My DH makes a lot of money. He flys under the radar. He hates his actual job, but he works very few hours and knows he is good at it.

He was speaking to a neighbor who is job hunting and asked her if she wanted comfort or $$. Most people want comfort they want to know that next week, next month they are going to make XYZ. Most jobs that pay a lot don’t have that dynamic. Sales, law, big money med etc. Their equation isn’t I come to work these two weeks I get $10,000 paycheck. It is in order yo earn $30k this month I have to do xyz, how do I do set myself up to be able to do that.

IT consulting. Broke $200k at 35.

DH: SVP at very small publicly traded company (he’s 47, slowly worked his way up)

Healthcare and Tech

I made $135 5 years ago at 38. Then took a risk and went to management (open position at my company) and now at $190. I see a lot of people change jobs every 3 years until just about 40 to chase more $. Also things like cyber security pay well if you are good and personable.

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Anonymous wrote:Me: Tech
DH: Sales

Can you elaborate? I (OP) also work in tech. Most respectable mid-range tech and sales jobs pay around what I make. Are you guys in upper level management or something?

My DH has a guaranteed paycheck of just under 90k. The rest is all variable. That isn't uncommon.

I have a niche skillset that is useful to (certain) fast-growth tech companies.

How old are you op?
It didn't happen suddenly for me but i think a lot of people just >poof< expect the $200k and SFH right away. Sure a lot is luck but it's also putting in the time and grind

Oh and if it’s relevant, I’m 36 and he’s 37.

I don’t hit your mark as an analyst at a big bank — I make $160K.

But my husband makes $1.1M. He runs lifecycle marketing/sales for a division of a major edtech company. His comp is about a 50/50 split between salary and stock.

Anonymous wrote:Me: Tech
DH: Sales

Can you elaborate? I (OP) also work in tech. Most respectable mid-range tech and sales jobs pay around what I make. Are you guys in upper level management or something?

Me: Tech
DH: Sales

I'm one of the people you are talking about. It took a lot of hard work to get here. But honestly, IU haven't been striving to make this much money. It just happened. I've always been very grateful even when I was making less than $50K at my first job out of law school. Practice gratitude and go after your goals, but don't focus on the money. I wish you all the best!!

Double biglaw. But remember I am happier to disclose my income on this board than other stats. Like, say, how many hours of screen time a day my kids have. When it’s a “good” number for you, you post it willingly. When it isn’t, you skip the thread.

Both my spouse and I are in tech, and those who can afford the sfh are dual income.

It seems like everyone who discloses their income makes over $200K as an individual/$400K HHI.

I'm sure you realize how exceptional you are, given that even in high-cost, high-income areas, you are the cream of the crop. What exactly is it that you do? Are you all big law partners and plastic surgeons? C-Suite executives? And you have time to trawl around internet forums during the work day?

I felt like I scored when I landed a six-figure job in my early 30s. I still live pretty modestly, especially since I'm single. I make enough to have a condo, a car, and a dog. I still make above the median FAMILY/HOUSEHOLD income in MOCO as a household of one. I have a great job at a great company.

And yet... here you all are making multiples of what I make. And I know there has to be some truth to that, because the cost of SFHs require those kind of incomes. So somebody is making that kind of money, lots of somebodies. I don't feel myself a slouch making $130K at 35, but I don't see myself on track to making $300K anytime soon. In fact, and it could be a degree of imposter-syndrome here, I'm worried that if i ever did get laid off, I'd have trouble finding a similar job for similar pay, and I face the issue that if I continue to get promoted, I'll be too expensive and more likely to be cut. So what are all these uber-lucrative jobs around here? We can't ALL be senior management and executives. Where are all these crazy-paying jobs (and how can I get one?)