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If you’re making $200k at any point in your life, you’re doing fantastic IMO.
I grew up in a working class family so my perspective is obviously skewed.
Mid 40s here. I jumped from $174 to $230 base in my early 40s (High COLA) and can honestly say I’ll be happy if I don’t progress much further than that. I never thought I would be making that much and I’m grateful for not having to worry about money on a constant basis
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I'm 25 and make 165k. I'd be happy making this exact salary at 40. Bc it allows me to afford for things that make me HAPPY, which is what life is about. Being happy and living.
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SC1 it's my TC. Not my base. But there's ppl that make over 200k at 25 on this app. As C1, said it would be surprising in general society, but not on this app.
Decent - $300
Good - $500
Great - $1m+
I agree with Alix numbers for dual income, family of 4 in a high cost of living area.
who cares? y'all happy at 40? that's what matters
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thanks bud
It’s crazy how high some people expect as normal. My first year out of college, I make more than my dad does now. He always says he was happy to put me through college to see his son succeed, but I’m eternally grateful. It was mind boggling for me to then get to Deloitte to just hear about how we didn’t make much compared to mbb, pe, ib, etc. I was just like “uh we are all 22 making 75-85k.... chill out guys”
SM1 seriously…. If you can’t make your first few promos happen, then realistically your value add may be limited.
At 40 my comp hit $200k.
I never thought I would make anywhere near this much. And, I kind of don’t care if I earn much more
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This.
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If you're meeting your goals, you're good!
I'm glad we're all sharing salaries more -- better for workers at large. But yo - consultants care way too much about this stuff
Pay off debt, plot financial security. Everything else is gravy
BCG1 tell em. 🗣🗣🗣
it’s all relative, when i was 27yo and earned 67k, my goal was 120k by 40, but when I was 35yo and earned 120k, my goal was 150k by 40, now i’m 38 and earn 310k, so by all previous measures, i should be satisfied, but i’d still like to earn a figure that is marginally higher by the time i turn 40 in 2022
So close to me! I was 48 out of University, $67k at age 27 after 3 years experience. Ups and downs, a decade later in consulting and I'm $200+$50k. When I graduated I dreamed of hitting $180...and now over time that has slid to breaking $300k TC (MCOL city).
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200 minimum imo
Stats say in the US anything above $75k you are good. We all live in a bubble here
If I don’t hit 250-300K at 40, I feel like I’m doing something wrong. Looking at everyone in this and exit bowl, anything below it seems low
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Always this ^. Living within your means is upmost important
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In consulting? In white collar industry? In tech? In Podunk, USA? In NYC? Etc.
Anywhere from $50-300k+ depending on the variables.
Every time i set a financial goal and hit it, i move the goal post. In my 20s, I felt that 200k would be the perfect income to hit in my 40s. I hit that before 35, had a kid, bought a house, and suddenly 200k doesn’t feel like a lot of money. 30k goes to daycare alone for one kid, and we chose the most affordable option / commute 30m to get her there. My husband and I bring in close to $350k and when we budget out how much we want to save for retirement, college, and other essentials, we don’t have much left to save for shorter term purchases like a second home, etc. it’s wild because on paper we make so much money, but the more we make the more we want. And, while this is probably unpopular to say, the more we feel entitled to want.
Given our current net worth, and shorter term goals, we would like to hit a combined income base of $500/$600k by 40. But as soon as we’ll hit that, we will likely feel like we need to double it.
That’s a fair question and something we talk about often. The blessing and curse of our relationship is that we both come from project management backgrounds and over plan/discuss every aspect of our lives as such. As far as what is enough. Ideally, one of us would like to retire by 40. This times with my oldest being 5. We’ve outlined a strategy that will help support that, but it will really depend on certain financial milestones being hit.
We have a great net worth in retirement accounts (thanks to my husband being a savvy investor). Theoretically, we could stop contributing and be all set... however, we won’t do that because of too many variables and there isn’t really a need to stop.
Our next move is to purchase a forever home that we can afford on one income. We are also considering an income property in an area where we would want to vacation occasionally. The house would need to support itself and the area we are considering has that potential... over the last 10 years, a few people in our circle have purchased in this area. Summer rental income pays the mortgage for the year. Houses themselves can be purchased sub 600k yet still net $3500/week from memorial to Labor Day.
If we hit those goals, and one of us has an income of ~400-500k OR investments outside of retirement hit a certain amount and one of us has and income of at least $250k, the other will likely retire. The only caveat is if we are both pulling in substantial incomes (i.e. we both make $300-500k separately), we will re-eval based on resources available and what we feel our children need.
Most of our plan assumes our children are happy and healthy with minimal need for additional support. For example, I worked with a high earning pharmacist. Her husband was an MD. Their first born was diagnosed with Autism and they had to pivot so that one of them could be directly involved with his care and development. She left the workforce and they moved to a very LCOL area near a fantastic medical support team to maintain lifestyle. We would mirror that if need be.
The other piece to this that you can’t solve for in a plan is WLB. It is possible to be a high earner and be the one to put dinner on the table. In my husbands case, his father was able to do it. Since my daughters birth, I’ve been able to draw clear lines at work and I’m fortunate that my current company places a huge focus on employee wellbeing. If that keeps, we might not need to make any changes.
Also depends where you live. $250k in Alabama is a fortune compared to Palo Alto.
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@sm2 what are you talking about lol. Maybe you should have saved more earlier on?
165k is def upper middle class. Better than like 98% of America
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Yeah I guess I don't have half of those.
Do you have a SO that earns or nah?
I was happy with $65k. I knew it wasn't s lot. But enough to be financially secure with a few luxuries if I made that for the rest of my life and lived a modest life.
I was very happy with $100k at age 39.
Once I hit $160k, I knew I was more than set for life.
I make $200k at 35 and I feel like it's so much money, I plan to retire early or go part time in my 40s.
$100k at 30
When I was in university I always wanted to hit $180K by mid-career. Having exceeded that with inflation, I think reaching $250K in a tier 2 city will let us have everything we need with some extra security.
I recall somewhere that a better financial goal was your level of debt and savings by 40. The recommendation was:
- Debt free outside a mortgage
- 6 months costs in Emergency Fund
- 2x your salary in retirement savings
Is 250 base good for Deloitte Senior Manager? Need to be both more exclusive than Harvard and well paid
I’m 28 & i make 177K. I didn’t think i would make this much by 28. However, i am eternally grateful that I have come as far as I have. My goal is to make 500K by my 40s. 🙏🏼
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Oh I was asking @TC1
300 avg
400 good year
500+ very good year