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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Graig Graziosi

Santa’s ‘salary’ jumps by 5% this year to $178,500 — if he got paid for delivering all those toys

If Santa Claus was paid for his work, his estimated pay increase in 2024 would have been a 4.7 percent increase over his 2023 earnings, according to an insurance company analysis - (Getty/iStock)

Santa Claus probably got a bigger salary bump than you did this year assuming, of course, that he was paid for his annual gift distribution service in U.S. dollars.

Insure.com analyzed the various tasks Santa is typically thought to be responsible for and found that — if he were paid — his pay increase this year would actually outpace the average worker. Over the last year, the average American worker's wages have grown at a steady 3.9 percent — outpacing inflation, even though it may not feel like it for most employees.

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