Average salary of 30-40 year old male in DC (and females)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread has promise, but, $300k+ bros, let's not make it a conduit for your bragging.

"My salary is $500k. Is that not typical? I guess I just assumed it was." <-- none of this.

No one has actually said that. Why get defensive about it ahead of time? The one or two high income folks here simply answered the question ask, just as folks with more modest incomes did.

Why get defensive about it ahead of time? Because that's how these threads always go. There's always a $300k bro in the first five posts. It's selection bias meets bragging.

[Anonymous]

Teacher $70

[Anonymous]

Meant to add I’m 42

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread has promise, but, $300k+ bros, let's not make it a conduit for your bragging.

"My salary is $500k. Is that not typical? I guess I just assumed it was." <-- none of this.

No one has actually said that. Why get defensive about it ahead of time? The one or two high income folks here simply answered the question ask, just as folks with more modest incomes did.

Why get defensive about it ahead of time? Because that's how these threads always go. There's always a $300k bro in the first five posts. It's selection bias meets bragging.

Um, we were a full two pages in by the time you made that comment. No need for such a chip on your shoulder.

[Anonymous]

DW: 39, $200K, consulting.
DH, started own business: 36 $0 last year, $175K this year, hopefully $500K next year. (Before that he was making $250K per year or so in medical consulting.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH—140k, association work
DW—130k, compliance

We live in CCDC, have a kid, and maybe it’s just how to grew up, but we feel rich af. There’s nothing I want I can’t have and we save money.

68k poster here (partner unemployed) - I would feel rich af with a HHI of 270k too

[Anonymous]

Dw 37 $130k tech
Dh 39 same contracting

I’m hopping to ramp mine to $200k in the next 5 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread has promise, but, $300k+ bros, let's not make it a conduit for your bragging.

"My salary is $500k. Is that not typical? I guess I just assumed it was." <-- none of this.

No one has actually said that. Why get defensive about it ahead of time? The one or two high income folks here simply answered the question ask, just as folks with more modest incomes did.

Why get defensive about it ahead of time? Because that's how these threads always go. There's always a $300k bro in the first five posts. It's selection bias meets bragging.

I posted mine on page 1. Not bragging, just incredibly lucky and fortunate. Shit dumb luck has a LOT to do with success.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Age: 38
Salary: $650K or so
Location: DC
Industry: Tech

I don't believe this is salary. Maybe total comp including equity and/or bonus

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread has promise, but, $300k+ bros, let's not make it a conduit for your bragging.

"My salary is $500k. Is that not typical? I guess I just assumed it was." <-- none of this.

No one has actually said that. Why get defensive about it ahead of time? The one or two high income folks here simply answered the question ask, just as folks with more modest incomes did.

Why get defensive about it ahead of time? Because that's how these threads always go. There's always a $300k bro in the first five posts. It's selection bias meets bragging.

I posted mine on page 1. Not bragging, just incredibly lucky and fortunate. Shit dumb luck has a LOT to do with success.

Right, you weren't bragging at all. You simply answered the question. It's the same as if someone is asked where did you go to college and you answer Princeton. It's not bragging; it's just responding. The bent out of shape PP seems to be missing that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Age: 38
Salary: $650K or so
Location: DC
Industry: Tech

I don't believe this is salary. Maybe total comp including equity and/or bonus

I don't believe it either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread has promise, but, $300k+ bros, let's not make it a conduit for your bragging.

"My salary is $500k. Is that not typical? I guess I just assumed it was." <-- none of this.

No one has actually said that. Why get defensive about it ahead of time? The one or two high income folks here simply answered the question ask, just as folks with more modest incomes did.

Why get defensive about it ahead of time? Because that's how these threads always go. There's always a $300k bro in the first five posts. It's selection bias meets bragging.

I posted mine on page 1. Not bragging, just incredibly lucky and fortunate. Shit dumb luck has a LOT to do with success.

Right, you weren't bragging at all. You simply answered the question. It's the same as if someone is asked where did you go to college and you answer Princeton. It's not bragging; it's just responding. The bent out of shape PP seems to be missing that.

Inapt analogy. The correct analogy would be if someone asked where the average 30-40-year-old DC male went to school and the other person responded "I went to Princeton."

Check out the thread title.

[Anonymous]

Husband and I are both 36, and each make about $135k. He's an engineer with the government, I'm a noprofit executive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Husband and I are both 36, and each make about $135k. He's an engineer with the government, I'm a noprofit executive.

Also, in response to the couple with the same income as us who said they feel rich af--same here. We don't have kids which is a lot of it, but we do help out family members financially and still feel like we have enough to do whatever we want and still save a ton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread has promise, but, $300k+ bros, let's not make it a conduit for your bragging.

"My salary is $500k. Is that not typical? I guess I just assumed it was." <-- none of this.

No one has actually said that. Why get defensive about it ahead of time? The one or two high income folks here simply answered the question ask, just as folks with more modest incomes did.

Why get defensive about it ahead of time? Because that's how these threads always go. There's always a $300k bro in the first five posts. It's selection bias meets bragging.

I posted mine on page 1. Not bragging, just incredibly lucky and fortunate. Shit dumb luck has a LOT to do with success.

Right, you weren't bragging at all. You simply answered the question. It's the same as if someone is asked where did you go to college and you answer Princeton. It's not bragging; it's just responding. The bent out of shape PP seems to be missing that.

Inapt analogy. The correct analogy would be if someone asked where the average 30-40-year-old DC male went to school and the other person responded "I went to Princeton."

Check out the thread title.

Nobody has specifically answered the actual question. They have just provided their stats. That's what OP did too. Folks giving their stats - whether high or low income - were simply following suite. That doesn't mean the guy with the high income was bragging.