Anonymous wrote: it was amusing to see people bash those who pay their housekeeper 55,000 in the other thread

Do they even know their are postdoc slaves that work at least 60 hours a week for 35,000 without benefits???

Ok where can I find this housekeeping job? Ill evem wear a french maid uniform

37, aerospace engineer, 170k + 10% bonus potential
36, fed program manager, 100k

Can't believe my first post here in the forum is to disclose my salary.

DH and I both went to top journalism school. He has a BA, and I have a master's degree. When he and I graduated in 2010, he found a entry level TV producer job in Florida, work hour is 11pm-7am. Yes, the grave yard shift. And the best part? The salary--22K. To make things worse, I couldn't even find a job over there. I ended up working in another city 8 hours driving distance away and lived separately with DH for 2 years. I didn't get a job in journalism simply because the pay is too low. I found a job in an import/export company instead.

Now fast forward to 2015. DH found a job in DC. I am still working with my first employer. I got to work from home but the salary is only 40k. With an infant I only works part time so the pay is now down to less than 20k. DH's salary is much better than before (we are talking about 40k with 4 years of grave yard shifts) but it's still only 80k.

I am looking for a job right at the moment, that's how I ended up here on this post. Please, anyone tell me how to land on a job that pays as well as you do?

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Anonymous wrote:500k, physician, 29 yo

Lier from money and finances already here

It's not even the person who earns 500k it's his 40 yo wife lol

Yeah, as someone pointed out in another forum, what kind of doctor makes $500k after a 3-year residency in the DC area. It doesn't add up.

It takes so many more years of training for a higher-earning specialty: e.g. invasive cardiology, interventional radiology, surgery, etc...

Also, doctors often get paid more in smaller cities where there's less competition.

See the explanation in finances forum. Medicine can be much more lucrative than you think.

Anonymous wrote:There are benefits ( like only being taxed on the salary, not BAH and inexpensive military daycare and of course the pension if you stay for 20) that make it livable, but it isn't "cushy".

My best friend is definitely living cushy. Granted she is an officer. But between her housing allowance and shopping for things on base, she lives better than I do (government atty).

There are benefits ( like only being taxed on the salary, not BAH and inexpensive military daycare and of course the pension if you stay for 20) that make it livable, but it isn't "cushy".

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Anonymous wrote:The comment about military spending being too high is laughable.

Why?

I agree that military spending is generally too high, but military salaries are not. Look up what an E-2 or E-3 is making. These are the men and women who put their lives at risk and they make less than if they'd chosen to work at McDonalds. They also are not the recipients of pensions (have to committ to 20 years for a pension, only 17% across the military do that) or any sort of retirement matching. But BAH (housing allowance), salary freezes, commissary privileges, medical care, etc. are always first on the defense budget chopping block rather than their wasteful contracts for equipment that will never be used. It's shameful.

The actual salary # might not be too high, but the tax benefits, housing allowance, food, etc add up to a cushy situation for some.

If it was so cushy, there would be a lot more than 17% of military members across the board staying for a 20 year career. The housing allowance just makes up for the shamefully low salaries that we pay our military members. I find the separate BAH insulting, actually. What other job dictates how much you should be spending on housing? My BAH with dependents for the DC region is $2400 a month - that is supposed to cover housing, utilities, food, etc. Yeah right in this area with a family of 4! But we make it work because I love my job and think it is important. A large chunk of my salary makes up the difference.

What's your salary before BAH?

$32,000

Yikes. We are a family of 3 with a 70k hhi and one car and it's tight. I know that many military spouses have a hard time finding work because people assume they won't be around long.

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Anonymous wrote:The comment about military spending being too high is laughable.

Why?

I agree that military spending is generally too high, but military salaries are not. Look up what an E-2 or E-3 is making. These are the men and women who put their lives at risk and they make less than if they'd chosen to work at McDonalds. They also are not the recipients of pensions (have to committ to 20 years for a pension, only 17% across the military do that) or any sort of retirement matching. But BAH (housing allowance), salary freezes, commissary privileges, medical care, etc. are always first on the defense budget chopping block rather than their wasteful contracts for equipment that will never be used. It's shameful.

The actual salary # might not be too high, but the tax benefits, housing allowance, food, etc add up to a cushy situation for some.

If it was so cushy, there would be a lot more than 17% of military members across the board staying for a 20 year career. The housing allowance just makes up for the shamefully low salaries that we pay our military members. I find the separate BAH insulting, actually. What other job dictates how much you should be spending on housing? My BAH with dependents for the DC region is $2400 a month - that is supposed to cover housing, utilities, food, etc. Yeah right in this area with a family of 4! But we make it work because I love my job and think it is important. A large chunk of my salary makes up the difference.

your budget. that's what should dictate how much you spend on housing.

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Anonymous wrote:The comment about military spending being too high is laughable.

Why?

I agree that military spending is generally too high, but military salaries are not. Look up what an E-2 or E-3 is making. These are the men and women who put their lives at risk and they make less than if they'd chosen to work at McDonalds. They also are not the recipients of pensions (have to committ to 20 years for a pension, only 17% across the military do that) or any sort of retirement matching. But BAH (housing allowance), salary freezes, commissary privileges, medical care, etc. are always first on the defense budget chopping block rather than their wasteful contracts for equipment that will never be used. It's shameful.

The actual salary # might not be too high, but the tax benefits, housing allowance, food, etc add up to a cushy situation for some.

