Anonymous
Post 03/10/2023 14:13     Subject: Who are all these people making over $150k a year?
I don’t break $200k as an analyst at a big bank. I make $170k.

DH is a marketing exec and makes $335k with an additional roughly $700k in stock and bonus-based compensation.

Both of us are mid-30s.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2023 14:00     Subject: Re:Who are all these people making over $150k a year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:doctors, lawyers, consultants, tech, and marketing execs. also, physician assistant and nurses make good pay too. oh and accounting.

also, sales execs!


Registered nurse here. I work for federal government as a staff nurse in a specialty area and make $110K, I only have bachelor degree. Regular staff nurses don't make more than $100K anywhere really. I consider myself lucky to even make this much.


My mother is a RN and works crazy overtime.

She made $190k last year


Right but that's overtime, if she worked on her 36 hours per week it would be about 100k right?


Correct. I'm a nurse who lives in DC and I make $125K and consider myself well paid compared to just about every other nurse I know (here in DC and elsewhere). I have a master's degree.
Most bachelor's prepared nurses in DC make $80-90K unless they are working overtime.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2023 13:44     Subject: Who are all these people making over $150k a year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I work in DFIR.

I work at a company and do my own consulting on the side. My salary where I work is $173k. I usually make an additional $60k-$100k doing my own consulting work on the side. It really depends on how many jobs/projects I want to take on outside of work.


Oh, I forgot to add. I'm 40 and I live in Loudoun County.


What the PP really saying is he/she works two jobs from home. Slime
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2023 13:41     Subject: Who are all these people making over $150k a year?
Anonymous wrote:Engineer at 160. Wife makes 90 doing part time consulting. And we make about 200 to 300 from investments in a typical year, but last year and this are not typical.


Everyone "made" good $$ from investments last decade. Nothing special.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2023 13:16     Subject: Re:Who are all these people making over $150k a year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:doctors, lawyers, consultants, tech, and marketing execs. also, physician assistant and nurses make good pay too. oh and accounting.

also, sales execs!


Registered nurse here. I work for federal government as a staff nurse in a specialty area and make $110K, I only have bachelor degree. Regular staff nurses don't make more than $100K anywhere really. I consider myself lucky to even make this much.


My mother is a RN and works crazy overtime.

She made $190k last year


Right but that's overtime, if she worked on her 36 hours per week it would be about 100k right?
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2023 13:15     Subject: Re:Who are all these people making over $150k a year?
Anonymous wrote:VP of customer service at a bank ($400k).


What is the most mundane customer level issue that rises to your level?
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2023 13:05     Subject: Re:Who are all these people making over $150k a year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:doctors, lawyers, consultants, tech, and marketing execs. also, physician assistant and nurses make good pay too. oh and accounting.

also, sales execs!


Registered nurse here. I work for federal government as a staff nurse in a specialty area and make $110K, I only have bachelor degree. Regular staff nurses don't make more than $100K anywhere really. I consider myself lucky to even make this much.


My mother is a RN and works crazy overtime.

She made $190k last year
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2023 13:02     Subject: Re:Who are all these people making over $150k a year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You say $150 in your subject so that is all GS-15s and GS-14 step 4 in the federal government.


For context only around 4% of the federal workforce is GS15 - they can’t all be married to each other and posting on dcum!


Well, most of the federal workforce do not live in the DC area but many GS-14/15 positions are in this area.
Very few high GS levels outside of the DMV. Most peak at GS-12 throughout the rest of the country.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2023 12:27     Subject: Re:Who are all these people making over $150k a year?
Anonymous wrote:Agency legal recruiter, former BigLaw. I will clear 7 figures this year. Make more as a recruiter than I did as a lawyer, easily.


I would.love to.make this switch. How did you transition? Did you know someone at the agency or just decide to apply?
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2023 11:39     Subject: Who are all these people making over $150k a year?
Lobbyist for a large trade association - $230k. I'm 41.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2023 11:35     Subject: Re:Who are all these people making over $150k a year?
Anonymous wrote:Real estate agent (31)- makes up to 1 mil a year

Mortgage loan officer (31) makes up to 400k

VP in investment banking (30) makes up to 400k

Tech sales exec (31) 250k

Crisis comms manager (28) 300k
Just in my social circle.



Wow, I never ask people how much they make!
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2023 11:34     Subject: Who are all these people making over $150k a year?
Anonymous wrote:I am genuinely confused by the sheer number of people who seem to be making 200k+ a year (individually). What are you guys doing for work?!


Developer/Manager for a government contractor doing web development. (I am just over your number individually)
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2023 23:53     Subject: Re:Who are all these people making over $150k a year?
Professors
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2023 23:21     Subject: Re:Who are all these people making over $150k a year?
Anonymous wrote:You say $150 in your subject so that is all GS-15s and GS-14 step 4 in the federal government.


For context only around 4% of the federal workforce is GS15 - they can’t all be married to each other and posting on dcum!
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2023 22:57     Subject: Re:Who are all these people making over $150k a year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Real estate agent (31)- makes up to 1 mil a year

Mortgage loan officer (31) makes up to 400k

VP in investment banking (30) makes up to 400k

Tech sales exec (31) 250k

Crisis comms manager (28) 300k
Just in my social circle.



This makes me laugh. 30 year old VP.


30 is actually quite old for VP in finance. It is not a senior title like in industry. If you are at all competitive you should hit that by 26 or 27, and be an ED by 30.


Anyone have a breakdown of finance Levels? I am always thrown off when I see all these 30 YO VPs

It varies, but as an example:

Analyst
Associate
VP
Director / sr director
Managing director


So basically manager level if you were in consulting?