What is the average salary in your area?

[JMobile]

I have friends making manager salary at around $35K-$40K. They think they are set with that living here in So Cal.

With that salary, you're still barely making it on your own in a small apartment.

[5918mike]

My son makes more as a first year apprentice pipe fitter at 19.

[Foxx]

Managing what? That doesn't sound like a lot, especially in CA.

[gauchojake]

Enterprise Rent a Car probably

[Chipup]

An Arizona Daily Star review of city salaries last year showed the 1,000th highest-paid employee earned $72,411, which is $37,000 more than the average Tucsonan. Pima County paid its 1,000th top earner $63,258, about $28,000 more than the average resident pulls down.


depressing.. But 35-40k? Is he a "Shift manager" at McDonald's? No offense but in So Cal you need like you say 36k just to afford the 2k a month apartment without food/utilities.

[gauchojake]

You need like 30k per month with a family in LA

[TheGoldenGoose]

Don't even get me started. I've been saying this same sh!t for about 30 years now. The average worker salary has been losing very serious ground since the late 1970's. I was making $14 an hour ($40K with overtime) back in 1979 at a Teamster Union warehouse. What happened? Corporations went crazy. Unions dissolved. CEO pay up 350% while worker salaries stagnated. Reaganomics??? Bullsh!t. TRICKLE DOWN MY AZZ.

Corporate Fukks™

[mpaschal34]

Key is... go to school and get an ENGINEERING degree. Most other degrees are pretty much worthless when it comes to getting paid. I know must of you are old fuks like me, but steer your kids in the right direction. Here’s data from a company that is similar to mine....

An Entry-Level XXXXXX Engineer at XXXXXX earns an average salary of $68,237 per year.

[Chipup]

Any STEM degree is a smart idea. Do you realize that basic middle class is about 78k a year in most states...

[JMobile]

Managing what? That doesn't sound like a lot, especially in CA.

Hotels and retail stores like Target and Walmart.

[Andy117]

Avg salary in my town is $72,560.

[Kermit]

Probably in the low 20k range. I live in the poorest city in Pennsylvania.

[Itsamazing777]

The 78k is HOUSEHOLD income. Thats the average two working parents. It is not the average stat for a single person

[blap10]

25-35K range

[firedawg]

I’d say 35-40k

[SBR_Guest_Pro]

i'm in the San francisco bay area. Just got offered and assistant manager position for Buffalo Wild Wings for $90K
it's expensive out here

[OTL]

Don't know, but it's got to be very low. This is a tourist town, and most jobs are in the service industry.

[BigOrange]

Average household income in my zip code is $141K.
Median household income is $127K.