How much do you make + What do you do? It's been awhile.

[child of wonder]

Pre-sales Systems Engineer
Minneapolis
$150k base plus commission (total comp over $300k this year, averages around $225k-$250k)

Perks: unlimited PTO, nearly zero health insurance costs (high deductible plan, $4,500 deductible with $6,000 out of pocket max, company pre-fills an HSA for me with $4,500 each year), $125/mo for cell phone, stock options, RSUs, ESPP, no local office, no micromanagement, do what I want, my quota is my boss

 

[Avalon]

Programmer Analyst, Data Analytics, SAS (the language, not software as a service).
Orlando FL
$75k

Perks: Unlimited WFH days, free health insurance, 5 weeks PTO. Cost of living is relatively low.

 

[jman19]

I'm one of the jerks who voted 231k+++. Yes my job is miserable. Hoping to just sock enough away...

 

[madoka]

I'm one of the jerks who voted 231k+++. Yes my job is miserable. Hoping to just sock enough away...

I went pretty hardcore last month and nearly burnt out. I was making $4-5K per day, but the hit to my health wasn't worth it. I ate nearly half my meals from the gas station convenience store, because their $3 sandwiches are quick and easy to eat, and I could buy a bunch of them at a time. I didn't see my kids/spouse for weeks. I was so mentally drained that I was talking really slow with long pauses.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I make around 75k, I say around because it tends to vary year to year, I even hit 80k once. I work at a NOC so it's shift work with lot of oportunity for OT due to being short staffed (ex: when people are on vacation or sick). Basically I monitor the telecommunications network for a rather good chunk of Ontario and Quebec. I live in northern Ontario. There's really not much good paying jobs here so I lucked out with this job.

The biggest perk is the hours. It's not a 8-5 grind like most jobs, it's shift work including nights which means less getting up early, and also more days off. For example I'm off right now till like Thursday. I would hate having to go back to an 8-5 job. 2 day weekends are just too short.

Every now and then the way the schedule ends up I sometimes end up with like 7 days off in a row. Or when I take vacation time sometimes I'll have time off before and after so it's almost like having 2 weeks off. In summer it tends to be a busier schedule though, but lots of OT.

 

[Smoblikat]

36K, im an IT guy for a school in NH.

WTF is an IT consultant, and how can I convince someone I am one?

 

[sigmanova]

79k as a Project Mgr for a very large HMO in Los Angeles, CA. sometimes once a year they give out bonuses which range from 2-4k.

perks- 6 weeks pto, 730 am-4 pm work schedule, commute is about 20 minutes freeway (against traffic) and my health premiums are basically free. job is pretty easy and my boss is pretty easy going but at the moment I'm looking into other opportunities.

cost of living is insane though; good thing I'm married to a Pharmacist lol

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I'm going to check out doing rural mail delivery while I recuperate after surgery back in Northwood.

 

[cbrunny]

i make above ATOT minimum wage as a software developer.

yeah, yeah, i should move to silicon valley where i would make %100 more at the very least. but i like where i'm at.

...also i make 5 figs working a quote-unquote "side job"

500 fat chicks for 20 bucks each.

Or 20 really fat chicks for 500 bucks each.

 

[Pandora's Box]

Baking director for Panera bread in Pittsburgh. $50k.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Baking director for Panera bread in Pittsburgh. $50k.

Awesome . Do you like what you do?

 

[Pandora's Box]

Awesome . Do you like what you do?

It's not bad. It's third shift which I love, get to set my own hours too. Been with Panera for 11 years now so I get 4 weeks of paid vacation. Health benefits are fantastic too - $100 a month for individual coverage with anthem bluecross with a $1000 deductible with a $4500 max out of pocket. I also get a company car that I can use for personal use too.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

It's not bad. It's third shift which I love, get to set my own hours too. Been with Panera for 11 years now so I get 4 weeks of paid vacation. Health benefits are fantastic too - $100 a month for individual coverage with anthem bluecross with a $1000 deductible with a $4500 max out of pocket

I used to love 2nd shift but, these days it's mornings and evenings. 10 hour days get old.

 

[RockinZ28]

Signal engineer, San Jose.
Official salary is 100k + 8.4k for medical, and paid overtime at $72/hr past 40 hours.
Then get tax free allowances for 3.5k housing and 500 vehicle each month, and 300/wk for food.

Have pretty much just put my entire post tax salary into investments this year.

 

[Zeze]

36K, im an IT guy for a school in NH.

WTF is an IT consultant, and how can I convince someone I am one?

I'm a IT project manager serving as a consultant to a pharma giant.

I manage projects $500k-$2M from conception to end. I maintain & update charter, prep meticulously for sr. leadership calls, and stay very close to my dev & QA team during design/dev/test/deployment/prod validation/issue tracking. Also manage scope/budget/schedule and make sure the project adheres to whatever the hell their Enterprise PMO dictates. I possess intimate knowledge of claims adjudication, rebates processing, and client guarantees with drug mfgrs.

We all know being a PM is being a little beeyotch punching bag with no authority. Thankfully I have a very good working relationship with my dev & QA team. Their Sr Mgr of App engineering team actually vouched for me to stay with his team during Agile transformation.

I was in the process of converting (made a thread about this), but it looks like my firm doesn't want to let me go, which I completely understand.

 

[Zeze]

I used to love 2nd shift but, these days it's mornings and evenings. 10 hour days get old.

do you still love the freshly baked bread smell or used to it? Or hate it?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

do you still love the freshly baked bread smell or used to it? Or hate it?

Fresh baked anything is great! You never get used to or bored with fresh food.

 

[Zeze]

Fresh baked anything is great! You never get used to or bored with fresh food.

That's awesome. Id get so fat as a baker. No way I can resist not eating steaming soft bread...

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

That's awesome. Id get so fat as a baker. No way I can resist not eating steaming soft bread...

It's the reason McDonald's baby's make me sad.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I'd always be making a baker's dozen. A dozen to go on the shelves to sell, and a dozen for me.

 

[Pandora's Box]

Fresh baked bread smell never gets old

 

[Cappuccino]

79k as a Project Mgr for a very large HMO in Los Angeles, CA. sometimes once a year they give out bonuses which range from 2-4k.

perks- 6 weeks pto, 730 am-4 pm work schedule, commute is about 20 minutes freeway (against traffic) and my health premiums are basically free. job is pretty easy and my boss is pretty easy going but at the moment I'm looking into other opportunities.

cost of living is insane though; good thing I'm married to a Pharmacist lol

May I ask how much is your wife making? What band is she? Position? Just curious because my cousin is doing a pharmacy degree.

 

[Fenixgoon]

engineer for medical device company. 82k. if i were a better negotiator, i could be making more (FoMoCo offered me 92k 2 years ago). that being said, my quality of life/lifestyle is still quite good. hoping that getting my PE license will help me get a good bump this year along with everything i've been trying to push in terms of new capabilities (whether local or through vendors), execution of capex, etc.

 

[jman19]

Baking director for Panera bread in Pittsburgh. $50k.

Cool. Used to live in the 'burgh. Miss that city!

 

[RichieZ]

Director of product management, unicorn startup. Base salary is ok for the bay area but really I make all my money from stock options.

Past:
Earlyish employee of now public decaunicorn startup
Very early employee decaunicon startup
Google acquihire