> In 1981, Kara was hired on a $ 38k-a-year salary to maintain and fix the 68 ti...

paulluuk · on Jan 2, 2024

Indeed, that's about $117k (CAD) per year in 2023. (80k euro, 88k usd)

Scoundreller · on Jan 2, 2024

While interest rates were sky high then, internets say a detached bungalow in Edmonton cost $82k then, but about the same 10 years later.

red-iron-pine · on Jan 2, 2024

they sure ain't 82k now. $482k for somewhere near the LRT might be a good start

dmix · on Jan 2, 2024

It was a technical job and union.

Looking at a similar job in Toronto they make $80-100k today

dennis_jeeves2 · on Jan 3, 2024

Put another way, the current generation of earners have a raw deal. High inflation, high cost of housing etc. etc. Oh, Canada!