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Had to look it up, as I really didn't remember.
In July of 1976 I earned $374 monthly as a Private E1, U.S. Army.
By the time I got to my permanent party base at Ft Bragg I was an E3, and remember living comfortably.
Consider that at my time at Ft McClellan in November 1976 I bought my first Remington 788 on sale for $89 at a hardware store just off post.. Regular price $99...
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Not much, I ran away from college to join the army in1966. I spent 27 of 36 months in RVN which was a good savings program. When I got out I bought a new Roadrunner for cash. My next job paid $4.00/hour as a Lifeguard on Huntington Beach, Ca. best job ever.
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In 1961 started a job at minimum wage - $1.25 per hr. - that was $40.00 per week.
I spent every dime on Friday, Saturday and Sunday on Maryann Brown.
Got up Monday and did it all over again, couldn't wait until Friday.
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It's kind of a blur, but I think it was about $600/month as a 2nd Louie in flight school, 1969. That was high living back then. Like Pugs, I was young, had free room, my own car, and flew jets. (Also put in 16 tough hours a day with academics, PT, flying, and studying, all in Laredo Texas July heat.)
Correction: I misrememberized. Pay scale shows I got $386/mo plus flight pay, so about $430 a month.
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$1.65 per hour in high school
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$28k a year as a 2ndLT in the Marine Corps in 1991 $15,120 as an Ensign in 1987 + $50 a month flight pay so $15,720 total a year. I was single, lived on Perdido Key within an easy walk to the Floribama , had a sports car and flew jets for a living. It's been downhill since then. I went in through the PLC program so we accrued longevity from the date we signed up, not the date of commissioning. First year I got paid as an O-1 over 4, it ticked off the academy guys that we were making more than them.
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Salaried, $9500 per year in 1973, right out of college, and I worked about 60 hours a week. No OT pay. even at 60 hours, that has to be pretty good jack for '73 starting out.
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IIRC, it was 78 bucks a month when I enlisted in the Air Force in 1958. Took a long time to get much better than that.
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$1.85 an hour (union wage) as a bus boy in '67. But, made out quite well with tips (in my pocket).
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1974, $12,000/yr. And that was with a masters degree and working six days a week every other week. Fun, but a lot of money in 1974.
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First job in 1968 washing dishes in a restaurant $1.15 an hour. First job out of H.S. was as a construction laborer at $2.00 an hour.
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I worked for a neighbor who was a plumber while in high school during the summers and on weekends. He offered to get me in the Union once I graduated and enrolled me in the apprenticeship through my Union. I started plumbing full time the day after I graduated high school. It was the 1st of June in 1995. Been doing it ever since! I think my starting wage was around $11 an hour plus my benefits. Apprenticeship through the Union was a 5yr program with raises every 6 months until I topped out @ Journeyman scale. In the 24yrs I’ve been doing it I’ve only worked for 3 contractors. 1st one eventually retired then I had a short 2 or 3yr period I worked for one and then went to my current employer where I’ve been for the past 10yrs. It’s been a good trade. Plenty of work! Never have missed any time over those years. It’s put a roof over my head and provided me with great benefits and hopefully a decent retirement that I can enjoy life a little after I’m done.
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First job out of college i was an entry level accountant/analyst. 8.50 an hour if i recall correctly
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I worked for a neighbor who was a plumber while in high school during the summers and on weekends. He offered to get me in the Union once I graduated and enrolled me in the apprenticeship through my Union. I started plumbing full time the day after I graduated high school. It was the 1st of June in 1995. Been doing it ever since! I think my starting wage was around $11 an hour plus my benefits. Apprenticeship through the Union was a 5yr program with raises every 6 months until I topped out @ Journeyman scale. In the 24yrs I’ve been doing it I’ve only worked for 3 contractors. 1st one eventually retired then I had a short 2 or 3yr period I worked for one and then went to my current employer where I’ve been for the past 10yrs. It’s been a good trade. Plenty of work! Never have missed any time over those years. It’s put a roof over my head and provided me with great benefits and hopefully a decent retirement that I can enjoy life a little after I’m done. More kids need to take this route! Well done
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First college degree, 1967, $3.50/hr working for an Architect, Second college degree, 1970, $8.200 starting salary for a teacher. Things over the past 50 years have gotten a whole lot better. :>) That pay back in 67 allowed me to buy a brand new 67 Mustang Covert, 289 HP , 4 speed with 8 track stereo., $3,200 out the door
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$2.65 an hour and one BIG noon meal on a farm. 1982 . I usually worked until November cleaning seed beans for the next year and worked for a carpenter in the winter. Started cleaning out the grain bins in march.
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Did a bunch of odd carpentry jobs right out of HS to make a buck.83
$3.90/hr for my first plumbing/heating job in 84,knew the money sucked ,but also knew I needed to work.
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I worked for a neighbor who was a plumber while in high school during the summers and on weekends. He offered to get me in the Union once I graduated and enrolled me in the apprenticeship through my Union. I started plumbing full time the day after I graduated high school. It was the 1st of June in 1995. Been doing it ever since! I think my starting wage was around $11 an hour plus my benefits. Apprenticeship through the Union was a 5yr program with raises every 6 months until I topped out @ Journeyman scale. In the 24yrs I’ve been doing it I’ve only worked for 3 contractors. 1st one eventually retired then I had a short 2 or 3yr period I worked for one and then went to my current employer where I’ve been for the past 10yrs. It’s been a good trade. Plenty of work! Never have missed any time over those years. It’s put a roof over my head and provided me with great benefits and hopefully a decent retirement that I can enjoy life a little after I’m done. More kids need to take this route! Well done I hope the local you are in, is better than Local 68
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I think I made about $1.80 per hour working on a road crew in 1966. That was my first full time job.
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