megan, you made me go looking for info about NYC, where I learned that median household income in NYC in 2000 was about $38K, but Manhattan is mad varied:
This phenomenon is especially true of Manhattan, which in 2005 was home to the wealthiest U.S. census, tract with a household income of $188,697, as well as the poorest, where household income was $9,320
Median household income in my Queens neighborhood is about $42K, apparently. My personal income is higher than the median, but nowhere near the fancy Manhattan people.
I would not expect a single young professional to make less than $24,000. It would depend a lot on what profession, and where they were working.
I don't know that it's really relevant to salaries, since the range of incomes is generall huge and based on the actual jobs. Like, office cleaners probably have more similar salaries no matter where they are, while there is a huge range from cleaner to CEO in my office building.
basically, she's telling you, you got the job, just sit tight till we get our shit together and can make you a formal offer.
There was also a bit of "don't get your expectations too high with the salary," but there's nothing I can do about that until an offer comes in.
I would not expect a single young professional to make less than $24,000. It would depend a lot on what profession, and where they were working.
Well, the median income here is $68,000, which skews the comparison quite a bit.
If the median household income in your area is X, what is a reasonable salary expectation for a single young professional to have?
Depends on the demographics of your area, doesn't it? If they're all young professionals, then somewhere between X/2 and X. Older professionals, something less than that. If your neighbors mostly work at Walmart, more than X, maybe.
Man, I love looking at data! In my old zip code, I was right about on the median, which makes theoretical sense given the number of households with more than one wage earner and the number of housing projects.
I'm not sure why MP is bringing this up now...on the one hand, they created a situation *so* fucked that it is practically, imo, a secondary condition in the "Why Mackensie Can't Get It Together"-stakes(Could something you start with your dad *ever* really be consensual? Not that I'm asking for myself; my dad is a whole other class of fucker.)
Honesty is good for recovery, but why tell millions on Oprah?
