/hr OT

Nuclear-Polaris Report

Final score:

13points

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MΣMΣ KIПG 2 years ago

NIOCE

1point

#44

Aircraft Cleaner, $17/hr + free flights :D it’s a pretty fun job I enjoy it

merdauk Report

Final score:

13points

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#45

Front end Web developer. Between my job and side business coding small business websites I do about $120k a year. Hoping to double that by next year.

Citrous_Oyster Report

Final score:

13points

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Immortal Emperor Paradox 2 years ago

Yes, JavaScript is so much fun... It brings tears to your eyes.

3points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

#46

I do whatever needs to be done around the warehouse that doesn't require a forklift. $19/hour

Ronyx2021 , Arno Senoner Report

Final score:

12points

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#47

Third mate on an oil tanker. $95k-100k per year

DrDBag Report

Final score:

12points

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#48

Professional Theatre Actress. Current job $568 a week before taxes.

meggan_u Report

Final score:

12points

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#49

Toddler lead teacher. Just got a raise from 9.65 (minimum wage) to 10.50 but not because I’m valued, because we’re so severely understaffed and everyone that walks through walks right back out once they learn how low the wage is. Don’t blame them one bit.

lekksy_ Report

Final score:

12points

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WilvanderHeijden 2 years ago

People work to make money and some jobs are just not affordable for them. You'd think that if people keep walking out saying "I can't afford to work here.", some manager making at $100K would connect the dots and raise the wages.

4points

#50

Restaurant Manager for a well known “Breasturant”…$75k base salary and $20-$25k in annual bonuses

Tseago116 , Q.U.I Report

Final score:

11points

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Shelli Aderman 2 years ago

What’s a Breastraunt?

4points

Electrical_Magician2 Report

#51

Street Magician. It depends, location and season are the biggest factors. I can make anywhere from $300-$3k a week.

Final score:

11points

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Troux 2 years ago

Maybe instead of pulling quarters from behind the ear, you should start going for $20s.

6points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#52

Custodian $24/hr government/ union job with benefits and pension.

heymickieursofine Report

Final score:

11points

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#53

Disabled Veteran 30k a year

Dutchtc88 Report

Final score:

11points

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Kimi Tomminello 2 years ago

This is so sad!!!!!

1point

#54

Massage therapist /esthetician $22hr at my job. $100hr working for myself.

skinandsin Report

Final score:

11points

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Bobby 2 years ago

My sister lasted 5 years as a massage therapist before carpal tunnel destroyed it as a career option. she made good money while doing it though

2points

DontShowMomMemes , Marques Thomas Report

#55

Walmart stocker, $15/hour, about $20,000 a year.

Final score:

10points

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Alex the awful German 2 years ago

Not a disrespect, but honestly: how can you live with that in the US?

4points

#56

Wendy’s Crew Member, $9 normal hours, $10 when I close. If I become an ambassador I could make $12 an hour but that’s a lot of work. I work the grill usually and they say I’m the best at it not including the managers and one of the ambassadors.

LardLord56789 Report

Final score:

10points

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Shelli Aderman 2 years ago

That isn’t enough!

6points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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#57

Nightclub Director. Las Vegas. 100k base. 100k tip pool. 150k performance bonus.

And the other perks

vegasclubdirector Report

Final score:

10points

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Loty 2 years ago

Tell us about the other perks. Please.

3points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

#58

Substitute Teacher, $40.57 an hour

TripleGlazed Report

Final score:

10points

POST

Zaza 2 years ago

Glad to see at least some teachers get a decent wage. Good for you!

0points

#59

Sustainability consultant, 40k.

It's an entry-level position I got right after graduating. I mostly do life cycle assessment and environmental impact assessment. Very fulfilling job but also pretty stressful.

writersblock012 Report

Final score:

10points

POST

Kimi Tomminello 2 years ago

Lol have fun with those soil and water samples 😂😂😂 glad to see base pay has gone up.

-1point

#60

Cyber security advisor three years in. 141k.

HenryMacTavish Report

Final score:

10points

POST

#61

Project Manager in the wireless telecommunications industry and I make $95k a year. I live in the Northern California area.

I also am a part time horse photographer (because I love it) and I make an additional $20-25k at that.

darkbay , Scott Graham Report

Final score:

9points

POST

lara 2 years ago

Unless you bought your house over 20 years ago you must be paying a fortune in housing.

