If your salary was $150+ before 35, what do you make now

[Anonymous]

I’ve moved up quickly in my career and make around $175K at 33. I’m the youngest person at my level; most of my same-level peers are in their 50s+.

I like my job, but the thought of just staying at the same level and the same salary (plus inflation adjustments) for the next 30+ years just seems boring and like I could do more. The only place to go in my current org is into c-suite (which I might be able to do, but there are a bunch of other issues there). I could find another org to work at but not sure there is much growth there either. I feel like I peaked too early...

Anyway, anyone my elder who has been there done that who has advice for me?

[Anonymous]

I started a business, and do $1mln+ per year now. Most of my friends in their 40s who have a high HHI are the same way -- entrepreneurs.

[Anonymous]

1998: $56,000
21: $61,000
22: $66,000
23: $66,000
24: $90,000
25: $93,000
26: $240,000
27: $240,000
28: $105,000
29: $0
30: $140,000
31: $160,000
32: $190,000
33: $210,000
34: $215,000
35: $230,000
36: $275,000
37: $400,000
38: $400,000
39: Likely substantially higher

The key is simple: New Jobs are made in moments of intense leverage. When that opportunity comes up, leverage, leverage, leverage. When you think you’ve plateaued, listen to your gut, and pound pavement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1998: $56,000
21: $61,000
22: $66,000
23: $66,000
24: $90,000
25: $93,000
26: $240,000
27: $240,000
28: $105,000
29: $0
30: $140,000
31: $160,000
32: $190,000
33: $210,000
34: $215,000
35: $230,000
36: $275,000
37: $400,000
38: $400,000
39: Likely substantially higher

The key is simple: New Jobs are made in moments of intense leverage. When that opportunity comes up, leverage, leverage, leverage. When you think you’ve plateaued, listen to your gut, and pound pavement.

Other than a humble brag, this doesn’t achieve anything. What a fluff post which says nothing. What did you do or do now...what do you mean by leverage (can explain in a couple of lines, no need to give your secrets away). if you are at all trying to be the least bit helpful to OP and others. Not, I guess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I started a business, and do $1mln+ per year now. Most of my friends in their 40s who have a high HHI are the same way -- entrepreneurs.

Short and sweet and OP, not very hard to guess.

[Anonymous]

30-34: $150k
35: 160k
36-37: 170k
38: 230k - New job at same company

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1998: $56,000
21: $61,000
22: $66,000
23: $66,000
24: $90,000
25: $93,000
26: $240,000
27: $240,000
28: $105,000
29: $0
30: $140,000
31: $160,000
32: $190,000
33: $210,000
34: $215,000
35: $230,000
36: $275,000
37: $400,000
38: $400,000
39: Likely substantially higher

The key is simple: New Jobs are made in moments of intense leverage. When that opportunity comes up, leverage, leverage, leverage. When you think you’ve plateaued, listen to your gut, and pound pavement.

Other than a humble brag, this doesn’t achieve anything. What a fluff post which says nothing. What did you do or do now...what do you mean by leverage (can explain in a couple of lines, no need to give your secrets away). if you are at all trying to be the least bit helpful to OP and others. Not, I guess.

My guess is they mean they switched to new jobs that didn't exist before. For exmple, search engine optimization was new a few years ago; now data scientist is fairly new, etc. Hell, there's even people who consult in setting up online dating profiles, though I don't think the pay is very good.

[Anonymous]

entrepreneur. been well into the seven figures for many years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I started a business, and do $1mln+ per year now. Most of my friends in their 40s who have a high HHI are the same way -- entrepreneurs.

Would you mind sharing what type of business?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I started a business, and do $1mln+ per year now. Most of my friends in their 40s who have a high HHI are the same way -- entrepreneurs.

Would you mind sharing what type of business?

Most of my friends like this are connected tech/IT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:entrepreneur. been well into the seven figures for many years.

and plenty of time to surf DCUM apparently

[Anonymous]

If you have moved up quickly in your career within one organization and don't see a lot of upside then it's time to move on and leverage your credentials. Within the corporate world moving every 5-6 years is very normal until you get into the c-suite. A salary increase of 25-30% is a good target but be prepared to relocate.

[Anonymous]

I was making about $125,000 when I was 38 but that was 25 years ago so I was doing very well but frustrated because the jobs I saw above me were jobs I did not want. I quit and did some consulting....with no loss in income....but it gave me the time to figure out what I really wanted to do. A little over two years later I was hired by a private equity firm to be the #2 person at a company they had just acquired and that turned into a series of PE leveraged buy out deals where I made a lot of money thanks to equity. Unless you get to the top of a big size company it is difficult to create a lot of wealth. The route I took was not as entrepreneurial as starting one's own business but it was off the beaten path.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1998: $56,000
21: $61,000
22: $66,000
23: $66,000
24: $90,000
25: $93,000
26: $240,000
27: $240,000
28: $105,000
29: $0
30: $140,000
31: $160,000
32: $190,000
33: $210,000
34: $215,000
35: $230,000
36: $275,000
37: $400,000
38: $400,000
39: Likely substantially higher

The key is simple: New Jobs are made in moments of intense leverage. When that opportunity comes up, leverage, leverage, leverage. When you think you’ve plateaued, listen to your gut, and pound pavement.

Good grief! Who keeps a record of this or has easy access to tax records? I remember my starting salary and what I make now and that's about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1998: $56,000
21: $61,000
22: $66,000
23: $66,000
24: $90,000
25: $93,000
26: $240,000
27: $240,000
28: $105,000
29: $0
30: $140,000
31: $160,000
32: $190,000
33: $210,000
34: $215,000
35: $230,000
36: $275,000
37: $400,000
38: $400,000
39: Likely substantially higher

The key is simple: New Jobs are made in moments of intense leverage. When that opportunity comes up, leverage, leverage, leverage. When you think you’ve plateaued, listen to your gut, and pound pavement.

Good grief! Who keeps a record of this or has easy access to tax records? I remember my starting salary and what I make now and that's about it.

congrats on.. forgetting stuff.. I guess?