How did it feel when you hit the 6 fig salary? Share your milestone experience to encourage others. And what age were you?

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Hit it at 26… the milestones weren’t that great. I was underpaid for 4 years and tried to advocate for myself (unsuccessfully) moved to a similar role and hit $105k … almost doubled my salary which just validated that I was underpaid.

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I mean there were other factors in the background I wasn’t aware of the hindered a promotion/pay bump and I moved to a slightly different aspect of the same industry, but largely role was the same and comp doubled sooo

I felt great, as I was receiving a ~40% raise during a promo year as a high performer. My husband and I had just gotten married and bought a house and I felt very elated that we’d now be able to live comfortably, traveling and renovating. I had just turned 25.

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Wow. How fantastic. Well done, such a great achievement and even more when you have just gotten married. I am 38 and it’s been tough on just above 50k.

I was 48. I felt like all of my years of hard work and dedication and sleepless nights had finally paid off. Then nine months later I was laid off and I am now working for half of my original salary to say that I am devastated mentally and emotionally is an understatement.

I was 28. I’d been working in my industry for a few years and rising steadily.

What I wasn’t aware of was how others were compensated for similar work. It took a guy I worked with (and often covered & helped out when he jammed things up) to tell me his salary (almost double mine at a level above me) for me to realize how underpaid I was.

When I learned that info went home, took out a checkbook and wrote $100,000 in the line payable to me for a date 1 year in the future. I stuck it on my fridge and saw it daily to keep me focused. It led to me asking for more when i got a salary bump at my job at the time (with stats to back it up) then eventually leaving for a lateral role and a $38k increase which got me to $110k. It was up from there.

Did you pursue legal action for gender-based pay discrimination??

50yrs old and it was almost hard to comprehend. I have no formal education so I think it took me longer than many but I feel like the long shifts and dedication paid off.

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