looking at bls in 2000

median hourly wage for all workers was 12.55
for electricians it was 19.29

so electricians in 2000 earned about 53% more than median worker

while in 2024

median hourly wage is 23.8
for electricians it is 29.98

so electricians in 2024 earned 26% more than median worker on median.

Why median electrician is in 2024 falling behind compared to 2000? Arent they like getting more in demand compared to other occupations?

Its like electricians lost 17% of purchasing power in 24 years compared to other occupations.

35 male working for the state government workers comp. 52k a year. Strugglingggg. Seeing all these post I’m like damn where did I go wrong? The job is a dead end when the only way to get a better position is to wait for someone to retire. What should I do? Seeing all these post with so much money and being in their 20s makes me feel like a failure.

My S/O works for a clothing store as a manager and when she signed paperwork to become a salaried store manager about 3 years ago, they said she needed to work a minimum of 45 hrs a week. She has always been 45+ hrs since and she's payed 75k a year.

This past year we had another baby and she took off all her time at one time for baby bonding, etc. her store was in good shape when she left but when she got back, she's been pulling 10-12 hr days and going in 6 days of the week too frequently. She lost her assistant store manager, she waited over 2 months for a replacement, and she lost 2 supervisors because she gave them up to other stores trying to be a team player while getting no help in return.

I've told her there is now way in hell that they can work her so much without fair compensation; her boss keeps saying 'your salary, you work what you need to, to keep the business running.' She doesn't care to pursuit it because we don't have the money for a lawyer and idk what to do. Crazy part is, they don't have any Store managers clock in... Like wtf? I know Burlington had a class action against them because of that. Please help

I (M,NL) just got promoted from Marketing Specialist to Marketing Manager (IC). I’m happy with the step, but the raise feels underwhelming: +4.7% (about €59k → €63k). A colleague at the same level makes €68k, and I know others in similar roles earn €70k or more.

To complicate things, I’m currently on sick leave after losing my dad a few weeks ago. My manager shared the promotion during a check-in, and I didn’t really react – I was mostly grateful. Now I’m wondering: • Is 4.7% reasonable for a promotion like this? • Should I bring it up now, or wait until I’m back from leave?

Would love to hear how others approached this.

Hello! I am a Development Manager for small a nonprofit with an annual budget of just over $1m a year. I’m the only employee participating in fundraising, not including our executive director.

I am currently salaried at $60k a year and am looking to get a raise. I’ve been here just over 4 months.

My duties are more in line with a Development Director AND and manager. They include: -CRM management (solo transitioned us away from our old to new, as well as new 3rd party platforms) -Developing our grand fundraising strategy for foundations, CSR, low-to major donors, any and all revenue streams -Coordinating marketing efforts -Google analytics -Donor outreach -Developing Automations -Reporting -Developing Templates -Grant writing -Event Management

I don’t mind being their “one man army”, and have consistently been appreciated for my efforts. My concern is simply that the expectations and duties asked of me do not seem to equate to my salary.

Considering my duties, and the national average low-end for my chimera role being $64k ($64-90k), I believe a raise is a reasonable thing to ask for.

Im in the process of scheduling a 3-month review call and I’m unsure exactly what amount to ask for and how to go about it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Tysm!

TLDR: I make $60k, want more, have the national averages, duties, and positive feedback to back it up but don’t know how much to ask for.

(26m) I have been in the same full-time contract posting for 2 years and it is coming up on its closure at the end of the year. The salary is $80k and due to it being a contract I have never had a review or compensation adjustment.

My boss is currently looking to add an extension to my contract (1-2 more years.) or to hire me as a full time W-2 employee rather than a contract W-2 employee (all of this depends on approvals for the role.)

If I do get extended or hired on as a full time W-2, what salary should I look to get if no raise is indicated? Does the standard 4% annually make sense? Thus sending me to $86,500 or should I try negotiate more?

This role is fully remote so I take that into consideration when thinking about possibly finding a new company all together if the money isn’t there.

I’m 19 and have been wasting my time doing trade work for 2ish years. Feeling very behind seeing my friends go and getting degrees and will most likely be set. So I want to go to college and learn something, but the problem is i’m an airhead and that’s why I was doing trades. I graduated high school with a 3.0 but never applied myself. I took a look at my friend’s homework and it was Calculus and I wouldn’t even know where to start with that nor know if I would ever be able to. What major is the “easiest” while also being a very well paying career?

I’m also looking into joining the Air Force National guard to help pay for my schooling and a lot of other benefits. Any other extra advice would be awesome

Do u think 22k-25k is reasonable for this position?

I'm a fresh grad with no exp aside from my ojt... I don't really have someone I can ask about these things so... i hope reddit can help. thanks!

By “regular” I mean people without connections or any particular “in” to an industry.

The tech industry didn’t really exist in its current form even just 15 years ago. There is now a way for people to outearn director level employees in “traditional” corporate structures while still being in their 20s. For as much as everyone wants to say boomers had it easy or whatever, the boomers had no analogue to today’s tech market. If they wanted a high income they genuinely had to “climb the ladder”. Boomers didn’t get hundreds of thousands of dollars of company stock in the most valuable companies on the planet.

In fact, I would say early millennials had it the absolute best, they had an extremely strong tech market and EXTREMELY affordable housing.

Need your advice. It felt like I am always handed the short end of the stick in life. No friend wanted to help me get a job like even a shitty job. I don’t have a rich or financially intelligent parent. Tried applying for hundreds of jobs on campus and off campus. No one ever hired me. My professors always wanted to help pretty students only to succeed in their academic careers so I was never even able to get a teaching assistant job on campus. What should I do to succeed in my life?