On Mon, 21 Feb 2005, Doug Henwood wrote:
Hourly wage averages are for all private sector nonsupervisory workers, about 80% of the total private workforce (a share that's been steady for decades). The supervisory 20%, though, is paid a lot more than those 80% (which are, more or less, the working class).
Ah! So that's the key. And those 20% are in the social security calculation
Thanks. That was worth the wait. That's a very satisfying answer.
Michael
