related_tweet: @jzink0883 @felixaloe @berniesanders ceo compensation has increased by 940% since 1978. average worker salary in 1998 was $34k, in 2018 it was $49k. ceo of chase earned $12 mill in 1998 and jd earned $30 mill in 2018. i worked there in sales and in 1998 i was making a decent living.