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Anonymous wrote:For the 20-24 age group, it's approximately $39,104 annually. And for those aged 25-34, the median salary is roughly $57,356 annually. What's your experience?

in 2002 when I was Big 4 were were hiring at 50K fresh out of school. My two kids, one 23 and one 25 from average schools make 76k and 89k.

In 1999 I negotiated up to $35k to start at my first job in consulting at big 4. When My college senior was filing his taxes over spring break last month, we laughed because he had made that last summer at his first job which was a software dev internship.

20s - 25-65k
30s - 85-190k
40s - 190k-600k
50 - 160k

My kid is 22 starting out at 80; how times have changed.

22 in 2010, 30k
27 in 2015, 76k
32 in 2020, 129k
37 in 2025, 185k

2000 (22) - $22k - $41k with inflation calculator
2003 - $35k, but included all living expenses
2006 - $48k
2012 (32) - $68k
2015 - (35) - $90k

Now at 47 I'm at $105k with a job change and time off.

DS just graduated at 22 and is making $85k

When I started work at 22 I made $25k, up to $60k at 30. An inflation calculator says that's equivalent to $57k - $117k

1993 - $26K
1998 - $45k with a career switch
2000 - $160K (high performer)
2003 - $200K

It then fluctuated between $130K and $180K due to mommy tracking.

In 1997- I made 45K. In 2007- 140K. In 2012 I went to government and maxed out. I was stagnant until 2023 when I left for $300k. I am still behind in earnings because of federal service.

50 AT 22

200 AT 32

My first job when I graduated (2015), I made $45K. Ten years later I make $175K. Although I was thrilled with $45K back then

Anonymous wrote:For the 20-24 age group, it's approximately $39,104 annually. And for those aged 25-34, the median salary is roughly $57,356 annually. What's your experience?

in 2002 when I was Big 4 were were hiring at 50K fresh out of school. My two kids, one 23 and one 25 from average schools make 76k and 89k.

Double your age in your 20s, triple in your 30s, quadruple in your 40s, eventually max out in your 50s.

Started at 50k and got an extra 5k every year.

30ks before 25, 60-90k after 25, 150k after 30.

My experience was that my first real job was in big law at 25, and it was well above those numbers.

For the 20-24 age group, it's approximately $39,104 annually. And for those aged 25-34, the median salary is roughly $57,356 annually. What's your experience?