If you make 100k+, what do you do?

[fedupofbeingbroke]

I'm just curious. I have two degrees, one being a masters, studied hard, worked hard and still don't make that much money (having DC set me back but was unlikely to have made more than 60k ever). If you make 100k+, what job do you have? How did you make your wealth?

But it’s not helpful to hear about men. Most women on here are mums so it’s more useful to know who earns that and have also been pregnant, had to be the one taking maternity leave etc, which all takes it toll on career progression usually.

The irony of this. Not inspirational for the OP is it, assuming she’s a woman?!

Lol at the husband salaries. May as well post what the prime minister earns.

So for people who don't find it helpful to hear what what a DP does, read the next post surely. Why would it be annoying? Literally none of the posts I've read have given me even a tiny bit of helpful insight into how I could earn 100k+ despite most of them being about the poster's own experience. I imagine OP was curious to know which roles would come with that salary so what difference does it make if a man or woman is doing it? If OP said how did you get to earn 100k+ then maybe your point would stand but even then maybe OP and a DH have something else in common that would be helpful beyond their sex that create similar challenges like both leaving school at 16 or being dyslexic.

These comments ALWAYS come up when someone asks about income and it does my head in. Comes across so botchy and belittling. Like I can't join the convo because I'm not a high enough earner even though I've been by DHs side throughout his entire career and been involved in the conversations about how to progress at every step.

Didn't realise I was meant to be inspiring anyone.

Tax Director, £160k basic + bonuses of approx £50k. A Level equivalent and then 2 sets of professional exams whilst working (tax and accounting), been working for about 25 years.

IT degree and related MSc.

Data scientist, 20 yrs experience, only just over the 100k mark.

You do not need any degrees to do what I do, in fact it's starting to become more of a hindrance. We prefer self starters who've often done online training and have a portfolio of their own pet projects. They'd still need to be bright enough to have dive the degree but actually having work to show is better than a degree certificate.

Nurse consultant in commissioning. Just a little off 80k, plus I have a private skin clinic, so a little over 100k this year ( with a little luck). Shockingly low pay for last 20 years though.

You have absolutely no idea what's helpful for OP. Posts don't show ages nor who has had children. Someone could be 65 only just earning that amount, someone else could be 25 with no kids earning that amount. Its not tailored advice so your reasoning is not really relevant. OP didn't just ask for 40 something years old women with 3 kids advice. They likely just want general info. In any case, it's not pps post so they don't get to decide what's useful.

Person I know who earns the most works in pharma in the us, marketing role

Think she's on $200,000 USD plus

Salaried GP.
I love my job, but I'm sure there are easier ways to earn £100k.

NHS consultant/medical academic. On 12 PAs + CEAs, no private practice. Total salary = just under £165K.

Medical communications. BSc. £120k

Actuary. Maths degree, professional exams and 10+ years experience.

Used to.

Head of Technology - £150k plus bonus.

No degree, just started at the bottom and worked up.

Professor with 25 years experience

Head of Customer Success for a prop tech startup- £110K

single and no kids and in London. Have a undergrad English and Law degree.

If you go into a customer success or operational role in a startup with good investment you can get to £60K+ pretty easy

If I'm a SAHM with a working husband and our finances are joint do I make any money? I pay high rate tax, so the taxman thinks I do.

40 something woman with 3 kids here. Education consultant - 90k plus bonus.

A bit confused. How do you pay any tax if you don't earn anything?

Investments

Who said you can’t join the conversation m.

You can. And people can reply.

You have been at his side. You haven’t done it.

I am sure plenty of people would object to me joining a sahp conversation, giving advice and so on, when I am not a sahp. I scroll by them. I don’t have the experience and it’s not relevant to me.

You again, completely ignore the fact that career building is very different for men And women. Besides which, I am sure your husband talks to your however you aren’t there doing the work and experiencing it. Not a chance does he come home and recount and entire days thought, interactions, micro decisions and so on.

You can post what you want. I can reply that not all threads need someone to come along and input what their partner earns. I think it come across as someone feeling the need to just be included even if they don’t have anything relevant to add.

I think the whole ‘His job is actually ‘our job’ because he couldn’t do it without my input and I know everything there is to know about it’ (which is what I responded to) to be incorrect and a bit odd.

As I said, not every conversation. Needs to include men. Nor doesn’t it need to include the point that someone has to sacrifice anything for someone to earn a lot. That’s factually incorrect. The message that one person has to ‘sacrifice’ their career for another to earn isn’t true. And it’s not a sacrifice if it’s something you want to do.

And it does my head in. So are we even?

I left school at 16 and didn’t go to college or 6th form as had a full time job already in retail. Worked my way up the ladder and was area manager by 21. Had my first child at 24 and changed career to recruitment when I returned to work at 26, worked my way up there for 4 years. Moved to a blue chip FMCG company where I’ve been ever since and worked my way up the ladder to a very comfortable position on £180k (been here 10 years) got my current role / salary 18mths ago

I don't earn much doing admin for a charity, but dh earns much more than £100k as a GP.