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Comparison is the thief of joy, my friend.
Nobody can answer this question but you. If you are seeking others validation of YOUR income as an accomplishment, youre in for a world of hurt
You got SWE kids making 180k nowadays so no
Product engineering organizations definitely pay a premium for the best talent, because it’s a huge profit center. Legacy corporate organizations still treat IT as a cost center, so they are more conservative when it comes to hiring.
150k is the new 100k
Chief
This tbh
All jokes aside. Look at what the average American makes. We are all making much more than that. All of our salaries should be an accomplishment.
200k is the new 100k
Yeah. The only way it works is that I live in Jacksonville. I’m not moving without a big raise! Due back in Charlotte in December which I guess is OK. It’ll definitely be “not enough” in any where that isn’t marketed as a bargain.
It depends.
Not really… all commercial B4 folks with hit 6 figs in around 4 years
Yup 😭 idk if it’s changed, but EY did as well when I applied a few years ago too
Citadel kids fresh out of college pulling in multiples of that OP
Rising Star
Depends on the reference point. E.g., if the reference point is the average American earner, you’re absolutely crushing it. If the reference point is Bill Gates, you’re nobody.
Yes!
Six figures? Is that monthly?
Its considered to be a lame flex
Considering that I did that very exact thing, I’d like to think so. But if anything all I learned was $100k-200k is wayyyyy closer to an $80k lifestyle than a “rich” lifestyle. Assuming I saved every cent it would still take ~10 years to be a millionaire, which is way closer to the folks making $30k, $50k, $70k, than the people who are out here making the actual big bucks. And even if you make $1mil/yr, you’ll just realize you’re way closer to someone making $200k than someone making $10mil
I think it’s just good to be able to afford your own small house in the city you want with a yard (or a 3 bedroom apartment in a vHOL area), a family, a new car and computer every 5 years, a dog, go to a place like Paris, Hawaii, Disney, or a big cross continent road trip every year or two , and enough assets that you don’t end up as a statistic. That seems like something that you can swing with as little as 150 or as much as 400. I wouldn’t know what to do if I got past that point.
Depends on what your are doing, where you live, and how much earning it cost (apart from money). In consulting, starting to feel like you’re not a pawn that can be replaced by the next joiner is more of an accomplishment I think.
If you think it’s an accomplishment then it’s an accomplishment
It is if you’re proud of yourself :)
There’s that.
Do you have to come onto a forum to feel accomplished?
Duh yes
Pro
No.
Salary is not an accomplishment.
Have you acquired new skills? Learned to communicate better? Solve problems better? Made something better? These are accomplishments.
Your salary is not your value or your worth.