All employers pad your salary with benefits and all. I really make about 5K more than I bring home in benefits, but it's not what I make.

I'm jealous no matter if it's $28 or $60. As a teacher, I only make $18/hr once it's all averaged out for 40 hrs a week over a 10 month school year (it would be less if I actually figured in how many hours I work a week because it's definitely more than 40).

But I know there are people out there that would be jealous of my $18/hr so I don't complain. We all chose our line of work and think we should make more than we do, right?