What’s Your Salary?

Perspective.
In 2004 my mother made $110k a year. That had the buying power equal to about $185k in today's dollars. 😳 So $185,000 in 2025 is effectively NO better off than a solid middle-class salary from t… more

Anyone else who, for one reason or another, took a lower salary job? I was laid off from a tech firm recently and found a new job in a different industry with nicer colleagues and better work life balance, althou… more

Senior Tax Manager, Top 10 Firm, $265k

167,000 dollary-doos a year. They also give me ~30,000 dollary-doos once a year because I do work good.

Senior consultant data analytics/ data engineering 140k - MCOL

$118k - Sr. Manager in Accounting & Finance

108 legal secretary

I’m at a top 15 CPA firm, second year senior manager. $176,700

My salary is 160k.

Hello. Does anyone know the salary ranges for Senior Manager with EY in Mexico City?

What increase in total comp would you need to be offered to leave your current job?

From a scale of 1-5 where 1, you tolerate your job and 5, you love it, I feel like the following would apply:

1 - 5% increase
2 - 10% increase
3… more

So, all signs point to us heading into a recession, any tips on how I can prepare or protect myself? I've never been in a position where a recession could affect me directly before.

I was told by a company that I was interviewing for that I needed to lower my salary expectations because half of my job could be done by AI. Should I call their bluff or accept that I'm now compe… more

If money wasn't a concern for you, what career would everyone be pursuing? I've been thinking about this lately. I hate my job but the money is good, so I stay. but if money wasn't an iss… more

I haven't had a raise in over 3 years, I keep getting told that money is tight and once we're in a better place my pay rate will be evaluated. Am I being lied to? Because I do know the economy… more

Are there any cities in this country where $75,000 would be considered a decent salary and where I could live in a one or two-bedroom apartment reasonably comfortably?

Hey, where does everyone live? What kind of salary do you need to earn to live comfortably there? I'm in Austin, earning $80,920 a year but the cost of living means I need to be earning closer to … more

At what age did everyone hit the six-figure mark? I thought I would get there by the time I was 26 or 27, but it took until I was 34 to hit that goal.

Does anyone compare their salary to their friends or family members as a gauge for judging your own success? My family has always been extremely competitive, and whoever has the biggest salary in the … more

Does being laid off hurt your earning potential when job searching? I was laid off and replaced with someone much cheaper. Since I was laid off this way, will it make it harder for me to get another h… more

How much is everyone spending on childcare? I have two kids, 3 and 5, and I'm spending $280 a week for daycare, which is almost 16% of my salary and I'm only living in KC. Is this normal? How … more

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