<p>Contrary to what you might think, a lot of Americans make $60,000 per year and manage to live, pay their bills and educate their children. I believe that the median annual household income in the U.S. is just over $50,000. Not even 20% of households in the U.S. make over $100,000. In fact, I believe that an income of $60,000 per year or more would place a household in the top 40% of income-earners in the U.S.</p>
<p>Remember, too, that household income includes income from all sources, including two-income families (meaning that each of the income-earners made some amount less than the threshhold specified).</p>
<p>If you can’t live on a wage of $60,000 per year, than don’t take that job. If enough attorneys refuse to work for $60,000 per year, ultimately that wage will have to rise in order to attract attorneys to take that job. Apparently, that has not occurred. If you choose to take that job, then you know what you are walking into from an income perspective.</p>