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Per Wikipedia, in 2018: * Median household income in Mississippi: $44,717 * Median wage in Germany: €5,370 per month, equals $73,565. So even the individual
by afc 3mo ago
Per Wikipedia, in 2018:
* Median household income in Mississippi: $44,717
* Median wage in Germany: €5,370 per month, equals $73,565.
So even the individual median wage in Germany is more than 50% higher than the median household income in Mississippi.
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_average_wage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_income https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...
- mishellaneous 3mo agothe Wikipedia page on Europe you cite lists average, not median wage in Germany. the average household income for Mississipi is given as $76,305/year by this US census link: https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2023.S1901?q=S1901&g=010XX00US$0400000 https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2023.S1901?q=S1901&g=01... (which is cited in the Wikipedia page you cite) there is also another question. the figure you cited for Germany is gross wage. net wage would be €3,324/month, or $45,536/year. is "income", in the US survey, after taxes? i wasn't able to find the definition of "income" in the American Community Survey, but i notice that besides "income", they also have "earnings" (which is higher). finally, we need to correct for cost of living. i think that would explain a lot of the difference.