It almost makes sense that this concept would come to him in a dream-the song clearly is inspired (and inspiring). Not only did A Change is Gonna Come distinguish itself from other Sam Cooke songs in the way it was written, the subject matter of this song is distinct from the rest of his musical catalogue.
What did that do to players' wallets? In 1920, the average salary was $5,000 a year. It took 50 years for salaries to reach $30,000, but with the reserve clause out of the picture the average salary was $143,000 by 1980.Today's average baseball salary is $3.3 million.The business of baseball has also changed a lot over the years, allowing teams to spend big bucks their players.t took 50 years for salaries to reach $30,000, but with the reserve clause out of the picture the average salary was $143,000 by 1980. Today's average baseball salary is $3.3 million.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average salary for all Americans was $51,017 in 2012, down very slightly from 2011's mean of $51,100.That is still 8.7 percent below the average salary in 2007.Women made 77 percent of what men make on average across the country in 2012.hite workers earned an annual average of $57,000 in 2012; African-Americans, $33,300; Asian-Americans, $68,600; and Hispanics, $39,000. For the third year in a row, the percentage of Americans living at or below the poverty level -- those individuals earning $11,720 or less -- has remained at a high of 15 percent.