How much would you make at these 6 fictional companies?
TV and movies allow us to imagine what it would be like to lead a life different from our own. But they often leave out one of the biggest factors impacting your happiness and quality of life here in the real world: income.
To get a better idea of what it would be like to work for a fictional company, we used Emsi data to take a closer look at six of our favorites, focusing on their industries and location. Then we found the most common occupations in those industries in locations.
So, what might your salary be if you were to accept a job with one of your favorite fictional companies?
Pied Piper (Silicon Valley)
Industry: Data compression
Location: Silicon Valley, California
Jobs and median hourly earnings:
- Software developers, applications: $67.75
- Computer systems analysts: $53.68
- Software developers, systems software: $67.23
- Computer and information systems managers: $85.57
- Network and computer systems administrators: 48.80
International Genetic Technologies/InGen (Jurassic Park)
Industry: Bioengineering
Location: Palo Alto, California
Jobs and median hourly earnings:
- Software developers, systems software: $67.23
- Medical scientists (except epidemiologists): $52.83
- Software developers, applications – $67.75
- Aerospace engineers: $51.50
- Mechanical engineers: $55.28
- Biological technicians: $23.67
Stark Industries (Iron Man)
Industry: Technology
Location: New York City
Jobs and median hourly earnings:
- Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers: $15.93
- Software developers, applications: $50.77
- Electrical engineers: $47.48
- Software developers, systems software: $54.92
- Electrical and electronics engineering technicians: $31.64
- Industrial engineers: $41.56
Dunder Mifflin (The Office)
Industry: Office supplies
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Jobs and median hourly earnings:
- Sales representatives: $23.23
- Accountants and auditors: $27.38
- Business operations specialists: $28.80
- First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers: $24.70
- First-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators: $28.82
The Bluth Company (Arrested Development)
Industry: Real estate development
Location: Newport Beach, California
Jobs and median hourly earnings
- Real estate sales agents: $20.70
- Property, real estate and community association managers: $28.77
- Maintenance and repair workers, general: $18.60
- Real estate brokers: $25.50
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (except legal, medical and executive): $18.36
Los Pollos Hermanos (Breaking Bad)
Industry: Fast food
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jobs and median hourly earnings:
- Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food: $8.73
- Cooks, fast food: $8.93
- First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers: $12.00
- Cashiers: $9.23
- General and operations managers: $39.89
Curious how similar your current job is to working for a fictional boss? Take the quiz to find out which TV boss your boss is most like.
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