minimum wage

[3Deep]

Did a little research last night, did not known this as back in 1980 I was still in high school and not the work force, but the minimum wage was 3.10 an hour which comes out to 496.00 dollars a month.  It only increased just a few cents in the next few years to around 3.35 an hour wow.   So 38 years ago the money I'm making now would make me a big dog on the block LOL, crazy how much the same candy bar cost now to back then and nothing about it has changed, the same house you paid for back then will cost you now....gas is now just at or over 3.10 a gal.  I know some of you where in the work force back in those days making that 3.10 an could you tell me what all you could do with that back then and compare it to now.

[Frog]

Here's a calculator to help figure today's equivalent to your 1980 wage
https://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/items/1980-united-states-minimum-wage

[mooseman]

My First professional job was as a draftsmam at the large drafting board, drawing with special lead pencil on a mylar film. Triangles, compass machinist scales . Prints were made in a large blueprint machine using anonia as the catalist to make the paper print that went into the production floor.
My Pay was $2.56 / hr
mooseman

[Prosperi-Tees]

What I find interesting is I grew up in the "hood" back in the late 80s early 90s in a place where liquor stores were abundant, a 40 oz bottle of malt liquor cost $2.00, fast forward 20+ years and that same 40 oz bottle of malt liquor is still $2.00! hmmm

[Sbrem]

My first job was in my guitar teacher's music store, $1.75 an hour. My first screenprinting job was $2.10...

Steve