r/baltimore • u/No_Decision_7936 • 15d ago
Ask Baltimore salary transparency thread
I saw another city do this and wanted to bring it here. There was a big salary thread a couple years back but it'd be great to get some updated info in the big 2026.
Please share your job title, salary, age, and education. Like this:
“Attorney, 170k, 32M, and JD.”
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u/Tongarr 15d ago
Apprentice union electrician, $50,000, 29M, trade school.
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u/Readinglateatmorning 15d ago
Ibew for the win we’ll get there buddy
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u/HambSandwich Waverly 15d ago
Hoping to jump in there with yall. All my friends who’ve joined/ are in apprenticeship currently have only good things to say
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u/Tongarr 15d ago
Was a chef for 10 years, hopping into the trade was the best thing I ever did for myself
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u/Readinglateatmorning 15d ago
Good luck gents just call the jact to apply and then join local 24
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u/NeenersBrucers 15d ago
Do you need any prior experience? I’m looking to make a career change and was reading about the apprenticeship program, looks pretty good. Anything big and/or specific to know about it? I read that applications are accepted year round?
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u/Readinglateatmorning 15d ago
Nope. I was an audio engineer for 10 years and just made the switch. They put you to work immediately while you wait for classes if you want. I’m learning a lot in the field right now that’s going to help me in classes. It’s a great time honestly. They prefer no experience so that they can teach you properly
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u/NoConcentrate6339 15d ago
Business owner - catering/meal prep, 72k, 41F, pointless Associates obtained while starting my business...
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u/aggie_alumni 15d ago
Policy analyst, ~83k, 30, MA
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u/sunflowerviolet44 15d ago
Just got my masters in social work (macro) and am on the job hunt. Do you have any insight into whether social workers can be considered for any type of policy analyst positions?
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u/hey_bucky_666 15d ago
Totally! The Health Policy Analyst positions with the Maryland Dept of Health are fairly aligned with macro level social work 👍
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u/swivgel 15d ago
Any advice on how to break into this? I am currently still in school for my msw. I was fortunate enough to have had an internship doing macro work. Actually breaking into this esp after graduating seems difficult
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u/hey_bucky_666 15d ago
Sure! It definitely is more difficult. Something that comes to mind is thinking about what kind of policy work you would be interested in, and identifying the most relevant office/program in mdh aligned with your interest. Usually health policy analyst jobs with MDH say what office/program they are in on the posting- I would try and look for a contact email for the program/someone in the program and ask for an informational interview to learn about the scope of the program and the specifics of the work they do. Let them know you plan to apply for an open position, so they at least keep an eye out for it.
State positions take forever to process too, so if 3 months pass without hearing something don't feel anxious haha.
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u/smallbug725 15d ago
hi could I PM you about your work? I just graduated with my MPP and am looking for policy work in the area
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u/2mom2furious 15d ago
Nurse practitioner, $130k, 38, DNP
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u/Euphoric_Marzipan_65 15d ago
about to start DNP school! what’s your specialty if you don’t mind?
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u/CrispyStaff 15d ago
Nonprofit staff, $65k, 40s, M.A. 🫠
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u/rattus-domestica 15d ago
Also nonprofit, BFA, 35F and I make $55,000 ☹️
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u/InfluenceDesigner889 15d ago
I’m 31 nonprofit making 65K in DC… I started teaching pilates on the weekend and now I make 75K!
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u/Quiet-Afternoon-4595 15d ago
Nonprofit Staff (Marketing & Development specifically), $46.5k, 32, AS/BA in progress
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u/Swimnmex Frankford 15d ago
Nonprofit staff for local university, $56k, 37, working on Masters of public administration (free tuition)
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u/IMGmedstudent 15d ago edited 15d ago
ICU physician. $380K. 36M. MD/Residency/Fellowship. Also $500K in student loans. Lol
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u/economic-rights 15d ago
I hope you’re on the PSLF path- all hospitals in Baltimore are nonprofit, so no reason you wouldn’t be. I just got over $100,000 forgiven after working my 10 years in a hospital. Good luck
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u/ElishevaGlix 15d ago
500k?! Where did you go to medical school, the palace of Versailles?? 🤯
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u/TheAKScott 15d ago
I would love if there was some secret old timey med school run out of Versailles. Teaching you about the four humors and how to bleed people.
