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

[Anonymous]

33 years old. GS 9, Step 4 making $56k/year. Intergovernmental liasion

[Anonymous]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/business/capital-business/washington-executive-compensation-survey-2012/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's great to see so many young people with good income. Very inspiring.

I'm sorry, but the money people make is "inspiring"? How about the actual work people are doing to earn that money? Do you have anything to say about the teachers and social workers making in the $40K range? Their ANNUAL salary is less than what some people on this thread get as a BONUS. Think about that. This income disparity is just outrageous to me. People working their asses off to make their communities and country a better place make next to nothing, and everybody else is getting rich. It's not right.

I agree.

And frankly, what isn't stated on here but I have seen IRL is that most of the people with the high salaries got there partly because they knew someone. So while some may look at this thread as a guide for what kind of job to pursue for high pay, I think it's misleading. In my own life, I've seem very sub-par people who make high salaries. It took a while for me to realize that most of those people had some sort of foot in the door (a relative, a friend, they made the right contact at the right time).

A more interesting and telling thread would be one devoted to, how did you REALLY get to your current salary/job.

[Anonymous]

I'm a legal assistant (for the past 15 years). I make $61,000/year before taxes.

DH is a dog walker / cat sitter. he makes about $140,000/year before taxes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a legal assistant (for the past 15 years). I make $61,000/year before taxes.

DH is a dog walker / cat sitter. he makes about $140,000/year before taxes

Oops, forgot, I'm 38, husband is 31

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's great to see so many young people with good income. Very inspiring.

I'm sorry, but the money people make is "inspiring"? How about the actual work people are doing to earn that money? Do you have anything to say about the teachers and social workers making in the $40K range? Their ANNUAL salary is less than what some people on this thread get as a BONUS. Think about that. This income disparity is just outrageous to me. People working their asses off to make their communities and country a better place make next to nothing, and everybody else is getting rich. It's not right.

I agree.

And frankly, what isn't stated on here but I have seen IRL is that most of the people with the high salaries got there partly because they knew someone. So while some may look at this thread as a guide for what kind of job to pursue for high pay, I think it's misleading. In my own life, I've seem very sub-par people who make high salaries. It took a while for me to realize that most of those people had some sort of foot in the door (a relative, a friend, they made the right contact at the right time).

A more interesting and telling thread would be one devoted to, how did you REALLY get to your current salary/job.

I think this is correct to a certain extent. It has been my personal experience that contacts are important but more important are advocates and mentors who can vouch for your work. So it's not just having a network to get a foot in the door, but a network of mentors that really support your career. In most "big-jobs" in the private sector anyway, you can't maintain unless you perform. And it doesn't necessarily take traditional smarts to succeed. I don't have any problems with people succeeding because they are charismatic vs. book smart.

[bimmer2331]

180k - I am in IT, 33 years old

[Anonymous]

36 year old male. Partner in real estate investment company. My base salary is $250k/year, but I average $300k-350k annual income.

Needless to say when I bought my current house (cost $890k) I had a lot of looks from neighbors who were 2x my age but living in townhouses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm 40, accounting, make $210k and work 45-50 hours a week.

OP Here- Is this public Accounting?

Yes

No way. 45-50 hours a week is not normal work week in public. For you to be making 210K you must be experienced senior manager or newer director. .


after 7 years in public, as a manager I make 101K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a legal assistant (for the past 15 years). I make $61,000/year before taxes.

DH is a dog walker / cat sitter. he makes about $140,000/year before taxes

No student loans needed for dog walking.
Better choice than Manager.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a legal assistant (for the past 15 years). I make $61,000/year before taxes.

DH is a dog walker / cat sitter. he makes about $140,000/year before taxes

No student loans needed for dog walking.
Better choice than Manager.

Rock on, dog walker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a legal assistant (for the past 15 years). I make $61,000/year before taxes.

DH is a dog walker / cat sitter. he makes about $140,000/year before taxes

No student loans needed for dog walking.
Better choice than Manager.

Rock on, dog walker.

Yeah, seriously. Rock. On. How man dogs does your husband walk, or does he own his own dog walking business?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a legal assistant (for the past 15 years). I make $61,000/year before taxes.

DH is a dog walker / cat sitter. he makes about $140,000/year before taxes

Wow! Nice work!

[Anonymous]

I work in PR. I switched to the dark side after pursuing a dream of journalism, getting my first real reporting gig, and deciding that was enough, I wanted money.

For journalists looking to make the jump, not all PR is about selling your soul to corporate America (although those jobs pay better). I work in public affairs/policy-oriented PR. You get to push good causes AND make money.

[Anonymous]

PP here. meant to say age 32, 93k + bonus, just a bachelor's.