If you make $175k or more and LOVE your job!

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Anonymous wrote:I work for a Fed financial regulation agency and make 190k.
I absolutely love my job.

Fdic? what was your career path to get there? Were you in gov the entire time?

Cannot disclose which agency for obvious reasons.
I'm an Economist. My colleagues are either from financial industry or academia. Some are fresh graduates. They all have Ph.D. degrees in Finance/Economics.

Federal Reserve, I bet.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm Chief Nursing Officer/SVP of a multi-hospital system. I make 375k plus 30-60% bonus. This is my dream job and I love it. Like the research scientist PP it only took 20 years and a PhD to end up here.

And you wonder what's wrong why your insurance premiums are out of control.[/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a research scientist. I make close to $175 (160K). I spend my days thinking, trying to solve problems or puzzles. It is a great gig. It only took me a PhD and 20 years experience to get this though.

Hmm, what field? I'm also a research scientist, ~10 years out of Ph.D. in a social science field, but did several years of post-doc and grunt work before assuming current position. Currently making a little <$100K. I love what I do, but now I've got mouths to feed!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am a research scientist. I make close to $175 (160K). I spend my days thinking, trying to solve problems or puzzles. It is a great gig. It only took me a PhD and 20 years experience to get this though.

Hmm, what field? I'm also a research scientist, ~10 years out of Ph.D. in a social science field, but did several years of post-doc and grunt work before assuming current position. Currently making a little <$100K. I love what I do, but now I've got mouths to feed!

A branch of computational physics. There are about 10 other people that can do my job -- only 3 others have the proper clearances. We are all friends, but work for different companies. I think the difference is the computational physics vs. social science. FWIW, at 10 years work experience, I was making in the 90's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm Chief Nursing Officer/SVP of a multi-hospital system. I make 375k plus 30-60% bonus. This is my dream job and I love it. Like the research scientist PP it only took 20 years and a PhD to end up here.

And you wonder what's wrong why your insurance premiums are out of control.[/

Yes, that's a wage that is only deserved for lawyers, bankers or physicians. A lowly nurse should never have the opportunity to make a good salary. Now big law OTOH...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a research scientist. I make close to $175 (160K). I spend my days thinking, trying to solve problems or puzzles. It is a great gig. It only took me a PhD and 20 years experience to get this though.

Hmm, what field? I'm also a research scientist, ~10 years out of Ph.D. in a social science field, but did several years of post-doc and grunt work before assuming current position. Currently making a little <$100K. I love what I do, but now I've got mouths to feed!

PhD here that quit that rat race out of grad school. Two years out and I'm making 130K this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a research scientist. I make close to $175 (160K). I spend my days thinking, trying to solve problems or puzzles. It is a great gig. It only took me a PhD and 20 years experience to get this though.

Hmm, what field? I'm also a research scientist, ~10 years out of Ph.D. in a social science field, but did several years of post-doc and grunt work before assuming current position. Currently making a little <$100K. I love what I do, but now I've got mouths to feed!

PhD here that quit that rat race out of grad school. Two years out and I'm making 130K this year.

What's your PhD in, and what do you do?

My PhD is in clinical psych, and I'm about to start a position paying $90K, just shy of six years out. It's a Fed position, with telework and great benefits, so the trade-off in not making six figures for a few years is very worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work for a Fed financial regulation agency and make 190k.
I absolutely love my job.

Fdic? what was your career path to get there? Were you in gov the entire time?

Cannot disclose which agency for obvious reasons.
I'm an Economist. My colleagues are either from financial industry or academia. Some are fresh graduates. They all have Ph.D. degrees in Finance/Economics.

Federal Reserve, I bet.

Or the OCC. Many people do nothing there and earn $175,000 and more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a research scientist. I make close to $175 (160K). I spend my days thinking, trying to solve problems or puzzles. It is a great gig. It only took me a PhD and 20 years experience to get this though.

Hmm, what field? I'm also a research scientist, ~10 years out of Ph.D. in a social science field, but did several years of post-doc and grunt work before assuming current position. Currently making a little <$100K. I love what I do, but now I've got mouths to feed!

PhD here that quit that rat race out of grad school. Two years out and I'm making 130K this year.

What's your PhD in, and what do you do?

My PhD is in clinical psych, and I'm about to start a position paying $90K, just shy of six years out. It's a Fed position, with telework and great benefits, so the trade-off in not making six figures for a few years is very worth it.

PhD in Biology, but I don't use it anymore. I work in sales so I also have incredible flexibility. Not going back to research!

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retained executive search

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Anonymous wrote:one of the last american born software developer at a large corporation. make $148K plus 10% after 30 years of Assembler, Fortran, C, C++, Java, Ruby and what else. It was a great ride in the 80's and 90's. Turned shaky in mid 2000's and now just hanging in there until they fire me and replace me with another developer from india or argentina or china and I start over again with whatever language is next. Would like to be able to work normal hours and not feel like I am going to be fired every day.

Technology, outsourcing, a growing temp staffing industry, productivity efficiencies, have all replaced the middle class. Everyone is getting fired. Everyone is toilet paper now. All 3 houses directly by us in our quiet suburban neighborhood have people, in 50's and up, that have been fired in last 2 years. PM, Architect, Tech Writer, it doesn't matter. There is no security in IT.

lol....I could of written this myself, still hanging in there, but salary is regressing from just over 210 to 160 and downwards... I love my job, but I'm definitely out of my comfort zone, miss the good old 80/90's...would love another y2k...

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Bump.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm Chief Nursing Officer/SVP of a multi-hospital system. I make 375k plus 30-60% bonus. This is my dream job and I love it. Like the research scientist PP it only took 20 years and a PhD to end up here.

Wow. Overpaid bureaucrat nurse much? This is why our healthcare is out of control!