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

[Anonymous]

I graduated in 1998 was making 30k as a GS-7 in the government. I thought it was good money at the time, but clearly not reading this thread!

[Anonymous]

Age 49 graduated in 1997 and starting salary was $37,000 plus OT which we had a lot of since it was big 4. Haven’t worked since 2008, but ending salary was $120k.

[Anonymous]

$125,000.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Age 49 graduated in 1997 and starting salary was $37,000 plus OT which we had a lot of since it was big 4. Haven’t worked since 2008, but ending salary was $120k.

2000 was probably around $80,000 but i don’t remember exactly.

[Anonymous]

We are in mid 50s, and in 2000 I think we were making ~$500,000 combined. We were both new law partners. Our starting law salaries were $69K in the early 90s.

[Anonymous]

1986 college grad making 16k in retail admin
1996 making 45k in retail management
2001 making 65k in hospitality management
2002 became SAHM with spouse earning 150k as a physician

[Anonymous]

That was my first full year on salary with a masters degree. Federal government GS11 I think (maybe 12?) - $35K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That was my first full year on salary with a masters degree. Federal government GS11 I think (maybe 12?) - $35K.

After reading back some other GS quotes, I either made more or was a 9 not 11

[Anonymous]

I think I made mid-40s as a new DOJ Honor Program attorney. I can't remember exactly, but it was absurdly low. They got us up pretty quickly within a few years, though.

[Anonymous]

I'd just graduated from law school and made $125k in my first and only biglaw job. I quickly left that world and have never made that much again. One day! Hopefully!!

[Anonymous]

IT
1995 45k big4
2000 110k startup
2001 0k bubble
2002 90k large financial firm

[Anonymous]

86K in 2000 - I was 32 and a VP at a bank - it seemed like so much money at the time. I stayed home for many years after that working P/T contract stuff. Just returned FT making 100 K - it feels like what about 40 used to be.

[Anonymous]

I graduated 2001. Spent a year working babysitting jobs making my own hours and being paid about $20 / hr while living with my parents. Then my parents kind of pushed me to find a “real job” so 2002-2003 worked at a financial company for 28k. Moved to DC and worked at a nonprofit for $32k. Then went to grad school - worked for a professor (it was about $20 / hr) during school. After grad school my first job was $48 k (2008) but at 6 mos was about $52 k and at one year was about $60k.

[Anonymous]

I graduated college in 1998 and my first job as a scientist paid $36k. At the time, I thought this was so much money!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I graduated in 1998. I think I made $25-30k in 2000. Journalist.

Same. ‘99
Journalism.
$25k

Also a journalist, also graduated in 1998. I made $28k for most of 2000, but then moved to a new job in the fall and salary jumped to $48k.