If it was so cushy, there would be a lot more than 17% of military members across the board staying for a 20 year career. The housing allowance just makes up for the shamefully low salaries that we pay our military members. I find the separate BAH insulting, actually. What other job dictates how much you should be spending on housing? My BAH with dependents for the DC region is $2400 a month - that is supposed to cover housing, utilities, food, etc. Yeah right in this area with a family of 4! But we make it work because I love my job and think it is important. A large chunk of my salary makes up the difference.

What's your salary before BAH?

$32,000

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Anonymous wrote:The comment about military spending being too high is laughable.

Why?

I agree that military spending is generally too high, but military salaries are not. Look up what an E-2 or E-3 is making. These are the men and women who put their lives at risk and they make less than if they'd chosen to work at McDonalds. They also are not the recipients of pensions (have to committ to 20 years for a pension, only 17% across the military do that) or any sort of retirement matching. But BAH (housing allowance), salary freezes, commissary privileges, medical care, etc. are always first on the defense budget chopping block rather than their wasteful contracts for equipment that will never be used. It's shameful.

The actual salary # might not be too high, but the tax benefits, housing allowance, food, etc add up to a cushy situation for some.

If it was so cushy, there would be a lot more than 17% of military members across the board staying for a 20 year career. The housing allowance just makes up for the shamefully low salaries that we pay our military members. I find the separate BAH insulting, actually. What other job dictates how much you should be spending on housing? My BAH with dependents for the DC region is $2400 a month - that is supposed to cover housing, utilities, food, etc. Yeah right in this area with a family of 4! But we make it work because I love my job and think it is important. A large chunk of my salary makes up the difference.

What's your salary before BAH?

DW: p/t 40 per hour
DH: 250K media

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Anonymous wrote:240K Software Consultant, mid 30s w/ MS in Software

Since you are a consultant, I assume you have no benefits? Are you 1099 or W-2? (i.e., self employment tax). I am just curious. 240K seems high as a W-2 with good benefits, but reasonable if a 1099.

W2 but I work 50-60 hours a week.

What company has consultants that pay that well, what industry is this in? I'm in aerospace and clearly made less lucrative software choice!

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Anonymous wrote:The comment about military spending being too high is laughable.

Why?

I agree that military spending is generally too high, but military salaries are not. Look up what an E-2 or E-3 is making. These are the men and women who put their lives at risk and they make less than if they'd chosen to work at McDonalds. They also are not the recipients of pensions (have to committ to 20 years for a pension, only 17% across the military do that) or any sort of retirement matching. But BAH (housing allowance), salary freezes, commissary privileges, medical care, etc. are always first on the defense budget chopping block rather than their wasteful contracts for equipment that will never be used. It's shameful.

The actual salary # might not be too high, but the tax benefits, housing allowance, food, etc add up to a cushy situation for some.

If it was so cushy, there would be a lot more than 17% of military members across the board staying for a 20 year career. The housing allowance just makes up for the shamefully low salaries that we pay our military members. I find the separate BAH insulting, actually. What other job dictates how much you should be spending on housing? My BAH with dependents for the DC region is $2400 a month - that is supposed to cover housing, utilities, food, etc. Yeah right in this area with a family of 4! But we make it work because I love my job and think it is important. A large chunk of my salary makes up the difference.

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Anonymous wrote:35 non-profit operations admin 50K
DH 47-DC cop, base salary is 72K with overtime about 100k.

That is outrageous. I don't agree with the comments about federal salaries but for a local cop that's borderline corruption.
Does he even have a BA?

Wow, really? Does it MATTER if he has a college degree? I hope you realize being a police officer isn't a Monday to Friday 9-5 job. I'm sure quite a bit of the "overtime" is actually shift differential from working overnight and on weekends when you are home sleeping or hanging out with your friends and family... Borderline corruption? Really?

+10000.

Seriously, you're complaining that someone who literally stands in the line of fire on holidays, snow storms, emergencies, at 3am, whenever, has the opportunity to make overtime??? If he's making 28k in overtime, I can tell you he's busting his ass and doing a TON of overtime (probably an extra 8-10 hour shift per week). Would you work 60+ hours a week, every week, including holidays, with a target on your back, for 100k???

This is a bit much.

I do not at all think that 100k for an experienced officer is to much. Having worked in LE, I also know that many officers are not at all on the street, much less "literally in the line of fire." I also know that much overtime is not spent "busting ass" but killing time on the clock.

The problem is the overtime system. Pay them a solid salary and decrease the dependency on OT. At this point, earning OT is viewed as an entitlement, and not really compensation for important work.

I can assure you that the overtime that DH works is not killing time on the clock. I am not sure if y'all know that there is a problem with attracting any police officers at all. There is very few recruits coming in and fewer graduating than just a couple of years ago. The overtime that DH does is always in a very high crime area, 5,6,7 district, and trust me, especially after many officers being shot at-he is not very excited about it, but does it so we can afford to pay an enrichment class for our child. He is also a 13 year veteran and army veteran. He does have a degree and he uses his technical skills in his work as well.

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Anonymous wrote:240K Software Consultant, mid 30s w/ MS in Software

Since you are a consultant, I assume you have no benefits? Are you 1099 or W-2? (i.e., self employment tax). I am just curious. 240K seems high as a W-2 with good benefits, but reasonable if a 1099.

W2 but I work 50-60 hours a week.