Anonymous
Post 06/18/2026 09:14     Subject: Re:Corporate Salaries

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Shocked by how little everyone makes despite decades of experience.


What are you expecting? Millions?


Seems like people on DCUM always claim $500k +. Anyway a lot of these salaries are similar/less than what Feds with similar experience make.
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2026 09:11     Subject: Corporate Salaries

Senior commercial/pursuit director, 170K+ bonus, 200kish all in. 21 years of experience. Megacorp.

Feel poor compared to some of you.
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2026 07:27     Subject: Re:Corporate Salaries

Senior IC in consulting, 12 years experience.
$140k base, 10% bonus
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2026 03:13     Subject: Corporate Salaries

Anonymous wrote:Big pharma middle management
20 years
$650 all in (salary, bonus, stock)


Same here 13 years in.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 23:35     Subject: Corporate Salaries

- non tech role at public company, below director level
- 8 YOE
- $550K excluding any equity gains
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 23:23     Subject: Re:Corporate Salaries

Anonymous wrote:Shocked by how little everyone makes despite decades of experience.


lol not everyone here makes 500k just because they have 20 years of experience. Most companies keep people in that 150-300k range.

If you’re too expensive with decades of experience, you’re probably already laid-off already. Like someone else mentioned, most companies won’t have non-C level folks just cruising at 600k, they want that money to themselves.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 23:11     Subject: Corporate Salaries

Anonymous wrote:Director of Marketing

Base: $285k
Bonus: $85k
Stocks: $45k


Where? I am senior director and make less than 150k, agency side.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 22:39     Subject: Corporate Salaries

Director of Marketing

Base: $285k
Bonus: $85k
Stocks: $45k
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 22:20     Subject: Corporate Salaries

Anonymous wrote:Senior Technical Program Manager at a bank
12 years of work experience
Base: 255k
Stocks: 30k
Bonus: 25k

Total: 310k



Wow what is your experience to get that comp?
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 22:10     Subject: Corporate Salaries

Senior Technical Program Manager at a bank
12 years of work experience
Base: 255k
Stocks: 30k
Bonus: 25k

Total: 310k

Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 22:06     Subject: Corporate Salaries

Big pharma middle management
20 years
$650 all in (salary, bonus, stock)
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 21:15     Subject: Corporate Salaries

Anonymous wrote:In house lawyer:
Base: $275
Annual bonus: $130
LTI: $125
Retention: $40k


Big tech?
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 21:13     Subject: Corporate Salaries

Anonymous wrote:In-house lawyer
$465k (including everything)
expensive coastal location.
Underpaid for what I do.
20 years experience. Inckudes big law.


Very similar except for the expensive coastal location. I don’t think I’m underpaid.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 21:11     Subject: Re:Corporate Salaries

Anonymous wrote:Shocked by how little everyone makes despite decades of experience.


What are you expecting? Millions?
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 20:41     Subject: Re:Corporate Salaries

Anonymous wrote:Shocked by how little everyone makes despite decades of experience.


Years of the C-suite paying themselves excessively more while entry level salaries barely change with inflation.