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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Those numbers are probably skewed by people who deliberately go into low paying fields because of interest (publishing, fashion etc.) or go into public sector non-profit work.

Most of my friends who graduated my year were making $65K [i]immediately after[/i] undergrad. By 2-3 years out many (if not most) were brushing up against 100K. 5-6 years out of college most of us are making in the 200K region.

I think it's very true that if you go into a private sector, for profit career where basically the only goal is to make money, you've definitely screwed up if you're only making 100k.[/quote]
I break the posters down into two camps:

1) The people saying that an individual with only an undergrad degree earning $200k is typical and those who aren't earning $100k by their late 20s have screwed up, based on what they and their friends earn. There are never links to back those claims.

2) The people pointing out that there are very few professional careers where the mean ever reaches $100k, linking to various statistics by reputable sources that show it to be true, and that even those from schools like Yale are averaging in the 60s five years out.

The fact remains that a college graduate earning $100,000 is doing well, and can live comfortably in the DC area, assuming he or she is single. Double that for a couple, and an income of 200,000 is also very comfortable, even with a couple of kids. I think it must be here in DCUM land that people are so out of touch.
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