whats the average U.S pay check a month?

[chisme]

just thought it would be intresting to know?

[smokerofweed420]

I'm not sure but I'm going to say between $2,500-7,000. Just kind of a random guess really.

[KingOfMyWorld]

According to WorldSalaries.org's website, the average mean income for all sectors was $2,313 in 2005. I'm not sure if that would go up or down by todays standards, the stock markets plunged since 2005 and the economy rides on that roller coaster.

[the image reaper]

most towns I've looked up on Sperling's Best Places, that are affordable, have median individual incomes of about $24,000 per year ... I made $51,000 trucking, in 2003, but then got hurt, went on Social Security, so now I'm down to about $19,000 ... one helluva wage cut ... :(

[chisme]

ok so because our uk money converts to double in your us dollers and you get roughly double a months pay then us doesnt that mean the uk pound is worth more?

im confused

[cannabis campbell]

Well in the uk for a crappy job its roughly about saaaay £200 per week so maybe im guessing something like $250, $350 per week? am i close?

[Chronisseur]

I'm not sure but I'm going to say between $2,500-7,000. Just kind of a random guess really.

Wow, I'd be happy to come live wherever YOU are. $30 k yearly MINIMUM? ....Sounds like a nice place!:D

[cannabis campbell]

Haha chisme meant like a normal job anyone can get with no qualifications eg working in mcdonalds or something (I think)

[geonagual]

minumum wage in California is $7.50 an hour..but the average income compared to a lot of places is a lot higher...I mean average home prices in Southern California are right around $425,000..

[texas grass]

i dont get a paycheck

i think minimum wage in texas is still about 5.50, but is about to change or just changed

i had a buddy explain about minimum wage and how he thinks its a bad thing and this is why. before minimum where ever you lived you would get a fair pay in the community.
now with minimum wage a company only has to pay the minimum amount the gov says, and another thing is when they raise minimum wage price everywhere else raise at more of an unfair rate to the middle and poor man
thats just a thought
peace as i hit the bong:stoned:

[smokerofweed420]

Wow, I'd be happy to come live wherever YOU are. $30 k yearly MINIMUM? ....Sounds like a nice place!:D

Well he said average income so I figured that about 30k-80k a year considering some people get paid next to nothing and some are millionaires.

Oh and the pounds is worth about 2 dollars so if youre making 200 quid its the same as 400 dollars.

[mauichick]

no i think minimum wage protects us from working hard for nothing. i don't think that there was this dream world where everybody got paid fairly just out of good nature. the reason minimum wage is there is so people get paid AT LEAST enough to live off. if a company wants you really bad then they will pay you fairly, if they know you need the job more than they need you they could get away with paying you next to nothing. I think it helps keep people from being taken advantage of. I still think it sucks to make minimum wage, but its for the jobs that ANYBODY could get. And if you are smart and work hard and are worth more, you will make more.

[delusionsofNORMALity]

the reason minimum wage is there is so people get paid AT LEAST enough to live off.

have you ever tried living in so cal on minimum wage? i suppose it's possible if you can live off of wild mustard greens, don't own a car and are willing to share an apartment with seven other people.

[mauichick]

actually, yes. i live in san diego and for a long time i worked 40 hours a week for $7 an hour. I know what I'm talking about. I had a car and did not live off whatever greens you said and i had a few roomates who were really cool.

like i said, it sucks to make minimum wage, but i think its good that at least the goverment made a law that you have to make at least a certain amount. if you don't want to be poor get a better job, or work towards getting one.

besides, i'm arguing against the point that he said "before minimum where ever you lived you would get a fair pay in the community."

I highly doubt that

[Ub3rB0ng]

I make $50k a year. I live in Norcal. wifey doesnt work, we have 3 kids. life is good!

[chisme]

ok so because our uk money converts to double in your us dollers and you get roughly double a months pay then us doesnt that mean the uk pound is worth more?

im confused

can sumoen shed sum light to my wittle face as i am confused on this still

[KingOfMyWorld]

1 British pound = 2.0158 U.S. dollars

Therefore, yes the pound is worth more than the US dollar.

[slipknotpsycho]

uh.... right now about 1,000-1,200 a month (wife's salary, give or take)

[Mr. Bubbles]

Min. wage here is $6.50/hour. Let's say you get a 40 hour week, $6.50 x 40 = $260, without taxes taken off. Let's say 4 weeks, 4 x 260 = $1040. Still gotta figure in the gov's cut.