0points

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#62

Nuclear plant electrician 50 an hour, 130-150k a year depending on Ot/bonus. Moving into an operations role in the plant soon

Lehmanaders Report

Final score:

9points

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Bill 2 years ago (edited)

I make that doing solar fields and get to play outside all day. With my work schedule I get a few weeks off and make enough to enjoy my time off

3points

#63

Strip Club DJ. Gross around $65k doing three nights a week.

SchmosWorld Report

Final score:

9points

POST

R Carson 2 years ago

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#64

Litigator. $225k

BareassedM Report

Final score:

9points

POST

MΣMΣ KIПG 2 years ago

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innocent_depravity Report

#65

Design - $100/hr - websites, art direction for marketing campaigns, all contract work currently so it’s either a feast or a famine

bllrmbsmnt Report

Final score:

9points

POST

#66

Oil refinery guy, 150k/yr; union job; 401k and pension; good benefits.

Final score:

9points

POST

RoksieK 2 years ago

My husband works as maintenance tech at an oil refinery. Similar pay/benefits/OT. Best job he's ever had ("transitioned" from being a car mechanic making $25/hr 6 years ago).

0points

#67

Senior Hardware engineer for a tech company. Everything said and done I’ll make about 270k this year including benefits.

Corenti Report

Final score:

9points

POST

Immortal Emperor Paradox 2 years ago

This should've been more detailed.

0points

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#68

I work factory for a smaller company that makes mcdonald’s buns i’m quality control. 60k yr

Im_sweaty_sorry Report

Final score:

9points

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Bill 2 years ago

Go work for Flowers Foods. The machine operators start at 20 and they do their own Healthcare Trust which matches union healthcare

0points

#69

Dental assistant $30/hr

/fab__dady Report

Final score:

9points

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#70

Chipotle GM, 58k/year

Lord_Derpenheim Report

Final score:

8points

POST

Sawdust 2 years ago

Does it include free guacamole?

2points

#71

English prof, 45k and I teach 4 different classes each semester, supervise MA students, do research, and serve on a bunch of committees/do service for the university. :(

jbleds Report

Final score:

8points

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Shelli Aderman 2 years ago

That’s VERY low!

4points

#72

Meat manager salaried at 77k + bonuses.

ValorStick Report

Final score:

8points

POST

Loty 2 years ago

You manage meat? That's an awesome job.

2points

#73

Welder- $25 hourly

Hopefully I can up that wage when I start working union soon.

WebbiestStraw Report

Final score:

8points

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Zaza 2 years ago

Are you just starting? I thought welders got a good paycheck...

0points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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#74

Manager of a Cannabis Dispensary $17hr

Sour_Sunrise Report

Final score:

8points

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Loty 2 years ago

That's pretty high.

14points

The_Dutch_Canadian Report

#75

$26.51/hr OT at $46/hr after 76hrs fortnightly.

What do I do? Milk cows and act as a farm hand doing what ever the owners of the dairy want.

What's funny is besides the owners wife, my partner and I are the only ones here tht have a professional degree and have any business experience.

Will miss the money when my visa runs outs and I have to go home.

Final score:

7points

POST

#76

Data analyst. 65k annually.

nogoat23 Report

Final score:

7points

POST

#77

Software engineer, $133k/yr not factoring in bonus and discounted stock

CoreyTheGeek Report

Final score:

7points

POST

#78

Malware analyst. $125k

Apprehensive_Band90 Report

Final score:

7points

POST

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#79

Paramedic in the UK

£17.50ish/hr after shift overruns and unsocial hours pay I make in the neighbourhood of £43,000 per annum.

Ecstatic_Rooster Report

Final score:

7points

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John Topper 2 years ago

I'm making about the same in NY but with crap benefits. We don't get any pension, life assurance, income protection, critical illness, health cash, employee assistance, retirement or childcare. Technically I have healthcare, but I pay an extra $150 a month for it and have a $6,000 deductible. Since you don't live in a dystopian capitalistic hellscape I'll explain a deductible. A deductible is part of a healthcare plan that they don't pay. Any care I need up to the cost of 6k every dime is out of pocket. It's ... not great.

5points

#80

I'm a university student and I have a part-time job as a lifeguard. I get paid $23 an hour which is pretty good.

Russie7 Report

Final score:

6points

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#81

Electrical substation design engineer. $126,000/year

alliownisbroken Report

Final score:

5points

POST

#82

Actuary. About 110k base before bonus.

AverageSizeWayne Report

Final score:

5points

POST

#83

Virtual assistant $4 an hour

temporal_uzer Report

Final score:

5points

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Anne 2 years ago

In a third world country? VAs make at least 45 an hour (before taxes etc) here

2points

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Jo Morris 2 years ago

It would have been helpful to know what country these people live in.

