Big Macs Per Hourly Median Wage

by u/zerothehero0

Took a swing at showing data on a map. Some friends were talking about the big map index, and i thought that would be a fun exercise. Ended up modifying this goofy international index slightly to make a domestic one that shows how how many big macs the median worker in a state can buy in an hour. Hourly median wage was gotten by dividing yearly wage by (52*40).

Data was graphed with excel map thing, and tidied up a bit with paint. Sources of data are.

  1. Median Wage: https://www.statsamerica.org/sip/rank_list.aspx?rank_label=ow_c&item_in=00-0000&ct=S09

Edit: got the median wage data from Wikipedia and just cited their source. Looks like i shoulda just used the source, as the two differed. My bad for not double checking. Should’ve known better than to blindly trust Wikipedia.

  1. Average Big Mac Price: https://www.cashnetusa.com/blog/most-expensive-mcdonalds-in-the-world/