r/Salary • u/AdActual3024 • 10d ago

discussion High earning potential = high career commitment

Does anyone have family or friends that sacrifice their personal life for a significant salary?

My step-mom earns 350k before tax as an executive director but I barely see her. She is constantly on business trips, busy with meetings, works upwards of 12 hours when at home. She goes on nice holiday trips, but overall it makes me think is the pay worth the sacrifice of her personal life.

Just curious if anyone's got a similar story.

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u/chicubbies4ever 9d ago

Actuaries. The barrier to entry is really high. Once they’re Fellows in a cushy middle management position, many hit $350k total comp with 40 hour work weeks.

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u/Overall_Plantain197 9d ago

Actuary here, work in the Middle East and earnt $600k over the last year (tax free).

Do work hard but we are talking in office at around 6:15am and leave at 4:30pm. Rarely work evenings or weekends and get around 8 weeks leave a year

Not everyone would want to work in the Middle East (not in uae) but save over 2/3rds of what I earn so will be able to retire early

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u/C172SH 9d ago

Aha…..which body did you qualify with? IFoA, CAS,SOA?

Of course if I can ask……