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Re:Inflation Bites U.S. Engineering Salaries by acchow on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @07:31PM (#37682967)
During the automakers book in Detroit, UAW negotiated a $191.60 weekly salary (for 40 hours work) in 1972. https://www.americamagazine.org/issue/100/victory-auto-worke...

Adjusted for inflation, that is $1407 today, or about $73.1k per year.

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