[Nochowderforyou]

My full time job pays a lousy $1300 a month, but I make extra cash doing stuff and such. ;)

[katyowns]

Between the man and myself, we bring home around $3200-$3500 a month. Thats with him working 60hrs+ and me at 40hrs+ a week.

[LIP]

The pound is very strong against the dolla. £1 is almost $1.8 and not long ago it was £1 - $2

[Purple Banana]

I make anywhere from $1,200- $1,400 per month, not really working that much.

[Deepsuthern]

i get about 1,400 a month, however my dad gets about 14,000 a month from the state of louisiana

[geonagual]

Depends on the job a lot too...when I was selling cars, I would make anywhere between $4000-6000 a month...most of the other jobs I have had are somewhere around the $3500 a month..I own my own business now and make around $3000 a month but with a lot more freedom.

[texas grass]

to live fairly decent in america and on your own you need more than minimum wage, cant make minimum wage and get no other income and live in houston, need a car to get around, rent is 500-600month no bills ect ect ect cant be done

[The Figment]

<about $2100 after the Feddys get their 27 percent.

[mauichick]

to live fairly decent in america and on your own you need more than minimum wage

it depends on what you mean by fairly decent. i supported myself on minimum wage in san diego for years. i couldn't afford luxurious things, but i had my neccessities. i paid rent, ate, drove my car, hung out with friends.

there are some things that i think people feel like they are entitled to, but remember we are talking about MINIMUM wage here. The LEAST amount of money you can make. Yeah it's not a fabulous life but at least you can live! like i said before, if you don't want to be poor, you can get a better job or work towards getting one.

by the way i am not saying that it wouldn't be awesome if minimum wage were more, but people are saying "it can't be done" and people do it all the time, including myself. I make more now and I will never let myself settle for less again, but i feel like going through that period in my life has made me not take things for granted and be happy with less, and the extra stuff is a priveledge.

[Anubis10012007]

$680 around each month

[the image reaper]

don't forget TAXES ... doesn't help to make $100,000 a year, if the Govt takes most of it ... like Canada has universal health coverage, but their taxed more than double what the USA is ,,, (so far, anyway, that will change) ...

[texas grass]

might pay more in taxes but you get health coverage and and maybe schooling/college wich i have and cant get either one, IF I GET SICK I AM SCREWED
if minimum wage is 5.15 before taxes and you work 40 hrs a week you cannot afford $550 a month rent + $about $200 utilities, $60 bucks week for gas , $100 car insurance + health insurance which isnt cheap add it up it cant be done working minimum wage and no other income and on your own without roomates and thats not counting food clothes personal items ect

[mauichick]

$300 room for rent in houston (http://houston.craigslist.org/roo/423932653.html)

[trainwreck530]

i make 12-1300$ a month sadly. right now im not paying for SHIT except good food. i have a 'room mate' w/a set up trust fund. my work is a 5 mintue walk. the store is a 3 minute walk and the gym is 7 min. away. i sold my truck last year like ive said =( but everything will change come feb 13

[Dro_Princess]

Between my husband and myself we take home between 2,800 and 3500 a month. Depends on over time.

[geonagual]

I like the 99 cent menu at Jack in the Box

[GotWake88]

I used to make $1600 per month at me old job last summer. My job this summer sucked, and was less. Now Im in school.

[The Dude Of Life]

I watched this program once that proved that it was almost impossible to work on minimum wage and be able to scrape up enough for an average security deposit on an apartment. Meaning that you would have to have public assistance, e.g. welfare, or you gotta live in the 'jects, as alot of people around here do. Add a car to the equation and its impossible to do. In my state the minimum wage was recently raised to 6.85 for that reason.
EDIT: I have worked a few jobs recently, when i worked as a busser/server at a local italian joint, i made 4/hr plus tips. Since at that time i was still with moms it was good money, but i ended up quitting because its a shitty ass job. Now i detail cars freelance, and i make somewhere between 700-800 a week usually, 1000 on a good week, my best week was 2500 when a local car show hired me to clean all of them, but thats exceedingly rare, so you factor about 700 a week thats a good 3000 a month, so like 36000 a year, with no boss, all i have to pay is advertising costs and my apartment which is pretty damn cheap. Being in the middle of the worst housing slump in the united states (northeast ohio) can be good for something...