Anonymous
Post 06/11/2014 10:40     Subject: s/o Low Paying Prestige Jobs
I don't understand where people get off thinking that $100K is a "low paying job," considering the median household income is $53K.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2014 09:57     Subject: Re:s/o Low Paying Prestige Jobs
Journalism. Especially public media (NPR, pbs).
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2014 09:35     Subject: s/o Low Paying Prestige Jobs
Anonymous wrote:Most university professors.

I'm sure the status of many political jobs outranks the pay, especially like in the WH, SCOTUS, etc.


This may be the case but in many cases academic jobs come with perks nobody in the real world gets -- sabbaticals, flexible schedules, tenure, sometime very generous retirement matches, etc. There are trade offs, but a full professor with tenure can likely hold their $100K job until the day they die.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2014 09:34     Subject: s/o Low Paying Prestige Jobs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Maybe not exactly a "prestige job" but highly respected:

Staff Psychologist within the counseling center of an elite University. The work is very rewarding. Everyone has an advanced level degree, in most cases a doctorate. Looks great on a resume. Pay is crap, though. Salaries start at 40-60k and rarely climb above $80k.The saving grace is that the hours typically aren't bad so many of us supplement with private practice.


How is this highly respected, exactly? I work at a university and I don't even have a clue how many/who the counselors are.

I think it may be respected in your circle, but that's not at all a "prestige" job.


Um, okay. I didn't say it was a prestige job. I guess I naively assumed that a job requiring a PhD that entails years of clinical training would be highly respected. Guess you told me otherwise. Good to know.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2014 09:31     Subject: s/o Low Paying Prestige Jobs
Staff jobs in the white house?
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2014 09:28     Subject: s/o Low Paying Prestige Jobs
Anonymous wrote:Maybe not exactly a "prestige job" but highly respected:

Staff Psychologist within the counseling center of an elite University. The work is very rewarding. Everyone has an advanced level degree, in most cases a doctorate. Looks great on a resume. Pay is crap, though. Salaries start at 40-60k and rarely climb above $80k.The saving grace is that the hours typically aren't bad so many of us supplement with private practice.


How is this highly respected, exactly? I work at a university and I don't even have a clue how many/who the counselors are.

I think it may be respected in your circle, but that's not at all a "prestige" job.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2014 09:25     Subject: s/o Low Paying Prestige Jobs
Pediatricians. Make around $100K.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2014 09:15     Subject: s/o Low Paying Prestige Jobs
Maybe not exactly a "prestige job" but highly respected:

Staff Psychologist within the counseling center of an elite University. The work is very rewarding. Everyone has an advanced level degree, in most cases a doctorate. Looks great on a resume. Pay is crap, though. Salaries start at 40-60k and rarely climb above $80k.The saving grace is that the hours typically aren't bad so many of us supplement with private practice.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2014 09:14     Subject: s/o Low Paying Prestige Jobs
Most university professors.

I'm sure the status of many political jobs outranks the pay, especially like in the WH, SCOTUS, etc.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2014 09:14     Subject: s/o Low Paying Prestige Jobs
Academia.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2014 09:09     Subject: s/o Low Paying Prestige Jobs
That excludes housing allowances and education allowances for my four children as well as COLA to equalize the COL between Washington, DC and my post of assignment.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2014 09:08     Subject: Re:s/o Low Paying Prestige Jobs
Anonymous wrote:Foreign Service Officer


I am one. I took home $150K in salary and benefits last year. I don't call that "low pay."
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2014 09:07     Subject: Re:s/o Low Paying Prestige Jobs
Foreign Service Officer
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2014 09:03     Subject: s/o Low Paying Prestige Jobs
For lawyers, they are DOJ jobs.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2014 08:29     Subject: s/o Low Paying Prestige Jobs
What are they? Are they heads of nonprofits or political? Have you ever known someone in one?