Taller people rake in more money: Study

MELBOURNE: Tall people earn higher wages than their vertically-challenged counterparts while being obese does not mean a slimmed-down pay packet, according to a new study in Australia.

The researchers found a strong link between wages and height, particularly for men, with each additional 10cm of height adding three percent to hourly wages.

The "height premium" was two percent per 10cm for women, researchers from the University of Sydney and Canberra's Australian National University (ANU) found.