Is it true making 200K/year is not a big deal anymore?

[GMiscer]

Especially with how inflation is

[WadeDoesntBurn]

Maybe on this stupid delusional forum

[bsmit107]

Depends on where you live.

[nothingshocking]

Top 5% of US wage earners made $186k or more in 2022

Top 5% isn't a big deal, but it's good company to be in.

Do you make 200k Gerald?

[iamdetermined]

Maybe on this stupid delusional forum

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[engj]

It ain't what it used to be, but nobody wants to hear complaints about it.

[Destor]

Aside from select immediate coworkers, I don’t know a single person who makes that kind of money

$200k buys you an insane quality of life in my neck of the woods

[xbluexhawkx]

200k puts you in the top 5 percentile @ age 40

Yeah that is certainly garbage

[Visel]

Depends on where you live.

In my area the 2021 MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD income is like $60k. The 2021 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD income is closer to $88k. Median monthly owner costs if you have a mortgage are just over $1700/mo. So if you make $200k in my area you could theoretically support more than 2 families by yourself. That's amazing.

TBH I Googled it and I'm surprised to find in 2021 the MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD income is still only like $77k in Los Angeles. Average is closer to $101k. Meanwhile the median monthly owner costs if you have a mortgage are roughly $3k.

So this means that in LA, even though you "should" make like 15-20% more than in my area, your costs are nearly double. This takes away from the power levels associated with the $200k/yr income.

[drvillain]

Can’t wait til I’m making 300k+ at my job…

I thought 100k would be life changing… it isn’t.

I’ll probably feel the same way at 300k.

[Beararms]

Google search puts that at 96.15 an hour. If you dont think that is a lot you need to fix your brain or try not to live like a millionaire.

[GMiscer]

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