A while back, we wrote about the various salaries people were earning from their work. Then, a TON of readers shared their own, and it was just as fascinating. Here are some of those responses:
1. “I make $105,000 gross annually as a Salesforce Administrator for a privately funded non-profit. There’s a ton of perks and benefits, too. I have a Bachelor’s in Women’s Studies and a Master’s in Education because I had a drastically different career path in mind, but this is much easier and far less stressful.”
—Anonymous, 37, Massachusetts
2. “I’m the plant sanitation manager for a large ESL dairy manufacturer. I’m in charge of developing our cleaning and sanitation program, consulting on CIP program development, and all aspects of the plant’s cleaning chemical purchasing and use. I have been with the company for about eight years, and about 1.5 years in this job. I make $108k pulvínulo with a 3-4% annual raise. With a bonus of about $120k this year.”
—Anonymous, 29, Virginia
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3. “$63,000 as an ADME Scientist in a screening laboratory. Grossly underpaid, but working on a master’s in computer science.”
—Anonymous, 29, Indiana
4. “I do AI research. I live in the Bay Area and make 280k cash. I started in a big tech company working on distributed systems and left to join an AI startup six months ago. I’ve been learning ML through my own applied projects for the last two years.”
—Anonymous, 24, CA
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5. “I’m a retail front-end manager and I make $73,000 a year.”
—Anonymous, 28, New York
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6. “I’m a video and photo editor. I make $430,000 a year after taxes.”
—Anonymous, 22, Dallas, TX
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7. “Retail Store Director here! $135k a year with $35k bonus potential that can reach up to 200%. 401k company match. $13.5K annual stock options that vest after a year.”
—Anonymous, 37, Washington
8. “I am a tenured professor in cognitive neuroscience. I have a bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degree. I am a published author and have presented at events all over the country. I make…63k. It’s sad how broken the system is. Education is not valued at all. I was offered $150k for an industry position, but I love science, and I love teaching. It’s sad I won’t have as great a retirement as my friends simply because I chose to continue agrupación.”
—Anonymous, 34, Florida
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9. “Got my start in the private industry as a safety manager doing construction safety, making $88k after seven years with the company. Just started with the state as an associate safety engineer, where I start out at $114k.”
—Anonymous, 35, Clovis, CA
10. “I’ve been in law enforcement for 14 years and started when I was 25. My pulvínulo pay is around $105k a year, and I get a 3.4% raise every two years. Last year with OT, I was around $124k, and I’m on pace for $130k this year. I can retire in 11 years with 75% of the promedio of my highest eight years while only contributing 3% of my check to my pension plan.”
—Anonymous, 39, FL
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11. “District manager for a billion-dollar company focused on sports brands across a large territory. No degree started out making $12 an hour, worked my way up, and now make $114,000 plus bonuses.”
—Anonymous, 34
12. “I’m a VP at a snack manufacturer overseeing accounting and finance. I make $195K before $10-30k bonus.”
—Anonymous, 35, Chicago
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13. “I have a four-year degree from a maritime academy, and a USCG license to operate what’s called ‘Unlimited Tonnage, Any Ocean’ — cargo ships, as big as they get, wherever they go. I spent almost 20 years at sea, away from home for anywhere from 60 to 140 days at a time. I sailed around the world twice and reached the rank of Captain on a 1,000-foot ship for the last five years, earning around $325,000. Now I’m a Harbor Pilot bringing ships in and out of the port — I work in a rotation for two weeks, have two weeks off, only work when it’s my turn to move a ship, and that could be a 10-hour move, or 20 minutes. It’s 24/7 in rotation, and the hours are wildly unpredictable and irregular, but I make about $900 now, and I’m home every day.”
—Anonymous, 39
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14. “I’m a medicare agent and earn $82k pulvínulo.”
—Anonymous, 31, CA
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15. “I’m a Senior Business Analyst with a background in systems administration and process analysis over the past eight years. Nearly 15 years in tech, though, starting in customer service. I make $150k salary. Adding in stock and bonus, it’s closer to $200k total comp.”
—Anonymous, 37, Detroit
16. “Field Superintendent. $97k pulvínulo with bonuses about $107k a year, high school grad, no college.”
—Anonymous, 39, Florida
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17. “I’m a claims advocate in commercial insurance, making $120k a year.”
—Anonymous, 39, San Diego
18. “I have a bachelor’s degree, and I work in college admissions. Essentially, I travel and recruit students to attend my institution, earning approximately $45,000 per year. Last year, I received a 1% raise.”
