• @[email protected]
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    38 hours ago

    According to the page, that’s using an imaginary unit called “international dollars” (which I just learned exists), which is used for comparing countries’ economies. It doesn’t reflect the real amount in US dollars. In US dollars the median US salary is just under $60,000. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf

    • kersploosh
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      26 hours ago

      That’s really interesting. I saw the term “international dollar” but glossed right over it.