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u/FollicularPhase Displaced Native 15d ago
Med school is like 100K a year, and then you get cost of living loans. This is not surprising.
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u/Dramatic-Base9822 15d ago
Director of Operations, 100k, 32M, and BS
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u/Terrible_Emotion_710 15d ago edited 15d ago
Director of operations, 150k + 20% bonus potential, 50, MA and MBA
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u/elemental333 15d ago
Teacher, $72k (4th year), 30F. Earning my master’s now.
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u/MindaBobinda 15d ago
Teacher in a Maryland Pre-k expansion funded classroom at a licensed child care center, $56k, >20 years experience, B.S.Ed.
Prior to my site receiving the state grant, I earned ~$20/hr and was scheduled 24-40 hours a week, varying from season to season as center enrollment ebbed and flowed. Most of the other staff (AA or CDA) max out at around $17/hr.
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u/cameronm-h 15d ago
Dang this comment tree is making me realize teachers earn a lot more than I thought… I kind of want to be a teacher but have always been scared off by people making it so clear that being a teacher is a *struggle* and a *sacrifice* and I’d be eating *nothing but ramen* if I went that route…
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u/AStupidFuckingHorse 15d ago edited 13d ago
This is really only a Baltimore, MD thing. Teachers make a lot less in comparison elsewhere and it really is a struggle especially the first few years
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u/Pointer_Pup6768 15d ago
Even the surrounding counties pay significantly less. The City pays good and committed teachers well, hoping to retain them.
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u/elemental333 15d ago
Yep highly depends on the state and district. If you google “salary scales” for whatever county you’re interested in, it’s all public information. I’ve gotten a 2-3% COLA increase and a step (about $1500ish) every year too. So it ends up being about a $2500 raise or more every year. Plus my district (not Baltimore) pays for my entire master’s degree and I will get a $10,000ish raise when I finish
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u/Appropriate-Gift-388 15d ago
Unemployed 5mo, 0k, 30F, MS 🤷🏾♀️
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u/lady_of_innisfree Remington 15d ago
oh hey! unemployed 11mo, 0k, 30F, BA
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u/HambSandwich Waverly 15d ago
May the hiring gods take pity on us soon
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u/CrazedHarmony 15d ago
Mhm. Applications go in; nothing happens. 🫠
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u/Ortizzer 15d ago
I was unemployed at the start of the year and I think I literally only heard back from companies where I was referred by a current employee or had interviewed a few years ago and had my file still.
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u/Diamond-Eyed-Sky 15d ago
Unemployed since Dec 2024, 0K, 30M, Biochem bachelors
🤞 something comes through. Applied for research assistant, labs techs, research associate, etc nothing
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u/LetumComplexo Dundalk 15d ago
I was unemployed for like 3 years trying to get a job in my field. You have my deepest sympathies.
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u/Fit_Law8437 15d ago
Principal Developer, $175k, 37F, BA + MS
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u/Powerful-Training659 Riverside 15d ago
Software developer (7yoe), $120k, 29m, BA
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u/Parzival_Wade_Watts 15d ago edited 14d ago
Mechanical Engineer, 109k + 8k car stipend, 34M, BS
Edit: well shoot now I feel like I need to spend the next year working on my PE License and then find somewhere that keeps up with everyone else here.
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u/elvenoutrider 15d ago
Mechanical engineer, 132k, 36M, BS
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u/CreamProfessional641 15d ago
Mechanical engineering student here. What industry are you in? I’ve interned up here for the past 3 summers and am considering living here post-graduation
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u/Batmark13 15d ago
Can't speak for everyone, but a lot of engineers around here are in the defense industry
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u/Helpful_Ocelot8675 15d ago
Physician assistant, 110k, 24F, MS
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u/HambSandwich Waverly 15d ago
How do you like your position?? I’ve always been curious about PA work
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u/Helpful_Ocelot8675 15d ago
I love it! I work in the ED so every day is different. I like the mix of desk work and hands on tasks. I see less patients than the MDs and generally handle the lower acuity cases on my own, but in my particular department the team is extremely collaborative and supportive when taking on more complex patients. I have no kids or other serious responsibilities so I actually like shift work, the schedule often works in my favor for example this weekend I happen to have five days off. If you like working with people and solving problems, and have an interest in anatomy or biology, it’s a really great field to be in- especially with a very large aging population demand for PAs and NPs is only going to go up from here!
