What do you all do to have hhi over $250k+?

[Anonymous]

Wow congrats DCUM this has been the most honest thread I have seen in a long time on here

I'll just add on a 250k+ HHI income you can afford a 750k house (note salaries keep going up but payments stays the same) and if you traded up at all you can probably afford the 1 million dollars home that exist all around this area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Two fed attorneys, 20 plus years, an SES and a GS 15-10. We make about 340K between us.

Wow congrats.

Younger Fed here. GS13 PhD engineer. My dream is to be on the SES. Any advice how to get there? Is it just luck with perfect timing and job openings?

[Anonymous]

physician and psychologist!

[Anonymous]

Me: GS13-equivalent Fed engineer, $120k. More like $140k this year thanks to lots of OT and frequent travel.

Spouse: Niche tech-related field, $95k.

We're not quite in the 250k+ range but expect to hit it in the coming years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two fed attorneys, 20 plus years, an SES and a GS 15-10. We make about 340K between us.

Wow congrats.

Younger Fed here. GS13 PhD engineer. My dream is to be on the SES. Any advice how to get there? Is it just luck with perfect timing and job openings?

I think it depends on your agency and the opportunities to move into management, which has an element of luck to it. I was in relatively senior management for a while and was lucky to have a boss that advocated for me, it took a number of years. I have also always worked hard and cared about both the work and the people I work with. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

We make about 380k combined. One GS 15 federal attorney and one federal attorney not on GS scale.

[Anonymous]

One local gov atty, 110K, about 15 years out of law school; One in house nonprofit atty, 180K plus bonus that ranges from 10-20K, about 15 years out of law school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^sorry for the typos. Hate this phone!

I have to laugh. You're in technology sales and hate the technology (phone) you're using.

(and I know with your income, the technology you sell must be much more advanced. It just gave me a chuckle as a non-techie to read that)

I'm actually AWFUL with technology. i can just present a pitch well and always drag around an engineer. I'm a joke to our IT department.

[Anonymous]

biglaw partner and director of member relations at a nonprofit, hhi $410k or so base.

[Anonymous]

OP I think a lot of it is a mentality thing. I saw it more with new younger employees that worked for me that were in middle/high school during 2008. But honestly I see it across all age ranges.

They go to college enter workforce and expect a healthy/unrealistic starting salary. But on the flip side they are completely happy capping out at 80-100k 5-8 years down the line. They go for comfort not realizing what they are leaving on the table financially. They were mostly good workers but no great employees.

[Anonymous]

Sales varies between $340k and $500k. Mid 30s DH, DW SAHM.

[Anonymous]

Project Manager $175k
Lawyer (own small law firm) $100k

[Anonymous]

Federal Government Lawyer: $120k
Lawyer (In house): 318k

[Anonymous]

DH - earns 130 K as a BA and I 62K(took 6 years long break) looks like i can ask for more. Still happy and travel in business class.
You all earn so good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lobbyist= 325
Engineer= 210

Lobbyist: What type of organization do you work for? Firm, corporate?