NYT: What autoworkers really make

The NYT's Economic Scene blog breaks down the $73 an hour number that's tossed around so blithely by the chattering class and finds it skewed, to say the least. And who provided the number? The car companies did as part of a PR strategy used during publicity about labor negotiations.

But it is not comparing apples to oranges to use that figure when comparing the wages of non-Detroit autoworkers with those of the Big 3. This chart lays out the basics but the article is even more enlightening. Go read.