South Asians: how much do you make? What do you do?

[Anonymous]

As a fellow South Asian, I am curious about what you all do and how much you make?

I am an underachiever; 120k as a Program Manager at a bank. 36 years old.

[Anonymous]

$250k at age 38, data scientist at a bank, fairly flexible job. DH is an MD and makes about $500k

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a fellow South Asian, I am curious about what you all do and how much you make?

I am an underachiever; 120k as a Program Manager at a bank. 36 years old.

You and me. 36 making $120k at a ngo.I feel so sad I make so little. Moved here at 24, lacked confidence and direction stayed in low paying job for a while and now struggling to get ahead. Finally got out on ngo and hoping my best years are yet to come.

I wish I invested in life coach or career coach early on.

[Anonymous]

Me: 155k Director HR 48 yrs old(Local Government, VA). For context: Education - MBA from India.

DH: IT Consultant, runs his own company, 600k 52 yrs old. Education: Masters in Computer Science, UC Berkeley.


120k is a good salary in your 30s, there are many ways you can take it 200k+. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Question from white guy living in predominately South Asian neighborhood: what is it with the red, and only red, Teslas?

Indian here. I am intrigued because majority Indians drive very "conservative, sensible" colors like silver, grey, white etc. I would like to know the answer to this one as well..lol.

[Anonymous]

44 - $500k annually (300k cash, $200k equity). Middle management at a financial institution

[Anonymous]

48. 850k lawyer

[Anonymous]

$750k, lawyer.

[Anonymous]

DH: 500k ( 350 cash plus 150 equity). Tech non FAANG, business role (not SWE)

Me: 250K. Tech non FAANG, business role

DH is 47 and I am 45, Indians. Both have masters from US, top schools. It’s too stressful for me to work long and hard to climb the corporate ladder. I prefer to spend more time with kids. My DH works long hours but is also involved at home with a much less flexible job.

He is more ambitious snd a top performer and a frequent job switcher. I expect my salary to be stagnant and his to continue growing

[Anonymous]

Small business owner, 42, single. Earn around $190K if you include rental and investment income. More like $150K if you just include business income.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Small business owner, 42, single. Earn around $190K if you include rental and investment income. More like $150K if you just include business income.

Forgot to add, hard not to feel like an underachiever sometimes since Indians are the highest-earning ethnicity. And then of course you have Vivek Ramaswamies who have $700 million by the time they are in their early 30s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question from white guy living in predominately South Asian neighborhood: what is it with the red, and only red, Teslas?

Indian here. I am intrigued because majority Indians drive very "conservative, sensible" colors like silver, grey, white etc. I would like to know the answer to this one as well..lol.

Indians loveeeee TESLA, a status that you have arrived. I’m also a white dude and know numerous Indians with teslas, and a few red ones! I drove my Indian buddy to Tyson’s to pick up his Tesla, and over 50% of the vehicles had Indian or Asian names affixed to the cars being picked up. Another Indian friend told me Tesla is preferred because most newer Indians did not grow up with cars as kids back home and the Tesla is much simpler to own vs an ICE vehicle AND the Tesla tech appeals to their nerdy personality.

[Anonymous]

$0

Retired at 42 from investments.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Me: 155k Director HR 48 yrs old(Local Government, VA). For context: Education - MBA from India.

DH: IT Consultant, runs his own company, 600k 52 yrs old. Education: Masters in Computer Science, UC Berkeley.


120k is a good salary in your 30s, there are many ways you can take it 200k+. Good luck!

Any “degree” from India is crap. Most often I have found many Indians flat out lie about their supposed education from India. Ethics don’t exist with most. Now, after being burned more than once, just try not to hire any South Asian, unless they have been educated in the US.

I am not going to try to change your mind. My MBA is from a top university in India, clearly I can do the job well that’s why I have survived. In a role like mine, if I didn’t know my work then I would be out flat on my a$$ in 3 months. Also, DH got his bachelor’s from IIT Delhi, they are better than even the so called MIT graduates but you go ahead and hang on right there to biases and prejudice.

I believe…you and please continue touting your “credentials” to others as required.

Jealousy is not a good look on anyone.

[Anonymous]

I’m not Indian, I am Pakistani-American. I make around $400k. I work twice as hard as mg peers, and missed a lot of fun things in my twenties to get here. I would hope my kids have more fun and have a more chill life. It is fun now, however, to walk into the room and be the one in charge, so I guess it’s not all bad!

It’s hard because my fellow South Asians don’t support me because I’m Pakistani or a woman- not sure which. If they are Indian, unless they are a very nice women, they treat me not so great. If they don’t know I’m pakistani they will go on rants against Pakistan. It sucks.