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EY TAS salary range for Staff 1/2? Just curious
Hi All, I am about to have salary discussion for an opportunity with Credit Suisse. Can you please let me know what is the max salary that can be offered to 11 YOE Java developer joining in AVP position? Do they offer VP position to 11 YOE by any chance? Also how is the current situation within CS considering all the financial turmoil and layoff news? Will it be a wise decision to move to CS from Barclays at this point of time?
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It's not really a happiness thing. It's basically that if your salary goes up past 75k, your happiness remains stagnant as it relates to increasing income.
$75k in NY is poverty
Nope. Now if you tell me 750k ill be happy.
It's never enough.
When you finally make enough money so that you don't have to worry about paying periodical bills it is a relief. I wouldn't say I'm happier though.
I'll tell you in three months. Currently make $71k
I make a bit less than 75. I of course want more... But at this point, I own a nice home. I have a mostly paid for nice car. I have no student loans, no Credit card debt. I can afford my hobbies. I legitimately make more than I need. the trap we get into is starting to treat our wants as needs.
I find this to be mostly true. Except basically anything above that figure goes towards getting rid of my student loans. Once those are paid I would say I'll be pretty god damn happy
Yep. I reached happiness at about that amount. I don't have an increase in happiness now that I'm at $150k (but I do have future retirement since I've be stashing tons of money)
$76k allows me to buy whatever the hell I want without worrying about it in Baltimore. Moving to D.C. though, that's going to fuck things up
If you learn to live on less you can achieve happiness at a lower salary level. I am perfectly happy living my life on 40k - I eat organic foods, drive nice cars I don't owe on, am paying off my home, and am generally capable of doing everything that makes me happy. The salary I earn above that amount goes towards long term investing but doesn't impact my level of happiness overall.
Every year I earn more and I'd say it increases happiness to some extent. $75k is quite low for my market, so I definitely would say I've seen a tangible increase in happiness earning $120k over $75k. Allows me to have a nicer place and spend more money doing things that I enjoy.
There is some truth to this! Sure caveats if you live in Manhattan or have kids, but to be above $75k does mean you stop looking at the bank statment frequently, worrying about how much it costs to eat out, etc. That's why making manager is a nice promotion to stay in the game for (and longer than that). Keep expenses growth in check while income rises.
Totally agree. Once you get over that hump and your necessities are taken care of you are golden. If you make more than 75k or 100k in higher col area and are still struggling it's because you're over extended and causing yourself stress.
Uh yea if you live in Kansas or something
You're allowed to be poor and happy also. The two are not mutually exclusive.
There is a story about a fisherman and a businessman that addresses this perfectly http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2015/09/04/the-fisherman-and-the-businessman/
75k let's me max my Roth 401k and still live comfortably as a single person. I think 100k would make me happy when I have kids.
I agree 100K would be a good number for someone married with kids.
I'm married with kids and just under 75k in a low COL area, which allows us to live semi-comfy on one income. We essentially live paycheck-to-paycheck and have very little savings, but if I could get my wife to control our spending that probably wouldn't be the case.