Not that much. My buddy who started in 76 said he was making a little over $5 when he started.
Nothingness Fluff ,part 2
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upschuck
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That 2 ft was right behind his head, hasn't quite fully recovered yet.
upschuck
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That was back when everybody was making about the same.
oldngray
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That was starting rate. Not top rate. Starting rate was $5.96 in 1977 I think. Top rate was around $10 to $12 but I don't remember for sure.
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Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Nope. Very lucky I was in a p47 airbag and all.
UPS wasn't the best paying job back then.
rod
Retired 23 years
I started at 6 something an hour (I know it was less than 7). My wife was making $3.25 an hour working for the State of Mn. We were rolling in the money making almost 10 bucks an hour between us. We saved $10,000 the first year which we used to buy an $18,000 house on a nice lake. Our house payments were less than a hundred a month and that included insurance. Times were good! Home heating oil was 18 cents a gallon. I remember thinking "damn it cost a fortune" to fill up our 265 gallon tank. I still have the receipt. Every time I run across it I just laugh.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
upschuck
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That is because everyone made about the same.
oldngray
nowhere special
Minimum wage was less than 2 bucks an hour.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
$7 an hour in 1971 is equal to $41 an hour now.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
It would appear we have went backwards or at best stayed even.
The part timers have went backwards.
rod
Retired 23 years
How much does a driver make now? When I retired I was making $20.?? an hour.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
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