I didn't read the topic that got poofed, but I suspect there was a difference of opinion on what constituted a good paying job. It boils down to location, location, location!
Around here $40K isn't a lot, but it's not bad either! Unemployment, and under employment are a huge problem here in IL.
Professionals that make 70-80K in other areas are doing well to make 40-50K here. Most of the factory jobs pay 25-30K here. I did some ceramic tile work in the break room and rest rooms in a local factory. The plant manager was quite proud of how well his employees were paid....$14 an hour. Sadly, those are some of the better paying factory jobs around here.
There are only a couple of factories around here that pay their production workers 40K or more. If they were to advertise 100 new jobs at 40K they would get several thousand applications.
There is still a backlog of 1200-1500 SF homes on the market in the $80-120K range. Those prices are still down 25-30% from what they were before the economy tanked.
My in-laws recently sold their house in SC. My FIL was in management for a manufacturing company. $40K for a production job was unheard of in his area. His 1800 sf brick ranch home with a carport (garages are rare in that area), in very good condition but dated sold for 120K. The house was in a fairly exclusive neighborhood.
$40K goes a lot farther in SC than it does in IL.
I have a relative that's a machinist in a factory in OK. He would improve his situation by getting a 40K job.
I have a sister in CA. I wouldn't want to try to live on 40K in that area. It would be very, very tough.
I know someone that makes in the 40K range in TN and they are firmly in the middle income bracket for that area.
Someone mentioned overtime. I wouldn't count on overtime anymore. Many employers are cutting hours. 30-32 hours is the new full time at many places. I expect that trend to continue.
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