economy
We Can’t Indulge Gen Z Malaise
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TL;DR
- Gen Z members aspire to earn an average salary of $600,000 per year to feel financially successful.
- This desired salary is about 13 times the country's median income.
- The $600,000 figure is more than what 99 percent of Americans are projected to earn this year.
- These statistics were featured in Emi Nietfeld's guest essay for the New York Times.