If you're making $100K what was your path to getting there? I'm in an 'I need a new career' mood right now so just trying to see what paths people have taken

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I was at 70k, did my PMP, made a jump to 130k, stayed for a few months and made a jump to 220k
I was into product management - Now I head company’s Generative AI strategy

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Hi D 1 - how did u prepare for PMP and what other skills helped u reach here ?

$166k consultant. Job hopped into tech. Thankful.

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Yes got the job living in Canada. I’ve only been a tech consultant for a year. Before this, I went to work at a tech company for a year and a half in support dept taking tickets from customers who are experiencing issues. Before that, I wasn’t in tech but an admin. I do have a niche though, so that helps.

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Pivoted from Pharma to Fintech and making over 200k, also job hopped every 1-2 years!

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Did you need a Software engineering background to switch to fintech?

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Graduated as an engineer in India
CAD 6000 - software dev
CAD 10000 - software dev
MBA, moved to US
USD 90k - Consultant for Big4
USD 95k - Consultant for Big4
USD 95k - Consultant for Big4
USD 120k - changed jobs / Senior Consultant for SI
USD 125k - Senior Consultant for SI
USD 140k - quit
Moved to Japan as Big 4 SM
USD 170k - quit
Moved to Singapore as CIO of service company
USD 250k
USD 270k - company acquired, laid off
Moved to Canada as SM for big 4
CAD 175k
CAD 190k - quit
CAD 250k - Director for research org.
+ Part Time Asst. Prof. at local College ($55/hr, 20 hr/week)

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Mr (or Mrs) International.

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Honest to god.. did an MBA here in Canada. Loved it. Really helped me pivot and open new doors, graduated in 2022 and making 135k.

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Which company and what was your starting pay after graduation?

Not related to current role.

But was making around 60k/year at the old company for 5 years.
Looked outside, saw an opportunity, $85k/year same role + bonus got me to $100k.
And then opportunity came to being a manager and then eventually director in less than 5 years. Your skills/knowledge are worth more to the right people.

So yeah look out of your current company, if the current company cant compensate you, or pay you for your contribution/your worth, it's time to move on.

Did not sell anything, just myself :)

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Moved to Canada ~10 years ago, had to take a much lower position of senior PM than the one I had back home, because of the „Canadian work experience” BS. I’m at $130k base now.

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Consultant. 170k.
Couldn’t get into Accenture the traditional route with a non-biz background so I networked my way in through someone on LinkedIn
Took a few hundred connection requests but well
worth it !

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Madman!

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MMIB for a boutique, ~400K

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Not BB/b5 bank or attached to a retail/commercial bank.
Not big 4.

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190k - consulting, job hopped 3x to jump levels. Hitting 10 YOE in the summer.

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Neither. Am niche, but my equivalent at B4 would be an SM, creeping on partner from what I hear.

Pricing analyst.
Approaching 7 YOE.
I think I got to the top of the bracket now because no places want to pay that much to a PA.
#goldenhandcuff

Studied economics and mathematics.

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PMO finance at 135 k base

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It’s lead BA \PMO base !

Govt at 110k

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Brand Management, with a BCOM degree, hit 100K base salary 4 years out of my undergraduate.

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Worked in the US as a teacher for three years (USD 66k). Moved to Canada with friends after Trump got elected. Went into compensation consulting- started at CAD $80k and reached CAD $100k after 3 years

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130 base as a management consultant, maybe 10k bonus came from industry

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All of that in canada and in consulting only ? If I may ask

8 year career. Just job hopped in the same city.

F100 company - analyst - 65k base no bonus
Government - analyst - 82.5k base no bonus
Pharmaceuticals - sr. analyst 90k base no bonus
F500 company - sr. analyst 100k base no bonus
F500 company - sr. product manager 135k base 20 percent bonus usually hit around 160k

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I'm a "Manager, Product Management" on paper, live in Toronto. 180k base plus RSUs (but those are taxed so heavily it doesn't contribute much. Started as a software developer at 58k (in 2006), then business analyst at 75k, then product manager 80k -> 130k. Last employer salary went from 140 to 180 in 4 years. Employer is in US and I work remotely, so that's why it's high. For now this is great, but the challenge with working in big tech is that once you are older, you can't get a job anymore. So need to save aggressively. Lots of my former managers (they're now over 50) were pretty much forced to retire because nobody would hire them anymore.

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Digital PM , 15 yrs of experience, 95k

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