all of the people making 250k, 300k, 500k - what do you do?!

[Anonymous]

I'm in IT and own a small software company. I make $700-800k/yr and work 35/hrs/week. I structure my work so I am at home with the kids every afternoon. DW is in finance and makes $100k.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am 50 and make $227,000 a year. Lawyer

My lawyer husband is 53 and makes $237,000 a year.

We make over $40,000 a year of unearned income from our investments.

These are odd salaries for lawyers of your age. High and low at the same time. Can't figure it out -- where do you two work?

Some non-GS scale agencies pay about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am 50 and make $227,000 a year. Lawyer

My lawyer husband is 53 and makes $237,000 a year.

We make over $40,000 a year of unearned income from our investments.

These are odd salaries for lawyers of your age. High and low at the same time. Can't figure it out -- where do you two work?

Some non-GS scale agencies pay about that.

Aren't all gov't agencies on the GS scale? Confused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am 50 and make $227,000 a year. Lawyer

My lawyer husband is 53 and makes $237,000 a year.

We make over $40,000 a year of unearned income from our investments.

These are odd salaries for lawyers of your age. High and low at the same time. Can't figure it out -- where do you two work?

Some non-GS scale agencies pay about that.

Aren't all gov't agencies on the GS scale? Confused.

No, the financial agencies (SEC, FDIC, CFTC, Treasury -- maybe others) aren't and they get paid more. That would be towards the high-end (at least at my agency), but definitely possible.

[Anonymous]

Sales and Fed and making around $300K combined in early 30s. When/if spouse in sales gets the next promotion (larger territory) in a couple of years, salary will likely bump up to $300-400K territory.

[Anonymous]

Real Estate sales - this varies, but I should make about 200k this year after expenses. 100k would be a bad year. 250k would be a great year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$500-700k. Banker. Love my job. Mid-40's.

When you say banker; do you work at capital one or something managing large investment loans or some kind of investment banker making trades and over the counter products?

[Anonymous]

Two income household. HHI is $321,00 from salary and investments. Occupations: Foreign Service Officer and Paralegal/Interpreter for a BigLaw firm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Two income household. HHI is $321,00 from salary and investments. Occupations: Foreign Service Officer and Paralegal/Interpreter for a BigLaw firm.

Me = 50 DW = 45

[Anonymous]

$280 HHI - both work in PR.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm in IT and own a small software company. I make $700-800k/yr and work 35/hrs/week. I structure my work so I am at home with the kids every afternoon. DW is in finance and makes $100k.

This is amazing! Kudos to you. Are you a programmer or like a network engineer or something else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$500-700k. Banker. Love my job. Mid-40's.

When you say banker; do you work at capital one or something managing large investment loans or some kind of investment banker making trades and over the counter products?

Largeish commercial bank. Standard business lending/banking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think they lie on DCUM about their salaries.

I agree.....sales can make six figures if there is enough commission on it.

Perhaps in some good years, but not consistently year after year. Sort of like being a pro baseball player.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think they lie on DCUM about their salaries.

I think so too. Why do they have so much time to spend on DCUM in the middle of the day and make the money they say the do? I'd fire their asses if they worked for me.

Why? Because I am trapped between my high income and the mind-numbing boredom of my job as an equity partner at BigLaw.

I'm not a BigLaw partner, but I know many. I think this poster speaketh the truth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Two income household. HHI is $321,00 from salary and investments. Occupations: Foreign Service Officer and Paralegal/Interpreter for a BigLaw firm.

This are solid middle class professions, goes to show that 300K isn't rich.