DINK is not unusual here. 70k is medium to low income, depending on your profession.
-mocha(Winnie, the Pooh);
2001-12-15(#299640@0)
I don't think 70K is medium to low income... You have to compare to everyone. not only the CEO who makes 10Million a year. 70K is relatively considered as high income.
-jeffrey815(Smartiecat);
2001-12-15(#299646@0)
Are you from U. Waterloo?
-mocha(Winnie, the Pooh);
2001-12-15(#299647@0)
When you finish your BS in CS, or EE, your starting salary is 55K... 70K is a salary 2 years away... that's low to medium.
-mocha(Winnie, the Pooh);
2001-12-15(#299651@0)
Really? that's not low. that's cheap.
-mocha(Winnie, the Pooh);
2001-12-15(#299661@0)
Sister. you are lucky that you have a job these couple years as a new grad... so 45K compare to no job, it's not cheap!
-jeffrey815(Smartiecat);
2001-12-15(#299664@0)
It sounds cheap to me. Not sure how you feel about it...
-mocha(Winnie, the Pooh);
2001-12-15(#299667@0)
hehe..... but do you know how many people are without job even though they graduate from UW? And unless you work for big company, you starting salary as a programmer is around 45K...
-jeffrey815(Smartiecat);
2001-12-15(#299654@0)
UW is going down...
-mocha(Winnie, the Pooh);
2001-12-15(#299669@0)
Wrong! You should say global economy is going down!
-jeffrey815(Smartiecat);
2001-12-15(#299673@0)
Yeah right, and UW is going down with it, Sis.
-mocha(Winnie, the Pooh);
2001-12-15(#299683@0)
still better than your german degree when come to job offer.
-jeffrey815(Smartiecat);
2001-12-15(#299692@0)
;)
-mocha(Winnie, the Pooh);
2001-12-15(#299695@0)
Really...how do you mean?
-slimpiggy(瘦猪犹如插翅虎);
2001-12-15(#299898@0)
National average income for men is around 29.5,
-slimpiggy(瘦猪犹如插翅虎);
2001-12-15(#299672@0)
per hour?
-jeffrey815(Smartiecat);
2001-12-15(#299674@0)
Hahaha...
-mocha(Winnie, the Pooh);
2001-12-15(#299679@0)
what kind of job?
-pop(泡泡);
2001-12-15(#299680@0)
I think average means all jobs combined.
-jeffrey815(Smartiecat);
2001-12-15(#299684@0)
= how much a year?
-pop(泡泡);
2001-12-15(#299686@0)
Our piglet is being humorous. 29.5K is probably the average, based on 60K per family. but that also includes the Philippino nanny in it...
-mocha(Winnie, the Pooh);
2001-12-15(#299687@0)
29.5/hr. not per year.
-jeffrey815(Smartiecat);
2001-12-15(#299691@0)
I meant 29500 annual, supposely the national average, 70 is riding high
-slimpiggy(瘦猪犹如插翅虎);
2001-12-15(#299896@0)
Don't be too optimistic about your CS degree from UW..... the highest income for a high school teacher is only 65k. A high school teacher has two Bachelor's degrees.....
-jeffrey815(Smartiecat);
2001-12-15(#299658@0)
No I'm not from UW. I made my MS in EE 7 years from Germany.
-mocha(Winnie, the Pooh);
2001-12-15(#299663@0)
It's a medium to low income to your ideal income, not to majority of the new immigrants.
-alan01(alan01);
2001-12-15(#299670@0)
You forgot to say new immigrants in 21st century. I know then new immigrants in 99 straight from China, got his first job at 93K for a technical job.
-mocha(Winnie, the Pooh);
2001-12-15(#299675@0)
What's the meaning of "new immigrant"? Immigrant from 99 is not new immigrant compared to immigrant from 2001.
-jeffrey815(Smartiecat);
2001-12-15(#299681@0)
"then new immigrants got a job for 97K". He's new when he got the job. and sorry it was 97K not 93K, not difference for him anyway...
-mocha(Winnie, the Pooh);
2001-12-15(#299693@0)
Congratulation to him/her. However, what's the percentage? 1 in 100?
-alan01(alan01);
2001-12-16(#301119@0)