Income during young (21-35)years?

[Anonymous]

20s: 40-60k
30s: 60-95k
40-45: 95-165k

[Anonymous]

$20k a year from age 18-45.

[Anonymous]

21 - 47k

35 - 180k

[Anonymous]

21-26: 0 (in school)
27-29: $180-200
30-32: $110-130
33-35: $150-170

Still owe $200K to Uncle Sam. Thank goodness for forebearance. Forebear forever.

[Anonymous]

First job out of school: 80k in 2001. Got laid off after 9/11 and took me a few years to get back to that level. Was making in the 130-150 range in my early 30s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:20s - 25-65k
30s - 85-190k
40s - 190k-600k
50 - 160k

My kid is 22 starting out at 80; how times have changed.

Given that 35k in 1995 adjusted for inflation would be ~74k in today’s dollars it actually doesn’t seem they have that much.

[Anonymous]

1st job- started at $55k (I was thrilled with that)

13 yrs later- $98k. Still pretty happy with that although it doesn’t stretch very far.

[Anonymous]

Age 25 in 2015: $65k (no bonus)
Age 35 in 2025: $152k (5% bonus)

Probably would be a bit higher but I took a mommy track job after my first was born a few years ago. One of the better decisions I've ever made.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the 20-24 age group, it's approximately $39,104 annually. And for those aged 25-34, the median salary is roughly $57,356 annually. What's your experience?

isn't this completely irrelevant without the years?
I made $25,500 in 2002 first year out of college.
I now make $160k, 23 years later.

[Anonymous]

21 in 2014: $30k
32 in 2025: $135k

[Anonymous]

22 in 2004 - $58k
44 in 2025 - $205k with $30k bonus
Small level increases until 7 years ago when I jumped to management.

[Anonymous]

2020 grad, in sales in dc area. Started at $40k, ~$110k in 2025

[Anonymous]

22 (2005): $38K
32:$130K (got an advanced degree in late 20s)
42: $325K

[Anonymous]

I never made more than $15k/year until 2018, at which point I got $37k as a manager of a Starbucks (franchise), at age 32. I enrolled in graduate school, became a graduate assistant with a $750/month stipend, and graduated with an MBA in 2021. Here’s my stats (flyover country):

2019-10k
2020-43k
2021-49k
2022 (internal transfer)-2023-65k
2024-82k
2025-115k (started a month ago)

Higher education works!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I never made more than $15k/year until 2018, at which point I got $37k as a manager of a Starbucks (franchise), at age 32. I enrolled in graduate school, became a graduate assistant with a $750/month stipend, and graduated with an MBA in 2021. Here’s my stats (flyover country):

2019-10k
2020-43k
2021-49k
2022 (internal transfer)-2023-65k
2024-82k
2025-115k (started a month ago)

Higher education works!

^on track to make a 10% bonus (consulting)