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

[Anonymous]

Artificial intelligence. $600K
Spouse in more mundane job $110K

[Anonymous]

DH is in IT - 300K. Not DCUM rich but consider ourselves pretty well off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do people like to respond to this with totally mundane jobs, like lawyers?

I would be really interested in something like "positive reinforcement tiger trainer, $1 mil" but have been bored by basically everything listed.

I can see that you aren't earning the big bucks if you're asking a question like this.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people like to respond to this with totally mundane jobs, like lawyers?

I would be really interested in something like "positive reinforcement tiger trainer, $1 mil" but have been bored by basically everything listed.

I can see that you aren't earning the big bucks if you're asking a question like this.

That would make you wrong. I am part of those boring 2 lawyer couples but didn't bother to respond because snore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Artificial intelligence. $600K
Spouse in more mundane job $110K

AI? Google?

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Anonymous wrote:Two business owner family (we make 800k ish now, and one of our businesses will sell for $5-10m in a few years). But back when we each started our businesses we put it all on the line...very different path than most people in DC.

I forgot ages: 36/43

So when you say you put it all on the line, if businesses had failed would you be homeless or could family have helped you out (cover rent for a few months while look for job).

[Anonymous]

To the small business owners...what kind of businesses?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Artificial intelligence. $600K
Spouse in more mundane job $110K

AI? Google?

Not google, but they pay quite well too.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a CPA. $270. Early 40s.

You are the highest paid CPA I have ever heard of. Congrats! Partner?

World Bank, maybe? If so, all taxes are paid by the bank on a quarterly basis.
I have CPA's in my building who work for the bank (who call themselves financial analysts). 4 years ago their salaries were in the high 200's.
I still do not know what they do exactly. I know they go to meetings and answer their emails and take several vacations a year.

Wow
What about those PhD economists at the World Bank, do they also make as much?

Nope. The World. Bank does not pay all taxes quarterly, they simply provide their employer share of taxes. World Bank employees who are US Citizens must pay self employment taxes and are not entitled to take any self employment deductions.

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Anonymous wrote:Artificial intelligence. $600K
Spouse in more mundane job $110K

AI? Google?

Not google, but they pay quite well too.

Do you have a PhD in computer science, or something like that? I want to try and find a way to make something more lucrative to help out my family. I quote a quote for the dream and I'm doing a job my 12-year-old self would love but at the end the day there have been compromises to doing that and I'm trying to leverage up now and get the lowdown another tech I might be able to transition to. Though AI takes so much brainpower I'm probably out of my league here

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Anonymous wrote:Artificial intelligence. $600K
Spouse in more mundane job $110K

AI? Google?

Not google, but they pay quite well too.

Do you have a PhD in computer science, or something like that? I want to try and find a way to make something more lucrative to help out my family. I quote a quote for the dream and I'm doing a job my 12-year-old self would love but at the end the day there have been compromises to doing that and I'm trying to leverage up now and get the lowdown another tech I might be able to transition to. Though AI takes so much brainpower I'm probably out of my league here

(Siriism-- I was saying I had a "dream jobs" -- I work as NASA.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do people like to respond to this with totally mundane jobs, like lawyers?

I would be really interested in something like "positive reinforcement tiger trainer, $1 mil" but have been bored by basically everything listed.

Dear Snowflake,

I believe the purpose of this thread was to explain how people make large incomes by providing facts. I do not believe the purpose of the thread was to amuse you with made-up stories from childrens' books.

You are a moron.

Sincerely,
Everyone

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Anonymous wrote:Artificial intelligence. $600K
Spouse in more mundane job $110K

AI? Google?

Not google, but they pay quite well too.

Do you have a PhD in computer science, or something like that? I want to try and find a way to make something more lucrative to help out my family. I quote a quote for the dream and I'm doing a job my 12-year-old self would love but at the end the day there have been compromises to doing that and I'm trying to leverage up now and get the lowdown another tech I might be able to transition to. Though AI takes so much brainpower I'm probably out of my league here

(Siriism-- I was saying I had a "dream jobs" -- I work as NASA.)

I dropped out of phd to do it, but yea I was on my way.

If you work for NASA - is it in an engineering role? - why not perhaps parlay that to camera optics, drone hardware, etc?

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Anonymous wrote:Artificial intelligence. $600K
Spouse in more mundane job $110K

AI? Google?

Not google, but they pay quite well too.

Do you have a PhD in computer science, or something like that? I want to try and find a way to make something more lucrative to help out my family. I quote a quote for the dream and I'm doing a job my 12-year-old self would love but at the end the day there have been compromises to doing that and I'm trying to leverage up now and get the lowdown another tech I might be able to transition to. Though AI takes so much brainpower I'm probably out of my league here

(Siriism-- I was saying I had a "dream jobs" -- I work as NASA.)

I dropped out of phd to do it, but yea I was on my way.

If you work for NASA - is it in an engineering role? - why not perhaps parlay that to camera optics, drone hardware, etc?

working for Amazon for drones? Yeah that would be in my wheelhouse. Would the lay be THAT much better?!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I thought doctors made more?!

Two attorneys, one government and one Biglaw, 485.

really depends on the specialty. a pediatrician can make 100k. obgyn 250k. anesthesiologist may earn 300k. radiologist 400k. neurosurgeon 800k. spine surgeons can make 1+ million.

Not always. Especially if you are a staff dr at a hospital. My friend is a neurosurgeon at Children's and makes 150k. Big busck only for business owners.