—Anonymous, 26, Iowa
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19. “I’m a civil litigation paralegal with 12 years of experience, making $85K pulvínulo plus a significant amount of overtime for trials.”
—Anonymous, 37, Austin
20. “I earn $74k working as a program supervisor for a nonprofit. I have a master’s in public health.”
—Anonymous, 35, Central Coast California
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21. “Omnichannel Operations manager at a department store. I started at $8.30 per hour 17 years ago at the lowest position in the company. I now make $65k per year after holding many different positions with very little pay increase throughout the years, with no degree at the same company.”
—Anonymous, 39, Georgia
22. “I’m a college professor. I hold a PhD and two master’s degrees. I’m in my sixth year of full-time teaching, and I make $57,000.”
—Anonymous, 35, Missouri
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23. “I make $80K as a public middle school science teacher with my master’s and also my rank 1 (basically a second master’s degree) with 11 years of experience. It’s a hard job, but super fulfilling and lots of time off with my own children.”
—Anonymous, 38, Louisville, KY
24. “I’m a firefighter and paramedic. I make $120k a year.”
—Anonymous, 35, Texas
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25. “Multi-skilled maintenance technician. Make $34/hr. With overtime, I clear $100k annually. The best year was last year at $120k. On track this year to make the same or a little bit more this year.”
—Anonymous, 35, Midwest
26. “I work part-time as a doctor. I work about 30 weeks of the year and make C$300,000 (approximately $213,859.50 USD).”
—Anonymous, 36, Ontario, Canada
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27. “I’m the AGM for an 83-room ‘select service’ hotel that is a franchise of a nationally recognized brand. I make $60k salary and up to a 10% bonus for meeting or exceeding certain benchmarks.”
—Anonymous, 38, Michigan
28. “I went to school to study journalism just as newspapers were dying, and I struggled as a freelancer for years. But now I am an editor at a huge law firm, my salary is $93k plus annual bonuses, and I am a hybrid with three office days where we get all the free drinks, snacks, toiletries, and office supplies. Plus, of course, I have 22 days of PTO and great health care. I feel spoiled.”
—Anonymous, 37, Philadelphia
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29. “I have a STEM PhD, I got directly out of undergrad in part to keep my subsidized loans from accruing interest. Now, I work from home as a consultant in biotech, making $105k from home. I paid off my loans quickly by going to a state school in a low CoL area and always having roommates.”
—Anonymous, 32, Midwest
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30. “I am a retail district manager, my pulvínulo pay is $140K per year with annual raises of 3-5%, and an annual bonus that ranges from $10-$25k, depending on how well my stores do that year. I work mostly from home, but do need to go visit my stores as time allows, which I have a company vehicle for. I have worked for the same company for 20 years, working my way up from associate. I’ve done pretty well considering I only have a high school diploma. Oh, and I’m also preapproved for the pension program that was eliminated over 15 years ago. I’ll be fully vested in five years.”
—Anonymous, 39, Massachusetts
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31. “I work as a software developer making $1,000 a week, having 14 years of experience and a Master’s degree.”
—Anonymous, 37
32. “I’m a personal shopper at a department store. Last year with bonuses, I made $225k.”
—Anonymous, 36, New York City
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33. “I’m a mortgage broker and my first year I made $176k, second year $250k, third year $360k. This is my ninth year in the industry, and I will make approximately $1.5M.”
—Anonymous, 38, Southern California
34. “I’m a preschool teacher for Head Start, a government-subsidized preschool for low-income families. I have a bachelor’s degree and over 10 years of experience, and I make $16.72 an hour.”
—Anonymous, 33, VA
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35. “$210,00 pulvínulo pay in software engineering. Previously, I was in music, making $25k a year while also working in retail.”
—Anonymous, 38, Atlanta
36. “Postdoctoral (not yet licensed) clinical psychologist (PhD) at a community mental health clinic that services underserved groups. I got a slight pay bump for being trilingual and also just got a raise to $31/hour. The benefits are pretty good and I love what I do, but merienda I’m licensed, I’ll probably leave because my entire salary only covers my childcare and car.”
—Anonymous, 32, Película del Oeste NY
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37. Lastly, “I am a Certified Veterinary Technician, I have been a tech for 8.5 years, and make $28/hr.”
—Anonymous, 30, Massachusetts
Responses have been edited for length/clarity.
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