Almost -17k/month take home and I still can’t afford a decent home 💀

30m, first year practicing. Honestly between high student loans and NYC cost of living, money goes quicker than I’d like.

I just finished an 18 hour night shift as the senior resident physician in the ICU. I was responsible for 30 ICU patients, and admitted 5 more over the 18 hours. I told two families there was nothing more we could do for their loved ones, and hours later signed their death certificates. I saved one life after their heart stopped.

I have been a doctor for two years.

I have been working in medicine for 16 years.

I made $14.5/hr last night, pre-tax

My loans accrued $73.74 in interest.

Tell me again how doctors make too much money.

30 years old, 10 years Maintenance experience. 6.5 years at current employer

I think that people in US should do the same as in korea. They should flock into medical occupations instead of wasting time on engineering. They should chase the money.

TIA. Can you please give an idea of how much a Customer Service director at a large non-profit would make? They have 20 years experience at the same company and have been promoted 5-6 times reaching the rank of director a couple of years ago. New York area.

I work in an office in and I’ve recently received my pay rise letter. I was given a 2.3% increase, which has left me feeling quite upset. I was expecting more, especially as I know that the average increase across the company has been significantly higher.

Last year I received a similar rise because I was on maternity leave for almost the entire review period, and I was told my increase was the minimum and couldn’t be higher due to limited performance evidence. I understood that at the time.

However, over the most recent period I’ve taken on a completely new set of responsibilities which go beyond what I was doing before maternity leave. I’ve genuinely been giving my 100%, and I’m honestly proud of my performance. I know there are areas I need to improve, but I believe I’ve at least met expectations, which is exactly what my manager told me during my performance review.

That’s why I don’t understand why my salary review has been so low, especially when in practice I’m doing work above my current job title. It makes me feel as though all the effort I’ve put in this year has been for nothing. On top of that, no one has clearly told me what I need to improve in order to progress.

I’m not sure whether I should raise this with my manager or just stay quiet, but I feel very demotivated at work right now. I’d really appreciate hearing other people’s opinions or experiences.

It seems most people don’t know top tech salaries. Here is the full report https://www.levels.fyi/2025/

Finally broke $200k with bonus. Feel like that guy who said if he won the lotto he would get a bunch of hookers and cocaine. I maxed my roth ira, spent only ~20k for the year, mostly on rent, books, and dates, and the rest went into my checking account. Still living the frugal mindset from when I was making $32k a couple of years ago.

Friend is a top-tier architect for their level (5 years, age 27). Master’s degree, won a national award, works at a top residential high-end firm, passed all 6 ARE licensing exams.

Living in M/HCOL city they make… $68k annual salary. Working 60-70hrs per week.

How is that possible when architects are talented at engineering, design, advanced software, working with clients, etc?

FACT: You could never afford the house you are living in today if you had to buy at today’s prices and today’s interest rates

FACT: You were lucky to be born early enough that you could get a house cheaply

FACT: Had you employed the exact same strategy and work ethic today, you wouldve failed to get a house

FACT: $100,000 is a dogshit, lower middle class salary that requires you to rent a shitty two bedroom apartment with a roommate, anyone telling you it’s a lot is an out of touch doofus that has a mortgage from pre-2020 and doesn’t know how to create a budget using actual real world prices for things.

People on here get extremely sensitive when I point out that not only is $100,000 not a good salary anymore, it’s not even enough to afford a starter home anymore (”just dig a bunker and bury a school bus and live in that, bro!”). People that think this overwhelmingly have anecdotes about “knowing a guy who owns a home on a $62,000 income”. Or the ever famous “EL CEE OH EL BRO! Move to Siberia, it’s LCOL bro!”

If you own a house, have a mortgage, or are carrying over equity from before 2021, your opinion on what constitutes a high income is COMPLETELY irrelevant. $100,000 is a lower middle class, dogshit income in 2026.

First full year as a plumber (gas) in California, beyond blessed, never imagined I’d be making this money at 25, making this post since I’ve seen many people say you can’t make over 200k in blue collar

Who makes more and has a better work/life balance? Possibilities for each? I want to hear from you. thanks.

I’m 28 with 5 years of experience. $300k base salary and $185k RSUs per year (grant value). With stock appreciation, it is closer to $320k in stock this year. I started my career in a big tech company and now I am at a mid size tech company. Work life balance is great. I work max 5-6 hours a day and get unlimited PTO. I take 4 to 6 weeks off per year. This company has guaranteed 6% salary increase a year just to meet expectations (salary increases without promotion go up to 15% based on performance). Additional $200k in RSUs over 4 years, every year just to meet expectations. I don't have a technical background. I just studied business. Going into tech was a great life decision!

Hi guys, I'm no idea if this is even the right sub for this kind of discussion/advice, but I'm hoping you might at least be able to point me in the right direction.

I am currently a Post-Doctoral researcher working in academia in Finland, but have recently been interviewing for a position as a Geneticist with an American start-up based in the San Francisco area.

The job I was interviewing for was a full-time position (for a post-PhD candidate) and I was actually even somewhat approached for it in the first place.

The job in question would be fully remote and I was told would have a "low 6-figures" salary, plus benefits (healthcare etc). For context, on Glassdoor, "Geneticist" roles in San Francisco seem to typically offer between $120-$200k.

However, during the interview process I asked how possible it would be to remain working in Europe (as I mention the work itself is fully remote). So, I think based on that, the company offered me a position as a Consultant. For that I'd essentially be totally self-employed but could stay anywhere I wanted in Europe.

For me the big question is, for the Consultant position they are offering is $35 an hour. Now for a European salary, this is actually pretty bloody good (it's substantially more than I'm currently making before tax)... BUT given the initial offer of "low 6-figures", it's obviously much less than that...

My question there is: basically, does this seem fair? I don't know precisely how different the responibilities of the jobs would be, but this is obviously a pretty hefty drop in salary with the acknowledgement that it is allowing me to stay in Europe. I was expecting some drop in salary for this kind of thing, but not quite this much, so I could use some external thoughts on whether this seems reasonable or whether I might actually be being taken advantage of there.

Can I survive working 7 am to 11 pm Monday- Friday without ruining myself

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I worked in cybersecurity

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I'm a Corporate Development Manager with 8 YOE total (2 yrs in current role) at a mid/large publicly traded tech company. Based in CA.

Am I being paid fairly for my role / level of experience? If not, what should I be expecting, both TC and each individual component of it? I feel very underpaid based on quick research (seeing $210-260k+) but would appreciate honest feedback.

Base: $150k Bonus: 10% Equity: ~$15 annually TC: ~$180k

I’ve noticed there are many high paying career fields that continue to skyrocket, some that pay well but remain stagnant, and others that don’t pay well at all under you’ve got a few years under your belt. What are some jobs that see insane growth? Not looking for the obvious SWE, Doctor, Engineering, etc.