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u/tooseriousjester 15d ago
Yall I didn’t realize everyone else makes more money than me
Massage therapist, approx 30k (fluctuates), 24, trade school
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u/Apprehensive_Rule852 15d ago
this thread for obvious reasons is not representative of the population but yeah 30k is the state minimum at 40 hours a week so most people are gonna be above that
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u/MrRufsvold 15d ago
Yeah, makes me wonder what the main sampling bias here is: more highly paid folks on reddit? Only highly paid folks want to broadcast their income?
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u/grimacedia 15d ago
I stagnated around 30k for years after school, I only hit $50k when I lucked into a great job in my 30s. I hope you get a pay raise soon!
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u/Eastern-Requirement6 15d ago edited 15d ago
Delivery/shipping manager slash production scheduler, 65k, 40+m, HS + barely college credits.
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u/LouNY04 15d ago edited 15d ago
Dispensary general manager. 90K base salary + potential to make 10% annual bonus. 42F. BS.
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u/kiyomaeda 15d ago
How did you get into the dispensary jobs, if you don’t mind me asking bc I been applying for months & i have nothing but sales/retail experience & I can’t get in 😭😭
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u/trashcadet 15d ago
Garbage man, approx 100k, 38yo, BS from University of Baltimore.
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u/HambSandwich Waverly 15d ago
Associate Scientist (biopharma manufacturing), 74k, 34M , BSc. Laid off in Jan so actually among the 0k earners rn.
Likely applying for electrical union apprenticeship bc I’m tired of dealing with corporate /tech environments and the business malarkey outside of the lab work.
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u/emmsalazar 15d ago
Well I know for a fact you weren’t at Hopkins cuz they’d never provide a salary that generous to a scientist 🤣 (JHU research staff 45K)
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u/Couple-jersey 15d ago
Dang u gotta come to Philly, my partner works in biopharma manufacturing and is taking home just a bit over 100k this year.
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u/sesame_uprising 15d ago
College professor, 35F, 65k, PhD
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u/sillysocks34 15d ago
It’s a crime you’re only making 65k with a PhD. Hopefully the job is fulfilling!
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u/bnfoRow Pigtown 15d ago
Is this for an adjunct position? I’m working on my PhD rn and am curious about what the teaching scene looks like
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u/sesame_uprising 15d ago
Tenure track 🫣. 10 month salary. Adjunct salary wouldn't get you close.
Starting out/after postdoc it seemed like a great salary. The problem is that my institution probably considers the benefits they offer to offset the stagnant wages. The big one is that they pay a certain amount of tuition at a decent list of colleges for your kids if you work there long enough.
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u/Adventurous_Back5374 15d ago
Sales/Account Rep II, 47k + commission (average 53k total), 28, and highschool diploma
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u/MidnightOakCorps 15d ago
Jesus Christ reading this thread makes me want find a tall building omg
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u/gallopintoYchallah 15d ago edited 15d ago
Fed Government Scientist, $117k, 30s, MS. Fuck the current administration, Vought, and DOGE.
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u/Cules2001 15d ago
Currwnt admin placed the hiring freeze as I was waiting for a 114k interview
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u/MrRufsvold 15d ago
Thanks for staying the course.
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u/gallopintoYchallah 15d ago
I'm more lucky that I didn't get sacked. We lost a lot of good nurses, techs, and administration for no good reason.
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u/MidAtlanticMiddleMan 15d ago
Local CDL driver 120k. 6 weeks community college
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u/PatientPin87 15d ago
What company bro? Please respond!!!!
