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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:2000: grad student $14k
2004: first job post phD $78k
2006: fist job in Europe €56k
2011: transfer to US $150

Lots of changes in early years. STEM career. Layed off (not fed).

I’m sorry to hear that. Did you get laid off recently? What was your job?

[Anonymous]

I was in college and only had a summer job of making $10.41/hour but I felt rich on this salary, got overtime and extra holiday pay working for the federal government.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was in college and only had a summer job of making $10.41/hour but I felt rich on this salary, got overtime and extra holiday pay working for the federal government.

Ha! Yep- and time and half made me feel like king! Like I could go out to eat and pay for someone’s meal!

I wasn’t fed government but worked retail as a college student! Those are the days!

I looked at minimum wage in VA… it’s $7 something. Given all the “hiring signs and starting at $15+) I thought min wage was 15! So gross!

[Anonymous]

42K working in HR at a hospitality company

[Anonymous]

18k as a Hill staffer in 1997.

[Anonymous]

I was a teacher in the south. I think I made about $28,000.

[Anonymous]

state government lawyer. $45k

[Anonymous]

I was in HR and I think I made between 45K to 50 K. No more than that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was in HR and I think I made between 45K to 50 K. No more than that.

I should add DC Metro area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

In 1999, graduated from law school and went to work at the DOJ. Think it was around 50k but could have been lower.

[Anonymous]

Working in admissions at a university - $37.5k.

[Anonymous]

I’m 52. First job was $21K right after college in 94, got a raise the next year to $25K - that felt amazing. In 2000 I think I was in the mid $40Ks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Funny- I remember someone having a party around that time bc they broke $40k.
What time!
And bought a house…

I have a card my dad wrote to my mom on their 10th anniversary when he got a raise that took him over $10K for the first time. It was such a huge deal. I think it was 1973.

[Anonymous]

Hmmm...

Graduated college with BS in Mech E in 1997 - made $42.5K. By 2000 was probably near $50k.

Salary hasn't kept pace with inflation and I haven't been chasing the career either.

Those were the days though - only person I was responsible for was myself and I didn't always do a good job at that!

[Anonymous]

$27,531. First job out of college.