Half Of American Workers Made Less Than 35 000 In 2019 Report Shows
The SSA’s annual wage report showed roughly 10.3 million workers’ net compensation was between $30,000 and $35,000 in 2019. Individuals who fell within that compensation bracket earned $32,452 on average, according to SSA statistics. Slightly more 10.6 million people earned between $25,000 and $30,000 in net compensation last year, and roughly the same number of workers earned between $20,000 and $25,000, as well as $15,000 and $20,000, respectively. Individuals whose annual net compensation fell below $5,000 accounted for the largest fraction of workers reflected in last year’s wage distribution....