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/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/lewax00 Aug 13 '21

Yeah...I broke 200k, while still at the bottom of the SWE ladder where I work. It's crazy. And that's not even including retirement benefits and other financial perks like student loan repayment assistance. It's like they want me to retire early.

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u/Snacket 27d ago

Same, I'm at 200k as a new grad entry-level engineer due to stock price appreciation.