21points

Maria Rafferty 2 years ago

Wish I could update this a few times😊

4points

Zara VP 2 years ago

So what we can take from this is that TEACHERS are ludicrously underpaid.

13points

ZAPanda 2 years ago

Exchange rates are meaningless. We need to give these salaries in Big Macs. I'll tell you why. In the example I give above, our president gets around 200k per annum, which is lower than some of the people here doing relatively ordinary jobs. However, that salary here is huge and will buy a huge luxury house, several luxury cars, etc. So it's kinda meaningless unless you compare prices of normal daily items. Hence the Big Mac index. So for example, according to google, a big mac in NY is $5. Here it's ZAR 40 or $2.60. In our biggest city. So the *actual* exchange rate ought to be 7.8 : 1, not 15:1. So on that reckoning, our president's salary's buying power is actually more like $400k per year. To give a contrasting example, a floor cleaner might get about ZAR 2500/month or $166 per month. But if you factor in burgernomics, it's actually closer to $253/month. Still very low. Not giving your location is a bit meaningless.

7points

Jo Choto 2 years ago

What I noticed here is that the jobs that have been traditionally considered "women's work" are the lowest paid, think teaching, caring for others, typing, etc.

4points

Immortal Emperor Paradox 2 years ago

I think it's better to see which jobs are more monotonous, easily replaceable, and the amount of skill required. Once we consider these factors, it becomes clear why some jobs are paid as such.

4points

Lyn Moffett 2 years ago

I honestly do not understand how they can justify paying footballers so much money.

3points

Leo Domitrix 2 years ago (edited)

I'm glad some of these mentioned location. I'd have gone nuts trying to figure out otherwise.

3points

Chich 2 years ago

I'm suprised at the low pay for some of these!

3points

Mohammad Ammar 2 years ago

Don't come to a developing country you'll faint when you find out what we get paid. Here in Pakistan,a bachelors degree in anything and you'll start of with rs40-50k ($350-$450) a month, and that's being generous. Minimum wage is $150 a month but no one abides by it so people are working for much less. For this reason we don't move out of our parents house and we work collectively to support each other much throughout early adulthood. I want those of you in advanced economies to realize that this is why a lot of people are immigrating to your countries. The real wages are much MUCH higher. Someone working at customer service in Canada or the US is probably making much more than a software engineer in a country like mine.

5points

Brandy Grote 2 years ago

SSDI and 100% VA disability - nearly $5k mo. I'd rather be healthy.

3points

Frecklesandflora 2 years ago

Certified Environmental Services Technician for a hospital...AKA the person who disinfects patient rooms and the entirety of the hospital to ensure you don't get an infection...$15/hr with a 12 cent raise for "exceeding expectations"...I quit a few months later and now work for myself. Best decision I ever made!

2points

Earl Grey 2 years ago (edited)

I have experienced both tails of the bell curve. In my teen years, I worked for a landscaper at $1.25/hour, shoveling mud while swatting mosquitoes. Then I delivered newspapers and netted $40 per week. Fast forward to later in life, I worked my way up in the IT Department of a Utility company from entry-level programmer to Team Lead for databases and ERP. I was earning a good 6-figure salary by the time I retired. The company could not find a replacement for me, so they hired me back to do my old job as a consultant for more than twice what they had been paying me before. So my story is an illustration of how situational compensation can be, not necessarily the skills you possess or the work you do.

2points

¡ Rachel ¡ 2 years ago

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2points

Kim Lorton 2 years ago

Rachel, i am on disability also, for severe arthritis in my spine with 3 neck surgeries and one lower back triple fusion. It only pays about 21,000.00 a year and as I am married i have to pay taxes on 75% of it. I I weren't married I would be in dire straits and begging one of my sisters to live with them and affording my medication? Nope. Thank goodness, i am married. He is the one who took care of me after every surgery.

1point

Alice 2 years ago (edited)

Motion Graphics Designer, £37K per year. To be honest I thought it is an OK salary while working from home, but clearly in the US it would be not enough.

2points

ZAPanda 2 years ago

Here that is ZAR 740 000 which is considered mid-to-upper level management. It would entitle you to buy a house for about 2.5 M ZAR, which is about a four bedroom house with a garden in a luxury suburb.

