That's one of the points tho - $30,000 in the 80's was a darn good wage.
Take my example from 1986 ... earning $100/wk ($5,000/yr) - now pays around $1,000/wk ($50,000).
So, to be earning $30,000 in the 80's (depending on what end) could equate to $2-300,000 nowadays.
But also to show...