| For people who make over 300k a year…what do you do? |
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What are you going to do with this information?
Whatever your degree and career path was, I bet there is someone somewhere making $300K from the same starting point. |
| Attorney |
Useless response from a poor |
| I work in tech. But not as an engineer, I'm in a central function. |
| Do it, I make $253K but also $15K from real estate and aim to make an additional $40K moonlighting in the next year. |
| Tech, product marketing. Frankly all functions in my big tech company pay close or above 300k at a director level and above |
| Lawyer, tech company |
| Also tech. Non revenue generating. Adjacent to legal. Director level. Without my RSUs vesting this year it is $350K. With RSUs vesting this year it is $450K. |
| Exec heading consistently profitable division in a creative industry, $400K base but can make $800K total comp in a good year. |
| HHI will be just under $1m this yr. Small business owner + tech. |
| Partner, consulting firm. |
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Sales
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| My job is “managing” my investments which earns between $400K-$5M passive in any given year. |
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Off-topic, but just delay/avoid kids and/or marriage and you can actually get ahead faster than with a $300K salary.
I live with my parents, make $150K and, according to many DCUM threads on the subject, save more than most people earning $300-400K. |