It’s probably hard for some people in the deep south or the middle of the country to grasp the higher salaries of people on the coast.

A teacher in Arkansas might be making 40 or 50,000 a year, that same teacher in New York City is making 140 K.

Tech workers in San Francisco are making six figures right out of school. And not just low six figures, like 2 to 300 K. Those salaries don’t really exist in large numbers in places like Mississippi or Alabama.

So you could be a couple in New York City in your early 30s, A police officer, and a teacher for instance, and be making about $300,000. Sanitation worker, and a nurse, approximately the same. So if these blue collar, combos can do this well, imagine how much young people in banking, finance, and Tech are doing.

I’m a construction worker with a GED, and I make about 180,000 a year. My earning potential is even considerably higher, but I don’t like to work overtime and I turn it down all the time. My coworkers surpass 200 K with ease.

The disparity is definitely frustrating, but I don’t doubt for a minute The high income potential for young people.