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MSN Careers - What Was Your Salary Worth 50 Years Ago? - Career Advice Article: Accountants 2008: $54,440 1958: $7,313 Administrative assistants 2008: $44,471 1958: $5,973 Automotive mechanics 2008: $34,565 1958: $4,643 Chefs 2008: $54,143 1958: $7,273 Construction workers 2008: $36,214 1958: $4,864 Dry cleaners 2008: $22,429 1958: $3,013 Elementary school teachers 2008: $53,020 1958: $7,122 Emergency medical technicians 2008: $35,609 1958: $4,783 Fast-food workers 2008: $19,833 1958: $2,664 Firefighters 2008: $52,293 1958: $7,024 Flight attendants 2008: $63,913 1958: $8,585 Grocery store managers 2008: $55,629 1958: $7,472 Commercial painters 2008: $41,120 1958: $5,523 Plumbers 2008: $48,591 1958: $6,527 Police officers 2008: $52,801 1958: $7,092 Registered nurses 2008: $66,427 1958: $8,923 Sales clerks 2008: $26,844 1958: $3,606 Surgeons 2008: $322,281 1958: $43,289 Veterinarians 2008: $93,685 1958: $12,584"