[Mo1]

I saw the same average quoted in a newspaper article.

I have seen it also .. my quess it may be the average in this area and no it is not uncommon for Union Workers to make that much .. I have a friend who is pulling in about 150,000 a year. I am thinking it all depends on your field and area of work ..

[Green]

I suppose cost of living would have a lot to do with average pay. Is the cost of living 3 times as much in California as it is in Texas?

[erikm88]

I personally know of people who work for UPS who's pulling in over 90k/year, and that is just driving around delivering packages!?!?! And the requirements are a high school education, and a strong back...

There's even clauses in the contract between UPS Management, and the union that limits how much a UPS driver can lift/carry etc...

I don't see how unions make any private company productive... other than pulling its weight around, and having Luigi smack company execs around a bit..

--erik