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by dragonwriter 1897 days ago
> The median US salary for an individual is 30k per year (median family income is 50k).

Median family income is ~86k. [0]

Median household income, which is likely what you wanted to cite and is the more common measure, is still much more than 50k, at ~68k. [1]

Median personal income is about 36k. [2]

Median hourly wage is $20.17. [3]

So, no, a $15/hr Amazon worker isn’t making above-median wage and, even if they work 40hr weeks for a full year, isn’t making above-median income.

[0] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEFAINUSA646N (nb: “family” for this purpose is defined basically as a household of two or more related by blood, marriage, and/or adoption.)

[1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSA672N

[2] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/release/tables?rid=249&eid=25956...

[3] https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000

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So, at Amazon's entry level, you're making 85% of the median personal income, plus benefits. And that's for their lowest paid FT employees, it can only go up from there. Where's the problem exactly?