Originally Posted by
CW Spook
In the summer of 1969 I was a college graduate, married and making $250/mo in the US Navy The same job/rating/time in service, paid $150/mo in 1964 and today is between $2000-2500/mo, so I think I'm pretty safe in my earlier statement.
I wonder if your expectations in 1964 were slightly less than today. This might make your 1964 wage seem pretty good in comparison to today. For example it is not unusual for a family of 4 these days to pay out $120/mo in cell bills, $100 in cable television and something similar for phone and internet. There were fewer 4-car families and a 5000 sq foot home would have seemed a ridiculous notion.