# What were your gross yearly wages (2017)? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 3, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121 "2018-02-03T21:31:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/21 "2018-02-04T00:58:49Z")
20% less than last year, since I took a pay cut to change jobs. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/22 "2018-02-04T01:08:41Z")
“Gross” is a good way to describe it. ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/23 "2018-02-04T01:24:20Z")
My net is gross. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/24 "2018-02-04T01:55:55Z")
Put it this way, Money is no object. Unless you object to being poor! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/25 "2018-02-04T02:03:01Z")
Gross is up. Net is down. Thanks, Trump!! ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/26 "2018-02-04T02:24:46Z")
175 and 15 inches. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/27 "2018-02-04T03:23:17Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > 14.5 million. Yeah, it was a bad year for me also. Hopefully now that Trump is in office things will turn around. ---
**Author:** ![aktep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@aktep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aktep)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/28 "2018-02-04T03:38:39Z")
More than the year before. I negotiated a “promotion” midyear that came with a 18% raise (they rejected my 20% counter offer). ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/29 "2018-02-04T03:55:40Z")
I’m retired, so\* all \*my income is either from investments or Social Security. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/30 "2018-02-04T04:08:01Z")
I fell into the bracket between $5 and $9,650,000. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/31 "2018-02-04T04:21:46Z")
Mine was 6 figures for the first time. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/32 "2018-02-04T04:28:04Z")
Death. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/33 "2018-02-04T05:13:07Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I fell into the bracket between $5 and $9,650,000. Heh. Yeah, I was going to say mine is in the bottom 95%. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/34 "2018-02-04T10:07:15Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Moved to IMHO from ATMB. > > Colibri What if ATMB doesn;t want it, either? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/35 "2018-02-04T12:08:59Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > What you get from the daily grind in one year. Shucks, I just play for love of the game. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/36 "2018-02-04T12:17:24Z")
144, same as last year. I don’t expect it to change. mmm ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/37 "2018-02-04T12:26:53Z")
Yeah, I’ll look that up and get right back to you… ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/38 "2018-02-04T13:12:41Z")
Wages? We ain’t got no wages. We don’t need no wages. I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ wages! ---
**Author:** ![OwnRules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ea666f/32.png) [@OwnRules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OwnRules)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/39 "2018-02-04T13:28:40Z")
I’m in the top 50% ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-gross-yearly-wages-2017/808121/40 "2018-02-04T14:07:45Z")
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