Despite what influencers, finance bros and career TikTokers might have you believe, earning $100,000 a year is still far from the norm for most Americans.
A recent viral Reddit thread laid it out bluntly: “Most people don’t have careers,” one user wrote. “They work regular warehouse or grocery jobs or bartend or are trash men.” The original poster added, “People aren’t owning houses left and right or making $100k a year. That is rare and unlikely. People need to get a dose of reality.”
