Anonymous
02/20/2025 22:23
Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I graduated in 1998. I think I made $25-30k in 2000. Journalist.
Same. ‘99
Journalism.
$25k
Also a journalist, also graduated in 1998. I made $28k for most of 2000, but then moved to a new job in the fall and salary jumped to $48k.
Anonymous
02/20/2025 21:32
Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
I graduated college in 1998 and my first job as a scientist paid $36k. At the time, I thought this was so much money!
Anonymous
02/15/2025 23:43
Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
I graduated 2001. Spent a year working babysitting jobs making my own hours and being paid about $20 / hr while living with my parents. Then my parents kind of pushed me to find a “real job” so 2002-2003 worked at a financial company for 28k. Moved to DC and worked at a nonprofit for $32k. Then went to grad school - worked for a professor (it was about $20 / hr) during school. After grad school my first job was $48 k (2008) but at 6 mos was about $52 k and at one year was about $60k.
Anonymous
02/15/2025 13:54
Subject: Re:If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
86K in 2000 - I was 32 and a VP at a bank - it seemed like so much money at the time. I stayed home for many years after that working P/T contract stuff. Just returned FT making 100 K - it feels like what about 40 used to be.
Anonymous
02/15/2025 13:47
Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
IT
1995 45k big4
2000 110k startup
2001 0k bubble
2002 90k large financial firm
1995 45k big4
2000 110k startup
2001 0k bubble
2002 90k large financial firm
Anonymous
02/15/2025 13:44
Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
I'd just graduated from law school and made $125k in my first and only biglaw job. I quickly left that world and have never made that much again. One day! Hopefully!!
Anonymous
02/15/2025 13:36
Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
I think I made mid-40s as a new DOJ Honor Program attorney. I can't remember exactly, but it was absurdly low. They got us up pretty quickly within a few years, though.
Anonymous
02/15/2025 13:34
Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
Anonymous wrote:That was my first full year on salary with a masters degree. Federal government GS11 I think (maybe 12?) - $35K.
After reading back some other GS quotes, I either made more or was a 9 not 11
Anonymous
02/15/2025 13:26
Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
That was my first full year on salary with a masters degree. Federal government GS11 I think (maybe 12?) - $35K.
Anonymous
02/15/2025 12:52
Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
1986 college grad making 16k in retail admin
1996 making 45k in retail management
2001 making 65k in hospitality management
2002 became SAHM with spouse earning 150k as a physician
1996 making 45k in retail management
2001 making 65k in hospitality management
2002 became SAHM with spouse earning 150k as a physician
Anonymous
02/15/2025 12:47
Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
We are in mid 50s, and in 2000 I think we were making ~$500,000 combined. We were both new law partners. Our starting law salaries were $69K in the early 90s.
Anonymous
02/15/2025 12:37
Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
Anonymous wrote:Age 49 graduated in 1997 and starting salary was $37,000 plus OT which we had a lot of since it was big 4. Haven’t worked since 2008, but ending salary was $120k.
2000 was probably around $80,000 but i don’t remember exactly.
Anonymous
02/15/2025 12:35
Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
$125,000.
Anonymous
02/15/2025 11:08
Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
Age 49 graduated in 1997 and starting salary was $37,000 plus OT which we had a lot of since it was big 4. Haven’t worked since 2008, but ending salary was $120k.
Anonymous
02/15/2025 11:05
Subject: If you are in your late 40s or 50s, how much did you make in the year 2000?
I graduated in 1998 was making 30k as a GS-7 in the government. I thought it was good money at the time, but clearly not reading this thread!