Anonymous
Post 04/13/2021 00:06     Subject: Re:For the under 40 yr olds making 100-300k what do you do?
Anonymous wrote:35F. $112k. Associate Degree. County government department head in a very specialized field. Came into the job with more than two decades of professional experience.

You started when you were 15?
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2021 05:56     Subject: For the under 40 yr olds making 100-300k what do you do?
300-500k, own a CPA practice
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2021 05:49     Subject: Re:For the under 40 yr olds making 100-300k what do you do?
Anonymous wrote:wow you guys are broke , 38 700k no college degree


Bum
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2021 22:28     Subject: For the under 40 yr olds making 100-300k what do you do?
100 ain't shit, 250+ at that age is starting to get interesting
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2021 21:38     Subject: Re:For the under 40 yr olds making 100-300k what do you do?
Anonymous wrote:wow you guys are broke , 38 700k no college degree


And no reading comprehension.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2021 20:51     Subject: Re:For the under 40 yr olds making 100-300k what do you do?
wow you guys are broke , 38 700k no college degree
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2021 19:20     Subject: Re:For the under 40 yr olds making 100-300k what do you do?
35F. $112k. Associate Degree. County government department head in a very specialized field. Came into the job with more than two decades of professional experience.
Anonymous
Post 04/10/2021 19:34     Subject: For the under 40 yr olds making 100-300k what do you do?
Anonymous wrote:Me- 39, architect $175k
DH- 38, architect $130k


LOL nice try

Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 19:55     Subject: Re:For the under 40 yr olds making 100-300k what do you do?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:37, Finance, growth equity: 350k + carried interest (some years a doughnut, other years 1M+)


There’s something wrong with America when the dude who moves money around makes 3x what the school principal makes.


Also, that he makes that much but can’t read the title of the thread...lol
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 19:48     Subject: For the under 40 yr olds making 100-300k what do you do?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:39, embedded software engineer, 170k. Moved to the US couple of years ago from Africa. Although I graduated at the top of my math bachelor program back in country I struggled to find a job. I ended as a Math teacher in small town, taught myself coding and coupled with long interest in electronics I ended up creating many embedded devices despite the lack of parts etc...I think I am lucky to have ended in this country because many companies will pay for your talent.


Storied like this make me appreciate what I have earned so far as an American. While its true that in the US we have to work very hard, often with little work-life balance, in the rest of the world competition is fierce and lack of jobs prevalent...


A lot of excellent engineers and software people I know have a degree in physics or math.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 18:35     Subject: For the under 40 yr olds making 100-300k what do you do?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wow either I suck or I am underpaid. But in all fairness I am far from being top 10% in my field.

38, Statistician, 94k, NYC.......However excellent health benefits, 30 vacation days per year.


WTF!!


You probably work for an international organization or in the public sector. 94k is low for a Statistician in NYC unless you recently changed career. I am an entry level data scientist and make 106k here in VA....
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 18:33     Subject: For the under 40 yr olds making 100-300k what do you do?
Anonymous wrote:Am I the richest 35 year old here? 500 k base plus 100 percent bonus usually. Buy side equity


But are you the sexiest?
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 18:32     Subject: For the under 40 yr olds making 100-300k what do you do?
Anonymous wrote:Wow either I suck or I am underpaid. But in all fairness I am far from being top 10% in my field.

38, Statistician, 94k, NYC.......However excellent health benefits, 30 vacation days per year.


WTF!!
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 18:18     Subject: For the under 40 yr olds making 100-300k what do you do?
Wow either I suck or I am underpaid. But in all fairness I am far from being top 10% in my field.

38, Statistician, 94k, NYC.......However excellent health benefits, 30 vacation days per year.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 15:36     Subject: For the under 40 yr olds making 100-300k what do you do?
Anonymous wrote:39, embedded software engineer, 170k. Moved to the US couple of years ago from Africa. Although I graduated at the top of my math bachelor program back in country I struggled to find a job. I ended as a Math teacher in small town, taught myself coding and coupled with long interest in electronics I ended up creating many embedded devices despite the lack of parts etc...I think I am lucky to have ended in this country because many companies will pay for your talent.


Storied like this make me appreciate what I have earned so far as an American. While its true that in the US we have to work very hard, often with little work-life balance, in the rest of the world competition is fierce and lack of jobs prevalent...