r/Salary
New to this subreddit.Clicked to the top post of all time and saw this,WTF.
Scrolled through the comments of the post and most weren't even talking about the absurd taxes.I know reddit is known to lean left but there's no way this amount of taxation is seen as justified right??Even for a high income earner like a doctor who worked 15 years to make this with 500k+ student debt.What do y'all think
Salary progression- 30m USA
Fast food/HS student 2012-2013
Joined the Army 2014 - 2018
Sabbatical 2019
Various customer service positions- current (Texas)
salary dips every 2 years because I take 2-3 months off work and switch jobs
I love the motivation for some people to hustle and hit those 6 digit salaries, but theres also making enough to get by and travel to see the world until little by little, I am not from a wealthy family and my only funds are from my savings during my work stints.
[Software Engineer] [New York, NY] - $280,025 + Bonus + Stock
Graduated with a CS undergrad degree in 2015. Moved to the US in June 2019 (the earnings for 2019 are over the last six months of the year). My previous post from 2y ago is here.
2026 earnings are expected to top 800k. Same for 2027.
Safe to just throw all the cash into VOO all at once?
With the AI bubble burst lingering around, would it be safe to throw all my cash (except for emergency fund) into VOO? I have roughly around $35K.
Please advice.
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Salary Progression: 16-24
Lucked out a lot with growth, despite the raises I have never had a raise that is performance-based lol. Both companies did raises in March and I didn’t have enough experience at either to get anything other than the lowest raise they could give. I’ll get a GWI in March and won’t have my first performance raise until 2028.
Tech - How much % of insurance coverage does your company provide?
Random question of the day - I see a lot of top tech in-demand companies (i.e. AI) cover 100% for employee and 100% for everyone else too. That is like an automatic +10% pay bump for many people. I feel FOMO my company isn't anywhere near that
[Data Scientist][NYC] - $113,000
18 - $8/hr, university work study, part time
22 - $19k/yr, started PhD program
28 - $23k/yr, finished PhD program
28 - $56k/yr, postdoctoral researcher
28 - $70k/yr, postdoctoral researcher with my own grant
32 - $113k/yr, data scientist in ad tech
My Salary Progression (16-24)
I’m very proud of how far I have come, and wanted to post this because I feel like I see so many unrealistic ones on here that give younger people unrealistic expectations.
Salary Progression
2018 Burger King - $7.25/hr
2018 Jersey Mike’s - $10/hr + $2.50hr tips
Graduated High School
2020 Warehouse Associate - $13.50/hr
2020 Part Time IT Support Specialist -$13.50/hr
2021 Full Time IT Support Specialist - $16/hr
2021-22 IT Support Specialist - $18/hr
2022 - PC Technician Contract - $25/hr
2023 - PC Technician Raise - $28.50/hr
2024 - PC Technician FT conversion - $23/hr
Graduated College (Associate in IT Management)
2024 Junior Network Engineer - $30/hr
2025 IT Technician - $30/hr + $3k bonus
2025 Junior IT Security Analyst - $30/hr + $3k bonus
2026 Junior IT Security Analyst - $31.25/hr + $3k bonus
2026 Endpoint Management Engineer - $85k salary + 4% bonus yearly
[Project Manager] [Colorado] - $110k
Dropped out of college in 2012. Hoping to share a less impressive career trajectory.
[Software Engineer] [EU] - $12.3/h
Hi!
I must say that I'm proud of myself with what I accomplished so far.
It goes like this:
Summer job '22 - $5.20/h
Summer job '23 - $7.30/h
Summer job '24 - $7.85/h -$8.05/h
2024: Junior Software Engineer - $6.70/h
2025: Junior Software Engineer - $6.80/h to $7.85/h to $8.95/h
2026: Junior Software Engineer - $8.95/h to $9.50 /h
Switched company to do internship although I've had secure job and my current salary is $12.3/h
Was bachelor student from 2022 to 2025, and I'm currently pursuing my master's degree.
[Data Scientist][Florida] - $75,000
Where’s my big tech $100k cash & $200k equity package? How can I position myself for such nice things? I plan on moving to New York. Can I package neuroscience-based alt sentiment data and sell it to marketing firms and hedge funds?
Salary Progression: 16 - 24
Feel like I've built a good base for myself, but with all the current market uncertainty I kind of feel like I'm behind.