$57.32 a week after taxes in 1977 was Ann's salary

[TVFactFan]

That still seemed very low for a woman with two kids and no food stamps lol


Today that is $900.00 a month and would not be enough for a family of 3.


BTW: Her boss was a WEIRD

[ThomasE]

That had to be per day. I must have missed something. I know on "Alice", by 1979, Alice Hyatt was making 2.95 per hour which comes out to be under 30usd a day for 10 hours.

[Wawwie]

You are both wrong. The $57.32 was going to be her weekly RAISE, not her salary! LOL! Whatever her salary was originally was going up by $57.32.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Wawwie

You are both wrong. The $57.32 was going to be her weekly RAISE, not her salary! LOL! Whatever her salary was originally was going up by $57.32.

Oh ok that makes sense because it didnt sound right for a family of 3. Lol

[Bonniegirl]

Originally Posted by Wawwie

You are both wrong. The $57.32 was going to be her weekly RAISE, not her salary! LOL! Whatever her salary was originally was going up by $57.32.

Yeah. That's what I thought, that she was going to make $57.32 more a week! So basically her raise was about 230$ more a month! That was good! No wonder she was pissed when the A** of a boss decided to pass on Ann and give the job to that man!

That was really unethical. You can't promise someone a promotion with a raise than go back on your word and give the position to someone else!

[pkripper001]

Lets look at this way,what if she was bringing home $57.32,I am sure some did.
Minimum wage was $2.30 in 1977,so lets say she got 28 hours in at a minimum wage,that would be $64.40,and if they took out 8.4%,that would be $5.41,leaving $58.99. I know that is not the exact amount she brought home,but it is close.She gets child support. She gets a better job too.
By 1979, the minimum wage jumps up to $2.90

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

Yeah. That's what I thought, that she was going to make $57.32 more a week! So basically her raise was about 230$ more a month! That was good! No wonder she was pissed when the A** of a boss decided to pass on Ann and give the job to that man!

That was really unethical. You can't promise someone a promotion with a raise than go back on your word and give the position to someone else!

I only missed 2 episodes since the show been on so when the hell did she get that job in the first place?

[LittleRickyII]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

That still seemed very low for a woman with two kids and no food stamps lol


Today that is $900.00 a month and would not be enough for a family of 3.


BTW: Her boss was a WEIRD

$57.32 in 1977 is equivalent to $223 in 2015, not $900.

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

I only missed 2 episodes since the show been on so when the hell did she get that job in the first place?

I think it was on the episode where Ed first appeared. They didn't show it but they mentioned it. Also they had an episode set there when David Dukes guest starred.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by LittleRickyII

$57.32 in 1977 is equivalent to $223 in 2015, not $900.

I was saying $900 a month after taxes in 2015

[ThomasE]

Originally Posted by Wawwie

You are both wrong. The $57.32 was going to be her weekly RAISE, not her salary! LOL! Whatever her salary was originally was going up by $57.32.

My post was out of confusion as I heard Ann discussing with the girls what she would be making but missed something in the convo. I was too lazy to rewind the scene back. So, I was confused and wasn't sure if making 57 a week was right which is why I brought up the income for Alice Hyatt to compare.

[Wawwie]

There is no way Ann could afford rent and childcare on a measly 57.00. The 57.00 was her raise. But she must have lived comfortably considering Ed paid for child support. I don't know if she was getting alimony.

[LittleRickyII]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

I was saying $900 a month after taxes in 2015

Oh, sorry. I'm sick today so my brain is only half functioning.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Wawwie

There is no way Ann could afford rent and childcare on a measly 57.00. The 57.00 was her raise. But she must have lived comfortably considering Ed paid for child support. I don't know if she was getting alimony.

I was thinking her rent was $25 a month

[ThomasE]

Originally Posted by Wawwie

There is no way Ann could afford rent and childcare on a measly 57.00. The 57.00 was her raise. But she must have lived comfortably considering Ed paid for child support. I don't know if she was getting alimony.

My point exactly. There is no way she could be living off of 57 usd a week. Alice, Flo and Vera were making waaay more than that being waitresses based on the salary Mel gave them. I am relieved that that info was not on the weekly basis regarding salary.