What's your annual income (in U.S. dollars, before tax)?

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What's your annual income (converted to U.S. dollars)?

Nothing, I'm in school and living at home	5%	[ 4 ]
Nothing, I'm not in school and living at home	11%	[ 8 ]
I'm on welfare	11%	[ 8 ]
< $10,000	7%	[ 5 ]
$10,001 - $20,000	12%	[ 9 ]
$20,001 - $30,000	12%	[ 9 ]
$30,001 - $40,000	5%	[ 4 ]
$40,001 - $50,000	3%	[ 2 ]
$50,001 - $60,000	12%	[ 9 ]
$60,001 - $70,000	5%	[ 4 ]
$70,001 - $80,000	4%	[ 3 ]
$80,001 - $90,000	3%	[ 2 ]
$90,001 - $100,000	1%	[ 1 ]
> $100,000	4%	[ 3 ]
I'm retired	0%	[ 0 ]
My family is rich, so I don't have to work	3%	[ 2 ]

Total votes : 73

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24 Oct 2009, 10:47 pm

Since autistic people are supposedly better in areas like math, science, technology... I would think that on average, we have better jobs & make more money than Muggles. So I thought I'd start this poll. Feel free to post what kind of job you have...

I happen to be a Software Developer.

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24 Oct 2009, 11:07 pm

Welfare and part-time work (farmhand): around 14,000.

On average, "we" don't work. :wink:

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24 Oct 2009, 11:15 pm

Gross or net of tax?

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24 Oct 2009, 11:19 pm

It is difficult to compare incomes.

I earn around $20,000-$30,000 CDN (I will guess it would be a little lower in US dollars, at an exchange rate of .90 CDN to $1.00 US it would be $18 to $27 Gs) However, I work mostly weekends (stay at home mum from Monday to Friday and I work when my husband is on breaks during Spring Break, Winter Break and Summer Break (hubby is a public school teacher). If I worked full time, I would obviously make much more.

In addition, between different countries and even different provinces and states in Canada and the US - there is variations in standards of living. My provinces/states are more expensive than others (and again, even within a province or state, some areas are more expensive than others). A person living in New York, New York would need more $$$ than someone living in a small town in the east part of the state of New York). So, where one lives also needs to be considered in the calculation.

I mentioned my earnings in CDN. I probably pay more in taxes than my friends in the States - so my net income would be less (even if my friends in the states made the same amount after taking account the rate of exchange). On the other hand - I get free medical - so this might bump my standard of living higher than my friends in the states.

To better illustrate my income - it would be wiser to state income in terms of the average in our respective areas. I make a little above average for my province (mean average in my province is around mid $40,000 gross per year). If I worked full time, I would be making around $48,000 per annum. However, to further murky things - If I was working full time, I would also get some sweet benefits - including a dental plan, extended medical plan - including perscriptions, life insurance, long term disability insurance and 20 + paid vacation days per year. I am not sure if the provincial average takes into account benefits plans. If it does not - then I would make well over the provincial average.

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25 Oct 2009, 12:10 am

Not enough...

MrVulcan
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25 Oct 2009, 12:59 am

blue_bean wrote:

Gross or net of tax?

Before tax.

CanadianRose wrote:

So, where one lives also needs to be considered in the calculation.

That would be ideal, but I didn't want to make the poll too complicated for people to calculate, otherwise there would undoubtedly be errors...

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25 Oct 2009, 1:15 am

^ Ok then.

I estimate about $32,000US. I work as a low level bookkeeper/tax accountant.

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25 Oct 2009, 1:27 am

blue_bean wrote:

^ Ok then.

I estimate about $32,000US. I work as a low level bookkeeper/tax accountant.

You work as a low level bookkeeper/tax accountant AT THE MOMENT.

Being good with numbers and our intense focus trait can be a winning combination.

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25 Oct 2009, 1:37 am

I'm a public servant--more specifically, I am a negotiator working on self-government agreements with First Nations.

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25 Oct 2009, 3:56 am

0 right now. I've never earned more than £12000 in a year. I'm a physicist in my thirties. Cannot access the workplace.

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25 Oct 2009, 4:00 am

outlier wrote:

0 right now. I've never earned more than £12000 in a year. I'm a physicist in my thirties. Cannot access the workplace.

Maybe you could find a way to allow the workplace to access you.

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25 Oct 2009, 5:05 am

I honestly have no idea. The business has been in my name for over a year, but I don't control the funds...I just sign checks and get pocket money....
I really cannot grasp how to manage my finances....It is scary...

Before my current state of living, I made just enough, working odd jobs, to cover my rent at the boarding house and meager spending money, supplemented by my parents...

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25 Oct 2009, 5:38 am

It's difficult to say as my income varies quite a lot, but it seems to work out to around $8500 before tax.

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25 Oct 2009, 5:40 am

poopylungstuffing wrote:

Those are some interesting websites.

Do you make bandanas? There is a picture that looks like it might be but I couldnt quite figure it out.

:wink:

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25 Oct 2009, 5:40 am

None of your business

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25 Oct 2009, 5:48 am

Blindspot149 wrote:

poopylungstuffing wrote:

Those are some interesting websites.

Do you make bandanas? There is a picture that looks like it might be but I couldnt quite figure it out.

:wink:

No...I don't make bandanas...

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