thirtysomethings with terrible salaries?

[Anonymous]

I make about 53k as a project coordinator who is 32 years old.

I am SO embarrassed as women in my circle are making 100k+

[Anonymous]

What do the women in your circle do? Are you comparing to people with similar educations and industries?

[Anonymous]

It just depends on your degree. I made more than that in 2000 (my second year out of school) with an accounting degree.

[Anonymous]

My spouse has a STEM PhD and makes $54k at 37. (I have a non-STEM PhD and make more, but I still haven't broken 100k.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It just depends on your degree. I made more than that in 2000 (my second year out of school) with an accounting degree.

What?!! Whose accountant are you? That’s crazy. And I’m a CPA. Graduated in 2003 and did not make that.

[Anonymous]

What have you been doing the last several years? In my organization program coordinators are entry level positions given to people right out of undergrad or grad school (if they have little work experience).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It just depends on your degree. I made more than that in 2000 (my second year out of school) with an accounting degree.

What?!! Whose accountant are you? That’s crazy. And I’m a CPA. Graduated in 2003 and did not make that.

You are doing something wrong then. I worked in public accounting/audit and then went to be an assistant controller at a public company.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It just depends on your degree. I made more than that in 2000 (my second year out of school) with an accounting degree.

What?!! Whose accountant are you? That’s crazy. And I’m a CPA. Graduated in 2003 and did not make that.

You are doing something wrong then. I worked in public accounting/audit and then went to be an assistant controller at a public company.

+1. I made 47k my first year at a Big 4 in 2001.

[Anonymous]

I make $50k in a public policy job. Since I work somewhere with a well known name people think I make much more. It makes things tight with 2 kids in daycare and a husband who makes $80k. I’m 36.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I make $50k in a public policy job. Since I work somewhere with a well known name people think I make much more. It makes things tight with 2 kids in daycare and a husband who makes $80k. I’m 36.

I think most people overestimate how much other people make.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I make $50k in a public policy job. Since I work somewhere with a well known name people think I make much more. It makes things tight with 2 kids in daycare and a husband who makes $80k. I’m 36.

Brookings without a PhD or Pew without being a lawyer or lobbyist?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It just depends on your degree. I made more than that in 2000 (my second year out of school) with an accounting degree.

What?!! Whose accountant are you? That’s crazy. And I’m a CPA. Graduated in 2003 and did not make that.

You are doing something wrong then. I worked in public accounting/audit and then went to be an assistant controller at a public company.

+1 - I went to work at a big 4 post-graduation and made $45k. I'm now a Controller making $175k. I've been out of college for almost 13 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It just depends on your degree. I made more than that in 2000 (my second year out of school) with an accounting degree.

What?!! Whose accountant are you? That’s crazy. And I’m a CPA. Graduated in 2003 and did not make that.

You are doing something wrong then. I worked in public accounting/audit and then went to be an assistant controller at a public company.

+1. I made 47k my first year at a Big 4 in 2001.

I made $36,500 plus overtime in 1997 at Coopers and Lybrand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It just depends on your degree. I made more than that in 2000 (my second year out of school) with an accounting degree.

What?!! Whose accountant are you? That’s crazy. And I’m a CPA. Graduated in 2003 and did not make that.

You are doing something wrong then. I worked in public accounting/audit and then went to be an assistant controller at a public company.

Starting salaries of 55K for an accountant with a CPA does not seem out of the ordinary.

[Anonymous]

Change careers/field. We start fresh grads with a comp sci degree at $75+k and IT people at $60k. Even our 26 year old executive assistant makes $60k.