How much do you make and whats your job title and age?

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This thread makes me want to puke - and move to Florida.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread makes me want to puke - and move to Florida.

Aw common! DC is great! Where else can you feel poor on $200K a year!

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Stop whining.

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OP - you have to let us know if you get a new job out of this thread.

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O4 military Officer, with master's degree and 16 years in:
$84K base pay with allowances/benefits.

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Anonymous wrote:Age 34, digital strategist at a big consulting firm, $130k. Left politics bc I had a baby and wanted more stability - came with big pay boost and retirement options! Hooray!

What in the world is a digital strategist? What do you do? lol

I teach old people how to use the internet It's mostly a combination of organizing, communications, networking, and keeping up with anything in the online world. It's pretty fun, actually. Some days I'm surprised people will pay me to do this.

What happens when the day comes where everyone knows how to use the internet?

He will teach 4chan.org/b/ forum

Well, actually I'm a she, and I have a MA in public policy, and I've been pretty good about staying relevant by knowing my clients' markets and keeping up with current trends in communications - which I imagine is what anyone would do in their career.

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Law professor, 40, $220k.

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Anonymous wrote:Age 34, digital strategist at a big consulting firm, $130k. Left politics bc I had a baby and wanted more stability - came with big pay boost and retirement options! Hooray!

What in the world is a digital strategist? What do you do? lol

I teach old people how to use the internet It's mostly a combination of organizing, communications, networking, and keeping up with anything in the online world. It's pretty fun, actually. Some days I'm surprised people will pay me to do this.

What happens when the day comes where everyone knows how to use the internet?

He will teach 4chan.org/b/ forum

Well, actually I'm a she, and I have a MA in public policy, and I've been pretty good about staying relevant by knowing my clients' markets and keeping up with current trends in communications - which I imagine is what anyone would do in their career.

So.... 4chan?

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Anonymous wrote:41, In-house Attorney, 325k Base

What type of company? What was your experience prior to getting this position? Did you start that high or get significant raises?

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$98k age 37. Research Epidemiologist, for a non-profit research org/govt contractor (NIH funding etc).

I've worked my way up--feel very accomplished. We have a nice house $750k, bought last yr, we both work FT, similar salary, but very flexible jobs. Why would we want more?

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Anonymous wrote:$98k age 37. Research Epidemiologist, for a non-profit research org/govt contractor (NIH funding etc).

I've worked my way up--feel very accomplished. We have a nice house $750k, bought last yr, we both work FT, similar salary, but very flexible jobs. Why would we want more?

How can you possibly afford a $750K mortgage on a $200K HHI?

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Anonymous wrote:$98k age 37. Research Epidemiologist, for a non-profit research org/govt contractor (NIH funding etc).

I've worked my way up--feel very accomplished. We have a nice house $750k, bought last yr, we both work FT, similar salary, but very flexible jobs. Why would we want more?

How can you possibly afford a $750K mortgage on a $200K HHI?

Not this question again -- lots of people have a house in this price range on that sort of HHI. How? Well for one thing, they may not have a mortgage in the 750k range, as many people put more money down if they can. Further, a house in that price range may be a trade up from the starter home they bought cheaply and sold at a profit.

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Anonymous wrote:$98k age 37. Research Epidemiologist, for a non-profit research org/govt contractor (NIH funding etc).

I've worked my way up--feel very accomplished. We have a nice house $750k, bought last yr, we both work FT, similar salary, but very flexible jobs. Why would we want more?

How can you possibly afford a $750K mortgage on a $200K HHI?

If you have little debt 200k can do a million easy

http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/houseafford/houseafford.html

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Anonymous wrote:$98k age 37. Research Epidemiologist, for a non-profit research org/govt contractor (NIH funding etc).

I've worked my way up--feel very accomplished. We have a nice house $750k, bought last yr, we both work FT, similar salary, but very flexible jobs. Why would we want more?

I'm also an epidemiologist and work for NIH while working my way towards PhD. Curious about salary ranges. are you an MPH or PhD? I am 33 and make $60k (MPH in '07) in a contract position and feel like there's not much room for growth. Will finish PhD next year.

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Yes, I'm an MPH but I've been there 10yrs. $60-65 is about right for MPH with some decent experience (2-5yrs). I see my salary capped soon--only a handful earn over $150/200k in our field and they are very accomplished, well published, senior staff (50/60s). I feel like a minority on this forum but I'm not exactly in this career for $$, we live very comfortably. A bit thrifty.

Yes, we bought starter condo 10yrs ago.