People here posting their salaries makes me feel like I’m doing something wrong. Does anybody make less than 6figures and if u do how much?

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I do! I make ~80k, 3 yrs out of college. I'm told I'm underpaid, but it is what it is. I'm learning new skills and working on finding a new role, but being very intentional about where I want to apply.

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You’re not doing anything wrong!
Comparison is the thief of joy. The reason we’re all openly sharing our $ is to help break down that financial divide. I mean, the only ones who benefit from keeping pay secret are companies.
I make 80k, but 5yrs ago, out of college, I was making 32k and I had 5 roommates. It was tough, but the sacrifice allowed me to save and focus on increasing my skills to move up in the ranks. All for the purpose of making more $$.

Cost of living is key for me. Salary # won’t matter if you can’t afford your bills.

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80k and struggling to live in nyc

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I make 6 figures but feel like it’s never enough. We’ll never be happy with what we have and will always want more and more and more.

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agreed. did 60k to 115k in less than a year and I thought it’d make a large difference in my life, and it hasn’t. I’m just able to save for retirement in a comfortable way.

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Ya. Me. $70k

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70k and severely underpaid (so currently looking for a new position). It’s easy to feel that we’re “doing” something wrong, but I try to remind myself that I still make above avg salary compared to a lot of folks. Also, (my opinion ofc), I feel like a majority of ppl on this app are all higher-than-average earners so it’s not the best sample to compare yourself to. If you’re happy and relatively content with job and salary, you’re doing it right for yourself!

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I make 65k but am interviewing for an 80k position on Monday, which is a big jump for me. Youre right though some of these folks have laughably big salaries in comparison to me.

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You should take it. Your current f agency is taking advantage of you. You can leave for a couple of years and then go back with a much higher salary. Happens all the time.

I did before McK

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Me! I’m trying to get out of customer service! I have no clue how to pivot! Been on many interviews and don’t get them because someone else has experience, yet I hear about people who pivoted with no issue! I’m working on my Google cert for PM and start a 2nd job as a PT supervisor Monday so this should help me. I will also say that I’ve had leadership that didn’t aid in my growth. Now I’m at two new jobs and will be looking for career growth after 6 months to get that money. I’m trying to at least get to 70k

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Thank you!

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$40/hr, but before this I was making $250/month and working much more intense hours, so I'm shooting higher but grateful for what I have now

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That is brutal. Congratulations on the new job!

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I'm at 85K right now. 1YoE. Would love more $$ but I guess we'll get there soon. Just build on exp and expertise on your field.

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Not sure where you live but also keep in mind a lot of people in these bowls are in v HCOL cities. Obviously COL is increasing and housing is going insane rn everywhere but salaries aren't really reflecting that. I know for a fact if i had the same position i have now at my company's NYC office i would be 6 figures if you factor in bonuses. Anytime someone is bragging about 6 figures at 21 or however old, ask where they live

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It’s highly dependent on what field you’ve gone into! What are you in?

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75k

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Same

Wow… reading all these comments. 36k CAD annually as team lead after college. Basically no Canadian professional work experience when I got this. 26yo for context. 🥺

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I supervise a team of 14 people and we do data entry. I am basically a bit of everything from DE, onboarding the employees, technical issues, emails and whatnot. (Very high turnover that training I do with new hires is almost nonstop) - wfh too which makes several things extra challenging

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80K 3 years out of undergrad

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85k in California

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I work at UIC part-time and the money I make there is just fun money, I couldn't live off of it. I make 3 times more working in health tech.

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Me too. Been doing it for over 10 years now. Easy 15-20k on the side each year.

Made 65k right out of grad school

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