American workers are demanding almost $80,000 a year to take a new job

Americans want almost $80K to take a new job, NY Fed says

The report did, however, show that despite an evident gap in offered and desired pay, employees are somewhat more likely to remain in their current posts than last year.

American workers now want almost $79,000 salary to start a new job

The wage floor for American workers climbed to a record high of close to US$79,000, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey released Aug. 21 that also found pay demands among women are rising twice as fast as for men.

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New US Job Seekers Now Expect To Be Paid $79,000 — A New All-Time High

Workers now demanding nearly $80K to start new job

The lowest wage that American workers are willing to take in order to accept a new job hit a record high this year, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey published Monday.

American workers want almost $79,000 salary to start a new job

For comparison, the median U.S. household income was $70,784 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.