Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Okay, I'm Asking Again!

At the suggestion of a commenter, I'm asking the salary question again. My post from October 2007, "Okay, I'm Asking", has gotten 275 comments to date, such as these:

24, single, 54k a year + possibility for bonus, work in the financial realm.

I am a 25-year old woman living in Lima, Peru, earning $7,200 a year.

29, single woman living in Vancouver, Canada. I make app $55K/year with guaranteed raises ranging from 5-9% each year.

22, F, married in DC metro (one of the poorer sections) trying to make ends meet on $30k plus

$5k from my husband's student teaching. Working as a receptionist/admin assistant.

30 something single mom with an MBA, earn $103k in the DC area.

34, unmarried male, living in Bergen County, NJ. Work in IT Security - $80k/year.


How about now, over a year later with a totally different economic outlook gripping our country? How much do you make now? Do you make more or less than you did a year ago? Do you still have a job? And this time, I'm also asking what your net worth is, and how it's changed over the last year. Please give us a little context as to your age, location, and work industry, and feel free to be as anonymous as you want. Pass this link on to your friends and encourage them to chime in too!

209 comments:

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Anonymous said...

29 year old married male in Boston. Base salary ~92k, down 5% from last year. I was getting 10% bonuses for 2 years before that. Happy that I am still employed though. I architect computer chips.

Net worth if you include 2 cars is about 80k. Wife going to school with her own savings, but I was paying rent + living expenses for her place for a year.

Not sure if I am in the right profession, but sounds like the money is not too bad compared to other 29 year olds. No point in comparing self to AIG, Goldman Sachs employees. ;)

On the whole life is good. No major complaints. Would like to buy a house someday but looks like we need to save up a down-payment.

Anonymous said...

46, Colorado, teacher make about $70K per year, net worth about $600K. Net worth is down since 2007 by about $200K from real estate and stock market.

Anonymous said...

I'm a 27 yr old married female living in SD, just graduated last month with my MBA (master's in business) and I'm currently making $36,000/yr with great benefits. The job market and wages in SD are just awful, so even if you have the highest level of education possible, it's still tough to make ends meet. I just accepted a job at a large university so my job security will be better, but I'm still making almost exactly what I made right out of school with my bachelor's.

Anonymous said...

34. MBA Expat on 4 yr assignment in Asia. Current net worth $340K. $140K salary + bonus.

Unknown said...

If I continue to meet my performance goals, I will receive a $300 bonus each month. My annual salary is $40,000, so if I meet my goals each month, my total bonus will give me an overall salary increase of __________.

Unknown said...

If I continue to meet my performance goals, I will receive a $300 bonus each month. My annual salary is $40,000, so if I meet my goals each month, my total bonus will give me an overall salary increase of __________.

Anonymous said...

Returning expat now 37. Net worth $850,000 USD. Single. Salary $170K, $35K Bonus.

Anonymous said...

39, Chicago. Single $970k net worth. $183K salary + bonus.

Anonymous said...

40, midwest, single, $1.1 million net worth. $188K salary + performance bonuses.

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