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If our bank account statements and credit card debt tell us anything, it’s that we’re all broke AF. A new map from Business Insider shows us what we already know – median income for millennials absolutely blows.
As it turns out, millennials are actually a LOT more broke than we expected. While I’ve been busy whining about my salary, the HIGHEST median millennial salary in the US is a meager $27,500 in Alaska, which I’m only assuming is so high because they have to bribe people to live there. Better Alaska than Montana though, where the median salary chimes in at only $18,000.
I guess after this I’ll attempt to be a bit more grateful about my salary, although that seems unlikely when the only alcohol I can afford to buy comes in a cardboard box. Count your blessings folks, and if you live in Montana, here’s a link to sign up for food stamps.
[via Business Insider / Minnesota Population Center]
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Steph W.
Steph W. is a new Master's degree graduate with an intern's salary and six-figure taste. She realizes her expectations far exceed reality, so she spends her days pinning away Loubs she pretends are in her physical closet instead of her virtual one. Her hobbies include attempting to trapping her boyfriend into marriage before he finds out how insane she is and pretending that Black Box wine tastes as good as the kind she could afford when she was gainfully employed. Send her tips for getting out of student debt at recruitchairtsm@gmail.com
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This is either because the job market still sucks for the most part or because half our generation decided to major in East European Medieval Art History Studies and then work at Starbucks after graduation. Or both.
And wow at median income in California being $27,000. In the Bay Area, that’ll buy you a cardboard box with 2 roommates.
$22,000*, so make that 3 roommates.
Ya I have a hard time believing that number for CA. Even in Southern California, you give the man his share of that $21k and you’re literally living at the poverty line. I haven’t seen a lot of homeless millennials lately, but then again in SF I may be mistaking them for hipsters.
I pay about $19k in rent a year in SoCal which is pretty reasonable for the area. Those numbers can’t be right. Then again, Business Insider is known for shitty reporting.
It’s for the whole state… For every millennial making 50k a year in a city there’s another picking almonds for almost zero dollars.
or in school making zero dollars living off loans or mommy and daddy.
How many millennials (that are in the US legally) actually pick almonds? 3?
The CA # probably isn’t that far off, being from here and having lots of friends in SoCal and NorCal it seems people are just grateful to have a job, regardless of the pay.
In WA they major in Gender Studies or Social Justice. …total winners
I was just complaining about my salary this morning, and now I’ve never been so grateful for it.
So, is this for ALL millenials? Right now, aren’t millenials 18-34ish? Meaning a sizable percentage are likely still in school and making basically zero, bringing the numbers down? What’s the median income for college kids, like $5k/yr?
From the BI article:
“Note that the youngest millennials are college-aged and may only be working part-time, which may skew the median downwards.”
…..but it sure makes for some good click bait.
Well this is pointless now
Which is not to say there isn’t a problem, but let’s make sure we’re quantifying the problem correctly.
We’re so poor we can’t even afford to pay attention.
Adderall scripts can be pricey, so yes, literally.
Was I the only one who saw the stock photo and got upset because it looked like a Kendra article?
I remember the article she used that photo for… Gave me chills seeing it again.
The highest medium salary is actually in Washington, D.C. at $43,000.
Eh, I’d still probably stick with Alaska, because otherwise you’re comparing a city to states. This has to be one of the few times I’ve seen that type of comparison used as a positive with DC.
Psychics getting paid!
I mean, my salary is pretty good, it’s just that rent for a one bedroom pounds you in the butthole in ATX
There are lots of things that pound your butthole in ATX.
Take a look at rent prices in SF to make yourself feel better
Something something about butthole pounding also being worse in SF than ATX….
Miss Chanandler Bong is so broke he can’t afford fancy cable and still has to use the TV guide to find out what’s playing on TV
Thanks god for cheap rent in the suburbs.
I’ve never once complained about my salary because I didn’t get a useless degree. Holy shit it’s rough out there.
Instead just complain about your terrible, boring job obtained by your “useful” degree. Great way to spend four years and thousands of dollars. And the rest of you life.
You need to get laid
Alaska. The big time.