How much were you worth?

On MSN today there is a fun article on how much your salary would have been, in 1958.

Here are 25 contemporary jobs and their current salaries* compared with their monetary equivalent 50 years ago:

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

Hospice workers
2008: $46,191
1958: $6,204

Janitors
2008: $25,725
1958: $3,455

Newspaper journalists
2008: $21,963
1958: $2,950

Personal trainers
2008: $46,049
1958: $6,185

Plumbers
2008: $48,591
1958: $6,527

Police officers
2008: $52,801
1958: $7,092

Public relations representative
2008: $72,575
1958: $9,748

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