If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
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Anonymous
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I graduated from college in December 1999. I made 58k in my first job in 2000.
Looking back, it seems like such a great starting salary. It feels like inflation has increased tremendously since then but salaries have not. |
Anonymous
| That was my first year post-Ph.D. and I think I earned $45K. |
Anonymous
| I graduated in 1998. I think I made $25-30k in 2000. Journalist. |
Anonymous
In 2020 I had a masters degree and 10 years experience; was making 40k a year. |
Anonymous
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Wow. My first job out of college I made $18,000 in 1991, and I was so happy with that. I got married in 2000 and was at $65k (had switched from non-profit to for profit).
FWIW, I was a SAHM for many years with kids, and am now back to FT non-profit work, and am at $120k |
Anonymous
Same. ‘99 Journalism. $25k |
Anonymous
| I was still in grad school. Probably made about $15k TAing. |
Anonymous
| I just looked at my 1st salary in 1994, $25K and I was living large. |
Anonymous
| In 2000, my salary was $45k and it was plenty. I shared an apartment in Arlington and began maxing out my 401k. |
Anonymous
| Livin’ large on $2k a year in Peace Corps back in 2000 |
Anonymous
| I graduated in 2000 from college and my first job was for $35k and I was so excited because it was slightly more then what I paid per year for undergrad at GW |
Anonymous
| $35K as a public interest lawyer. |
Anonymous
| $28k as an entry-level technical person and I felt I had hit the jackpot - my previous job was $19k. I’ve worked for NGOs all my life, until this week that is. RIF’d making $120k. |
Anonymous
| Graduated in ‘98. Got my first salaried job in 2000 in NYC and it paid $26,000. And there was no PTO whatsoever until I’d worked there an entire year. |
Anonymous
| $20k as a sever in Adams Morgan, but working 50 hours a week. 40 would have been nice. |