Don't let it freak you out.  Almost everyone starts out as working poor, but rises as work experience and seniority get you better wages. It may be slow.  The trick is to not spend all of those wage raises as you go.  Commit to save/invest a third or a half of every salary increase, and you'll be able to improve your lifestyle, but also put away something to retire on.

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You've got 40, 50 years.  Even tiny crumbs accumulated for that long adds up to a decent pie.