What do you do that you earn six figures?

r/financialindependence • u/fidgit86 • Aug 13 '21

It seems like a lot of people make a lot of money and it seems like I’m missing out on something. So those of you that do, whats your occupation that pays so well?

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u/FatFiredProgrammer Aug 13 '21

Software development. We're all software developers here. True story.

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u/techmagenta Aug 13 '21

I just broke 200k total comp with 2 years of experience. My parents aren’t American and I don’t even think they believe me. The field is stupid lucrative right now.

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u/onoponyo Aug 13 '21

Do you mind if I ask how??? I'm a new grad and started at 55k yr. Are you at faang?

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u/DrowningBronco Aug 13 '21

$55k does sound low, unless you are in a very lcol area. OP said he is in bay area and $150k is base, so he probably got a bunch of stock that has done well over the last 2 years. Making 300k in 2 years is very unrealistic for most people. I know people making that much, but that is at FAANG companies with 6+ years of experience AND in HCOL areas only.

With that said, work for 2 years and then jump to another company. Then do it again. And possibly again. That's how you get 5 digit pay raises easily.

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u/techmagenta Aug 13 '21

My first job paid very low, I just started this high paying job 2 months ago. Gain that experience, then use it to leverage for a higher salary! We all start somewhere, just keep slowly improving and you'll get to where you wanna be.