Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 07:40     Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
$20k as a sever in Adams Morgan, but working 50 hours a week. 40 would have been nice.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 07:37     Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
Graduated in ‘98. Got my first salaried job in 2000 in NYC and it paid $26,000. And there was no PTO whatsoever until I’d worked there an entire year.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 07:34     Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
$28k as an entry-level technical person and I felt I had hit the jackpot - my previous job was $19k. I’ve worked for NGOs all my life, until this week that is. RIF’d making $120k.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 07:24     Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
$35K as a public interest lawyer.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 05:58     Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
I graduated in 2000 from college and my first job was for $35k and I was so excited because it was slightly more then what I paid per year for undergrad at GW
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 05:29     Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
Livin’ large on $2k a year in Peace Corps back in 2000
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 05:11     Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
In 2000, my salary was $45k and it was plenty. I shared an apartment in Arlington and began maxing out my 401k.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 04:31     Subject: Re:If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
I just looked at my 1st salary in 1994, $25K and I was living large.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 03:43     Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
I was still in grad school. Probably made about $15k TAing.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 01:42     Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
Anonymous wrote:I graduated in 1998. I think I made $25-30k in 2000. Journalist.


Same. ‘99
Journalism.
$25k
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 01:12     Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
Wow. My first job out of college I made $18,000 in 1991, and I was so happy with that. I got married in 2000 and was at $65k (had switched from non-profit to for profit).

FWIW, I was a SAHM for many years with kids, and am now back to FT non-profit work, and am at $120k
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 00:57     Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
Anonymous wrote:I graduated from college in December 1999. I made 58k in my first job in 2000.

Looking back, it seems like such a great starting salary. It feels like inflation has increased tremendously since then but salaries have not.


In 2020 I had a masters degree and 10 years experience; was making 40k a year.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 00:46     Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
I graduated in 1998. I think I made $25-30k in 2000. Journalist.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 00:42     Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
That was my first year post-Ph.D. and I think I earned $45K.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2025 00:35     Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
I graduated from college in December 1999. I made 58k in my first job in 2000.

Looking back, it seems like such a great starting salary. It feels like inflation has increased tremendously since then but salaries have not.