1point

Ivana 2 years ago

Salaries are very arbitrary. They don't represent the amount of skill, training, education, or societal value of the labor. We all labor under this myth of merit, that compensation is based off of the market which rewards the most skilled, hardest workers, or work that produces the most societal benefit, but it is just wrong. There is a lot of research and theories being done in academics regarding the myth of merit if anyone is interested. Been around for a while but what seems like an unbiased system determined by the market is actually built upon a biased conception of what we perceive to be valuable. Big example is when men protested women joining certain fields because they knew if women enter into that field it would devalue the labor. AKA if a woman can do it, it has less value. We women really bring down the expected salary range with our existence.

1point

TheWickedOne 2 years ago (edited)

Chemical Tech. Will probably end up with cancer. 65k/year w/ no OT, with OT probably up to 100k

1point

D K 2 years ago (edited)

Infection Prevention Registered Nurse in California, about an hour north of San Francisco. $110k/year. The cost of living is higher here than in a lot of other places, but if I was working in the city of San Francisco itself would probably be around $160k+

1point

ZAPanda 2 years ago

In our country, $110k/year is ZAR 1.6m which entitles you to buy a ZAR 5m house, or something with about 6 rooms and a garden in a luxury suburb. Or if you downgrade to 4 rooms, you can throw in two mercedes c-class cars.

0points

MyOpinionHasBeenServed 2 years ago

Market researcher - approx. $19,000 this year for F/T + health benefits, paid vacation. Not the most desired job but it's temporary.

1point

Lolly 2 years ago

UK. Learning disabilities nurse. £18.45 an hour

1point

ZAPanda 2 years ago

That's ZAR 369/hour or ZAR 59 000 per month. You could buy a 3 bedroom house in a luxury suburb here, with a garden.

1point

Wistiti 2 years ago

Just looking at how much people get paid, US get paid a lot more than european employees.... and yet, it's never enough.

1point

lenka 2 years ago

It's relative. USD20 is not the same as EUR20. The cost of living varies wildly between US States and even more between European countries. I earn fairly good money these days, own my own home and enjoy a comfortable life. If I converted it to US$ and moved to Washington I would be struggling to make ends meet and would certainly not be able to purchase a home.

1point

Rahmad Mulya Mulya 2 years ago

Reading this make me feel my country really underpaid everything lmao

0points

Elizabeth Yockman 2 years ago

Private event bartender/gig bartender(USA), make around $100 an hour, often much more but that's the average

0points

Judi Michelle 2 years ago

Former federal employee in intel made a GS14 salary ~125k per year decided to take a break (maybe temporary or permanent we will see) to teach 2nd grade at a title I school where I make 55k per year

0points

Kim Lorton 2 years ago

This is so sad! Our work force is severely undervalued and definitely under paid!!!

0points

Shannon Matthews 2 years ago

I work for employment service in Wisconsin. I drive employees to/from the same 2 businesses from service to site and back. Twice a day there and back just driving a van. $18.00/hr.

0points

Tee Witt 2 years ago

Does not make sense, some people in the SA are paid well below even a living wage and yet others have money to waste, does not even seem to rely on qualifications. Maybe unions? Maggie Thatcher virtually banned them in Britain, a mere trace of what they were and the stupid British allowed her to do it. Now we have Boris, undermining British workers even more.

0points

H Moore 2 years ago

NZ. carer for aged mum and disabled brother. It works out at NZ$7.9 an hr or US $5.33. Minimum wage here is NZ$20 or US $13.51. Govt decides the carer pay.

0points

CRAIG Giuntoli 2 years ago

I own a screen printing company & anywhere from $300 a day to $1000 a day. My day is usually no more than 4 hours

0points

Tami 2 years ago

I was a technical writer earning $125k at a company north of Seattle. Could have earned quite a bit more somewhere else, but it was a great place to work, with great people making great products, and I could ride my bike or even walk to work, so I stayed there for 25 years.

0points

lozenge 2 years ago

I'm a support worker in a smallish residential home. I get £8.91ph.

0points

kath morgan 2 years ago

Part time retail, usa: $11 hr.

0points

Derek Neibarger 2 years ago

I was a medical record analyst for sixteen years, before my health forced me into long term disability leave (five months ago). My final hourly wage was $17/hr.

0points

Bob Stuart 2 years ago

Sustainable technology research and product development was my vocation, but the cash flow was 90% negative. Capitalism hates efficiency.

0points

Lance d'Boyle 2 years ago (edited)

I own an electric car manufacturing company, and dabble in space exploration and underground transportation. Salary : ~$23,700 plus bonus.

