A guessing game for place and time

Work changed over the years. Salaries changed over the years. I was curious: If you compared your personal income from present day, how would it compare to the distribution of salaries in previous decades?

Normal retirement age, also known as full retirement age, is 67 years old for those born in 1960 or later. It’s common for people to stop working before this age, but they’re veering older.

We already looked at minimum wage over time, but when it comes to geography and income, you also have to consider the cost of living for a fair comparison.

In the 1950s, almost half of all employed people were either in farming or manufacturing. As you can imagine, work changed a bit over the years.