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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This post is making me depressed.  Top 15 MBA, out a while, also a CPA making about $150K in the Midwest.[/quote]

But in the MW (well, most parts of it), $150K goes much further than $150K in DMV area.  Isn't the average income in the DMV area around $160K or something?  Where you live the average income is probably much lower.[/quote]

Yes, that's true.  The other thing is, I once came up with a list of everyone I ever worked with who hit it big - smacked the ball right down the middle.  Considering I have worked with hundreds of people from very strong backgrounds, it was not a lot of people.  There were some stars of stars, but most had a reasonably successful career with ups and downs vs. $250K+ salaries with equally successful partners.  So maybe my feeling so failure are somewhat self induced.[/quote]

As someone who is close to $500K annually and a lot more with stock options (though that is a variable for obvious reasons), I think making an income well above the norm is a function of making the right moves from a career standpoint. Timing is factor and luck plays a role as well.

But to give you and others a perspective on the value of a MBA, my salary doubled upon its completion when compared to what I was making when I left to pursue the MBA. My present employer is the third one since I completed the MBA and with each move, my salary went up about 30%. The rest of the increases were normal merit increases and promotions within each company.[/quote]

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