0points

Pungent Sauce 2 years ago

Well said, Elon

1point

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Jo Morris 2 years ago

It would have been helpful to know what country these people live in.

21points

Maria Rafferty 2 years ago

Wish I could update this a few times😊

4points

Zara VP 2 years ago

So what we can take from this is that TEACHERS are ludicrously underpaid.

13points

ZAPanda 2 years ago

7points

Jo Choto 2 years ago

What I noticed here is that the jobs that have been traditionally considered "women's work" are the lowest paid, think teaching, caring for others, typing, etc.

4points

Immortal Emperor Paradox 2 years ago

I think it's better to see which jobs are more monotonous, easily replaceable, and the amount of skill required. Once we consider these factors, it becomes clear why some jobs are paid as such.

4points

Lyn Moffett 2 years ago

I honestly do not understand how they can justify paying footballers so much money.

3points

Leo Domitrix 2 years ago (edited)

I'm glad some of these mentioned location. I'd have gone nuts trying to figure out otherwise.

3points

Chich 2 years ago

I'm suprised at the low pay for some of these!

3points

Mohammad Ammar 2 years ago

5points

Brandy Grote 2 years ago

SSDI and 100% VA disability - nearly $5k mo. I'd rather be healthy.

3points

Frecklesandflora 2 years ago

2points

Earl Grey 2 years ago (edited)

2points

¡ Rachel ¡ 2 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

2points

Kim Lorton 2 years ago

1point

Alice 2 years ago (edited)

Motion Graphics Designer, £37K per year. To be honest I thought it is an OK salary while working from home, but clearly in the US it would be not enough.

2points

ZAPanda 2 years ago

1point

Ivana 2 years ago

1point

TheWickedOne 2 years ago (edited)

Chemical Tech. Will probably end up with cancer. 65k/year w/ no OT, with OT probably up to 100k

1point

D K 2 years ago (edited)

1point

ZAPanda 2 years ago

0points

MyOpinionHasBeenServed 2 years ago

Market researcher - approx. $19,000 this year for F/T + health benefits, paid vacation. Not the most desired job but it's temporary.

1point

Lolly 2 years ago

UK. Learning disabilities nurse. £18.45 an hour

1point

ZAPanda 2 years ago

That's ZAR 369/hour or ZAR 59 000 per month. You could buy a 3 bedroom house in a luxury suburb here, with a garden.

1point

Wistiti 2 years ago

Just looking at how much people get paid, US get paid a lot more than european employees.... and yet, it's never enough.

1point

lenka 2 years ago

1point

Rahmad Mulya Mulya 2 years ago

Reading this make me feel my country really underpaid everything lmao

0points

Elizabeth Yockman 2 years ago

Private event bartender/gig bartender(USA), make around $100 an hour, often much more but that's the average

0points

Judi Michelle 2 years ago

Former federal employee in intel made a GS14 salary ~125k per year decided to take a break (maybe temporary or permanent we will see) to teach 2nd grade at a title I school where I make 55k per year

0points

Kim Lorton 2 years ago

This is so sad! Our work force is severely undervalued and definitely under paid!!!

0points

Shannon Matthews 2 years ago

I work for employment service in Wisconsin. I drive employees to/from the same 2 businesses from service to site and back. Twice a day there and back just driving a van. $18.00/hr.

0points

Tee Witt 2 years ago

0points

H Moore 2 years ago

NZ. carer for aged mum and disabled brother. It works out at NZ$7.9 an hr or US $5.33. Minimum wage here is NZ$20 or US $13.51. Govt decides the carer pay.

0points

CRAIG Giuntoli 2 years ago

I own a screen printing company & anywhere from $300 a day to $1000 a day. My day is usually no more than 4 hours

0points

Tami 2 years ago

0points

lozenge 2 years ago

I'm a support worker in a smallish residential home. I get £8.91ph.

0points

kath morgan 2 years ago

Part time retail, usa: $11 hr.

0points

Derek Neibarger 2 years ago

I was a medical record analyst for sixteen years, before my health forced me into long term disability leave (five months ago). My final hourly wage was $17/hr.

0points

Bob Stuart 2 years ago

Sustainable technology research and product development was my vocation, but the cash flow was 90% negative. Capitalism hates efficiency.

0points

Lance d'Boyle 2 years ago (edited)

I own an electric car manufacturing company, and dabble in space exploration and underground transportation. Salary : ~$23,700 plus bonus.

0points

Pungent Sauce 2 years ago

Well said, Elon

1point