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re: Where Young Americans Earn the Most - Mapped (Median Income)
Posted on 5/28/26 at 12:46 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 5/28/26 at 12:46 pm to Darth_Vader
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There is, or at least there should be, a huge difference in a 25 year old just getting started in their career, than someone who’s in their mid-40s and has been in their career since the 25 year old was still playing with action figures and learning to read.
shut up Darth
let me have this
I'm still young dammit
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Posted on 5/28/26 at 12:52 pm to dewster
GDP is in USD ($). Currency exchange matters / can hurt countries.
Poor U.S. States benefit from super high U.S. productivity output in tech, for example. MS must thank CA and NY?
GDP measures total output, not income equality, healthcare access, transportation systems, education quality, vacation time, social safety nets…
Politics aside, might want to test drive living in Hamburg or Berlin vs McComb or Jackson. I like the Dinner Bell restaurant as much as next person…
But no dancing at weddings? Kidding, I like parts of MS…more so than stats that can be deceptive. Very different societies.
I’ve spent much time in all 4 (MS, UK, Germany and Canada). MS wins weather but loses most everything else. By far. Especially weddings.
Poor U.S. States benefit from super high U.S. productivity output in tech, for example. MS must thank CA and NY?
GDP measures total output, not income equality, healthcare access, transportation systems, education quality, vacation time, social safety nets…
Politics aside, might want to test drive living in Hamburg or Berlin vs McComb or Jackson. I like the Dinner Bell restaurant as much as next person…
But no dancing at weddings? Kidding, I like parts of MS…more so than stats that can be deceptive. Very different societies.
I’ve spent much time in all 4 (MS, UK, Germany and Canada). MS wins weather but loses most everything else. By far. Especially weddings.
This post was edited on 5/28/26 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:53 pm to soccerfüt
lol. Poors.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 2:10 pm to soccerfüt
That’s why I live I. Washington state, good income and no state tax. Win-win
Posted on 5/28/26 at 2:47 pm to StrongOffer
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I'm well over the median La household by myself. Will my fiancé give me credit for that? Prolly not.
I love these finance threads where everyone is honest and earns 5x the median income.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 2:50 pm to KiwiHead
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I'll bet you are an investment expert and sexy guy despite your beer belly and poor attempt at replicating Burt Reynolds and his mustache
Nah, just another liar on the OT.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 2:59 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
Expendable income (for a single, childless adult) by state is relevant to this discussion (of course it only tells you if you are above or below average for your state based on your wage)
This post was edited on 5/28/26 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 5/28/26 at 3:03 pm to littleavery1948
All of us are incredibly fit with 7 figure investment portfolios and pristine credit scores.
Just ask us
Just ask us
Posted on 5/28/26 at 3:22 pm to soccerfüt
We're making 3x in Louisiana cuz truck nutz
Posted on 5/28/26 at 6:27 pm to dgnx6
quote:I honestly don’t see a difference in my grocery prices from here or when I’m
But your groceries cost more.
Back in New Orleans.
It’s actually cheaper since there is no sales tax on groceries here.
Going out at sit down restaurants for a meal is a little more expensive. Buy the $5 McDonald meals and Taco Bell value menus are the same.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 6:35 pm to dgnx6
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California: Average households spend about $297 per week (the highest in the country).
And this makes complete sense because your grocery stores operating costs are probably the highest in the country with minimum wage, theft and just cost of purchasing land or renting.
Or maybe Californians wages are twice that of folks in Louisiana, so buying a little more shite at the grocery store per week doesn’t move the needle.
I literally have 4 or 5 visitors fly out of MSY to come stay with me per year. They all live within a couple hour drive from MSY. Every single one brings up the grocery store prices being nearly identical but having no sales tax makes it cheaper.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 7:12 pm to VermilionTiger
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The trick is to live in Louisiana and work for a company in a HCOL city
Ding ding ding! I live in the second cheapest state in the country and have always worked for Bay Area tech companies or NYC financial companies. It’s like a cheat code for life.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 7:13 pm to NorthEndZone
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Expendable income (for a single, childless adult) by state is relevant to this discussion (of course it only tells you if you are above or below average for your state based on your wage)
Interesting data, but FWIW, I looked at the methodology of the MIT COL calculator that it's based on, and there is some bias to it. It includes some mushy stuff like cost of "civic engagement", doesn't fully account for total tax burden in a state, counts access to public transit, etc.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 7:36 pm to soccerfüt
Interesting that they chose avocado toast for the median income graphic. I guess they reserved PB&J for the lower third.
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