I can't watch Mad Men without opening a handy U.S. dollar inflation converter on my web browser and doing some historical math.
As a service, here are 2008 equivalents corresponding to the episode "The Benefactor:"
Ken Cosgrove's $300/week salary=$2185.07, or $104,883.36 per year before taxes
Harry Crane's measly $200/week salary=$1456.72, or $75,749 per year before taxes
When Peggy got moved up to Junior Copywriter, she was given a whole $80/week. $80=$582.69, or $30,299 per year before taxes. Sorry about your vagina, Peggy, but you're not worth as much as the boys!
My compulsion for facts is maddening. And I call myself creative??!?
Posted by Zerd at August 22, 2008 12:07 AM