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<blockquote data-quote="Jumpseater" data-source="post: 1166174" data-attributes="member: 48451"><p><strong>Wow! You must work in an "A" or "B" market. Out here in Socal couriers that were hired say around late '90's to early '00's are making 50+. I am an RTD hired in '98 and make 60+. The topped out guys make 70+ with OT of less than 10 hrs a week. Guys in Orange County, the Bay Area, Alaska and Hawaii make more than that. Regarding the "porta potty pension" (I LOVE that term)I had like 10 years of the traditional, so as you said guys that came after me should have quit right then, or figured on saving far more than the average human being does over his lifetime to compensate for the change. Anyway, you can call the plan administrator(I did like 3 yrs ago)and they can give you a computer projection factoring in 2-3% raises and all that for your expected retirement date. That's what I did and it came out to like 597 bucks a month. Under the traditional I was accruing 750 a month, so the difference becomes clear. This year I have finally started to see a more measurable difference in the numbers I see on that quarterly statement thingey and they are looking a lil better. </strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jumpseater, post: 1166174, member: 48451"] [B]Wow! You must work in an "A" or "B" market. Out here in Socal couriers that were hired say around late '90's to early '00's are making 50+. I am an RTD hired in '98 and make 60+. The topped out guys make 70+ with OT of less than 10 hrs a week. Guys in Orange County, the Bay Area, Alaska and Hawaii make more than that. Regarding the "porta potty pension" (I LOVE that term)I had like 10 years of the traditional, so as you said guys that came after me should have quit right then, or figured on saving far more than the average human being does over his lifetime to compensate for the change. Anyway, you can call the plan administrator(I did like 3 yrs ago)and they can give you a computer projection factoring in 2-3% raises and all that for your expected retirement date. That's what I did and it came out to like 597 bucks a month. Under the traditional I was accruing 750 a month, so the difference becomes clear. This year I have finally started to see a more measurable difference in the numbers I see on that quarterly statement thingey and they are looking a lil better. [/B] [/QUOTE]
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