If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?

[Anonymous]

I graduated in 1997 and made $37,000 at my first job. Went to law school in 2000 and at my first law job in 2003 made $120,000.

[Anonymous]

$75k in 1998 just out of college, grew to $100k by 2000. I was in IT at the time.

[Anonymous]

$38,000
And I agree. Salaries have not risen with inflation.

[Anonymous]

It was my first year as an IT consultant and I made 45,000.

[Anonymous]

$75K in 2000 on Capitol Hill as professional staff at age 34. Owned a small condo, single, travelled a lot-- life was good.

[Anonymous]

I was 10 years out of college, 7 post grad degree in art history--stupid, I know. I was making about $50,000 I think. I make a little over 3 times that now, in the same field.

[Anonymous]

As a lab tech and a year later, a teacher, about $30k a year.

[Anonymous]

Graduated from college in 97, grad school in 1999. Made 50k in 2000.

[Anonymous]

200k overseas

[Anonymous]

In 2000 I earned $22k as an intern in a laboratory for a senior federal scientist. I went to law school soon after that, and in 2004 I earned $125k in Big Law, which had become $260k by 2007.

[Anonymous]

PhD in 1994. In 2000 I was wrapping up a postdoctoral position earning about $60k.

[Anonymous]

1994, graduated college and was making $19k in manhattan. That sucked lol

1997, finished grad school, started making $30k in DC

In 2001 was making $60ish also in DC

[Anonymous]

65K at age 24, graduated from JMU two years prior.

[Anonymous]

I graduated in 2015 and made $45,000! I thought that was so much money back then but now realize I was very underpaid.

I now make around $180K.

[Anonymous]

25k entry level financial services right out of school. 150k by 2003.