100k salary elitist club.

[sdifox]

I am a world famous male stripper with all the benefits that come with the job....such as.....401k......paid insurance........paid gym membership - after all being a male stripper means you gotta be in shape and buffed!!!

Did you get your sli video cards for going gay gigolo?

 

[BoomerD]

I never quite broke the $100K mark...hit $95-98K several times. Not terrible for a high school drop out with a GED.

Haven't worked in over 13 years though...so my (taxable) income is in the "peanuts" category nowadays.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Management is not really something I'd want to do, so I don't imagine I'll ever see 100k. Though some jobs like hydro linesmen and I think miners can hit 100k. I'm in the 70k-80k range which is actually quite high for here especially for tech. I work at a NOC so it's a fairly cushy job except for the odd time that something happens then it's insanity, but can't really complain. A lot of people here have to juggle several minimum wage jobs just to try to pay the bills. I keep telling myself I need to look into a backup source of income though, because if I lost my job I'd pretty much be screwed.

 

[Imp]

I never quite broke the $100K mark...hit $95-98K several times. Not terrible for a high school drop out with a GED.

Haven't worked in over 13 years though...so my (taxable) income is in the "peanuts" category nowadays.

Adjust for inflation, yo. You a baller.

 

[imported_bman]

Self employed software developer, have a Physics+CS degree. My income is quite variable, but I do good...

 

[96Firebird]

BS in Mechanical Engineering, not even close to $100k... But I live in a low cost of living area.

 

[Ns1]

The real question is "do you make > 100k/year net of student loan fees"

 

[Red Squirrel]

The real question is "do you make > 100k/year net of student loan fees"

No student loans here, never had any.

But yeah that's a good point, it's great to make 100k+ but if you have a ridiculously huge debt on top of the mortgage/rent and bills etc than it kinda negates the extra money.

 

[imported_bman]

My schooling was only around 5k a year in the mid 2000s, was able to cover my costs with a part time job and summer work.

 

[postmortemIA]

100K is about out-of-school salary in areas with high living costs. That skews thread little bit. Now if we had 150k, 200k, that would be another story...

 

[ponyo]

It is not how much you make but how much you have in the bank after all expenses/debt payments.

Spoken like a guy with small salary.

 

[Svnla]

Spoken like a guy with small salary.

If you say/think so. My bank accounts say otherwise.

 

[repoman0]

Made it into the club at 26 but I can't afford property I'd want to live in in my area, so I'm still a peasant

My GF makes more than I do (at 23!) so someday we'll be able to afford it combined

 

[ponyo]

If you say/think so. My bank accounts say otherwise.

It's OK. It's the same argument as the small penis guy saying it's not the size but how you use it.

 

[Red Squirrel]

My schooling was only around 5k a year in the mid 2000s, was able to cover my costs with a part time job and summer work.

That was pretty much my situation too. Cost a couple grand per year which I had the money for. I had started working during summer once I was in high school so I can start to pickup money which was enough to pay for my first semister + books at college. Then between college years I'd work a summer job too. Typically had enough to buy myself something nice too like build a new computer or something. Suppose some of the prestigious companies won't take someone who does not go to a high end college/university, but don't really want to work at those places anyway as that would mean moving. And even so, it's like trying to make the NHL, not that easy to get into those.

 

[Rumpltzer]

I broke $100k in my first year out of school. I got my PhD in EE, and I work in a very specialized field. My salary has increased by ~75% in the 12 years since leaving school.

However, I live in the Los Angeles Southbay area. Here's what $570K buys you in an undesirable (not dangerous, but not good) area of the Los Angeles Southbay: https://www.redfin.com/CA/Lawndale/4424-W-170th-St-90260/home/6571902

 

[rh71]

You know you're missing 80-90k right?

Here's a tale of 2 salaries... person A and person B both have stayed at their jobs for 15 years and started at about the same salary doing IT. Company A gives crap increases & bonuses because it's a public company and they're all about the bottom line - salary hasn't even doubled from start. Company B is a private company in the financial capital of the world and hands out 5-figure annual bonuses even if you're not an exec. Salary is now 4x from starting salary without even having to climb a ladder or work extra hours. Goes to show you, it's not always what you do or know, it's - did you get lucky where you landed?

 

[child of wonder]

Dropped out of college at age 19, bounced around from job to job, knocked up a girl when I was 22 and she was 18. Went back to school and got an Associate's Degree in Network Administration. Knocked up same girl (now my wife) again while I was still in college. Oops. Graduated at age 27 and got a job as a Jr. Linux System Admin. Worked for 4 years in various Admin roles as a shy nerd. Got my VMware cert in 2010 and was laid off later that year. Decided to move from South Dakota to the Twin Cities, found work at a VAR as an implementation engineer, then moved into some pre-sales, and eventually went 100% pre-sales. Now work as a sales engineer at a storage company.

Today I'm 37 and my pay has grown by over 5x since my first job. Pushing for it to exceed 7x this year after getting a small promotion this month. Escaping the cubicle and leaving my comfort zone has been the best thing ever for me personally and professionally.

 

[imported_bman]

That was pretty much my situation too. Cost a couple grand per year which I had the money for. I had started working during summer once I was in high school so I can start to pickup money which was enough to pay for my first semister + books at college. Then between college years I'd work a summer job too. Typically had enough to buy myself something nice too like build a new computer or something. Suppose some of the prestigious companies won't take someone who does not go to a high end college/university, but don't really want to work at those places anyway as that would mean moving. And even so, it's like trying to make the NHL, not that easy to get into those.

I see you are from Canada as well, so that explains the low cost of schooling. I went to the University of Alberta which is a pretty good school. It was a top 60 school when I graduated and recruiters/headhunters from prestigious companies were quite common on campus.

 

[Brovane]

I have Worked 18-years in IT at the same company (Telecomm Provider). Live in Orange County, CA and yes I do make over $100k+ but Condos around where I live are around $500k and Single Family Homes are in the $800k range. Luckily I bought in 2003 so I am fairly settled at my current place and lots of equity. I basically am a Senior Technical Project Manager and manage IT Infrastructure projects nationwide for my current employer. I do have a Bachelors Degree in Political Science. It was beneficial when I got my PMP certification but not much use for it beyond that. My current role is fairly sweet because I basically work from home over 90%+ of the time. My other co-worker is out of state and my boss is on the East Coast and he doesn't care where I work as long as the work gets done.

 

[XavierMace]

However, I live in the Los Angeles Southbay area. Here's what $570K buys you in an undesirable (not dangerous, but not good) area of the Los Angeles Southbay: https://www.redfin.com/CA/Lawndale/4424-W-170th-St-90260/home/6571902

And people wonder why I refuse to move there. Here's what that would buy you here: https://www.redfin.com/AZ/Phoenix/2114-E-Beth-Dr-85042/home/28416789

Yeah, LA can eat a big bag of dicks.

 

[Ns1]

Living in LA means you sacrifice a big house for great weather and lots of shit to do.

I like PHX but that heat is murder.

 

[Harrod]

Wheres the 80-90 range?

 

[Chaotic42]

Mid-to-senior level engineers can easily pull down $100K in the US, especially in the high demand areas like California, DC, and New York.

 

[purbeast0]

Mid-to-senior level engineers can easily pull down $100K in the US, especially in the high demand areas like California, DC, and New York.

I've been pretty surprised how low the salaries for Senior Software Engineers in the San Diego area. I've looked quite a bit and haven't had an offer really come too close to what I make around DC. No chance I'd move to a higher cost of living area (significantly) making less money.