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

What do you do that you earn six figures?

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/windcape Aug 13 '21

I make 110k/year here in Sweden with just shy of 10 years experience.

But my pay is unlikely to go up much further than this. The $200-300k salaries they pay in the US is never going to happen here, even if you work for the same companies (Apple/Google/Microsoft/etc.)

That said, when you make above $100k it's generally a pretty good life lol.

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u/s200711 Aug 13 '21

Is that more than usual though? It's always difficult to pin down what's normal because the range is fairly wide and we're all biased by our social bubbles.

But I'd say in Germany as a run of the mill software dev at some average company in an average city, you'll likely max out at 70k EUR. Which certainly isn't bad, but it's not 6-figures retire in your 40s money.

And I had assumed that Sweden is roughly similar, so perhaps something like 800k SEK being a typical upper bound for devs (like 75th percentile). Would you say that's roughly accurate, or do more people end up with $100k+?

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u/windcape Aug 13 '21

For Sweden as a whole you’re right. I’m in Stockholm so it’s a hit higher here

But I’m also in the 90-95th percentile, so I am paid more than the average

It’s just (a little) annoying to know your skills could earn you triple the amount of money in the US :p

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u/techmagenta Aug 13 '21

yes but you live somewhere beautiful were people are happy and supported. I live in a dirty, hot, concrete jungle were everyone hates eachother. I have to literally (im not making this up) step over homeless people covered in feces to get to the office.

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u/windcape Aug 13 '21

Yes, and I like to remind myself of that whenever I feel bad about only making twice the average salary :D