Researchers estimate that each additional centimeter of height is associated with a 1.30% increase in annual income. (lemmygrad.ml)

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Researchers estimate that each additional centimeter of height is associated with a 1.30% increase in annual income.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2020/04/16/your-height-has-a-big-impact-on-your-salary-new-research-seeks-to-understand-why/

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[-] Owl@hexbear.net 44 points 8 months ago

Median income in US: $74580

Median height in US: 175cm (5'9")

Jeff Bezos's income in 2023: $70 billion

Jeff Bezos's estimated height: 530cm (17'4")

[-] XTornado@lemmy.ml 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I mean... he is a Dragon on his lair full of gold, so that height makes sense.

[-] CarbonScored@hexbear.net 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

At a 100,000,000% salary increase, I make Bezos to be about thirty million inches taller.

This would suggest his space flight didn't even reach his own knees.

[-] Owl@hexbear.net 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I assumed it was exponential.

74580 * 1.013^355

[-] ProfessorAdonisCnut@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago

That's how it's phrased, but with their numbers quoted the 6'4" guy gets $107,919 vs a linear scaling giving $103,740. The latter rounds to the $104,000 stated, so I'm assuming that's the intended reading