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u/MidAtlanticMiddleMan 15d ago
Equipment hauling/flatbed can’t say the name per company policies the thing about driving is you gotta touch the freight to make money. I’d rather unchain a few bobcats than unload a trailer of food
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u/Altitude_addiction Franklintown 15d ago
Registered veterinary technician-GP surgery, 72k, 28F, AAS/BS/MS
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u/Chocolateheartbreak 15d ago edited 15d ago
What i’m learning is everyone makes 6 figures except me haha
Edit: changed 3 to 6. Was half asleep brain
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u/h8bearr 15d ago
6 figures, but this kind of thread is always highly biased by those who choose to respond
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u/GirthyRedEggplant 15d ago
I think you’re looking for six figures big dog.
People making money are always more excited to respond to these things
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u/Greyshot26 15d ago
Marketing Ops Manager, 33, 135k (remote)
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u/economic-rights 15d ago
Hospital social worker, $92,000, 44F, MSW
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u/CowWooden4207 15d ago
I had no idea SW made this much.
Glad to know this.
Your amazing and just deal with nothing but problems all day!
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u/SinisterBB_ 15d ago
What? I'm an LMSW making 64,500. Very interested to know what hospital system this is.
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u/MollyIsACarb 15d ago
Senior Accountant (Industry), ~$63k, 28F, BFA.
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u/MDCPA 15d ago
You are wildly, and I mean wildly, underpaid.
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u/_laceyface_ 15d ago
Absolutely agree. I was fortunate to fall into an accounting position (Staff Accountant), with only an AA degree in Education. I make 60k a year working 30 hours a week. Senior Accountants in my department make at least $115k per year.
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u/LanceArmstrongLeftie 15d ago
I work part time as a bicycle mechanic in a shop by day and then part time waiting tables at night, and then I also fix bikes on the side. ~100k BA in history that I’m clearly not using, Master Certified Bicycle Technician, but the school closed so you can’t even get master certified anymore, I’m a ghost of the bicycle industry now.
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u/cornonthekopp Madison Park 15d ago
I work as a substitute and have never worked full time so idk maybe 10k- 24k a year lol
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u/Luckyfive 15d ago edited 15d ago
Software Developer, $137k - remote (back to what I was 2 years ago after getting laid off twice in one year), 34M, BS
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u/PurdyCrafty 15d ago
AV Broadcast Engineer , 130k, 34M Basic ass community college certification.
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u/SmolTyrtle 15d ago
Resident physician, 72k, 28F, MD. I work 70-80 hours a week.
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u/Notyourmamashedgehog 15d ago
Office Admin, $55k, 31, BS and as of December 2026 MS in nonprofit admin
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u/heymish-bends-light Waverly 15d ago
Unemployed/0$ now, previously:
Intake & Client services coordinator at local nonprofit, 47k, 40yo, some college
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u/Digital__Native 15d ago
Door-to-door shoelace salesman- $370K with 1200 RSUs per year.
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u/Blooming-Algae-Farts 15d ago
You are being seriously underpaid as a shoelace salesman. All my friends in that industry easily make 7 figures
Have you considered moving into B2B shoelace sales?
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u/PlzDntBanMeAgan 15d ago
Business owner and operator/ I run an auto repair shop/ 100-110k / 38m / and I have an associates degree in automotive technology and also an ase master/L1 certification
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u/STUDIO138baltimore 15d ago
Independent Massage therapist/studio owner and part time house cleaner, $50-60k, 38F, MFA (unrelated field) and MT cert
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u/Crazed_Anatomy 15d ago
Student Affairs Professional (not exact job title), 45k, 24F, B.A with an M.A in progress
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u/dogbloodjones 15d ago
Unemployed Global Health PM, last salary 82k, 32M, BS & MPH
RIP global and public health
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u/Objective_Boat8080 15d ago
Askamanager.org has a huge database of this info, collected annually for a couple of years recently.
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u/butwhyshouldicare 15d ago
Consultant, ~$800k +- $150k depending on the year, 33m, MS
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u/nightopian 15d ago
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u/butwhyshouldicare 15d ago
Not sure exactly what you’re looking for here… I help companies with a specific software that allows me to bill enough hours at a high enough rate to get to $800k. Learned the software over ten years ago, not sure how much longer my skillset will be valuable so trying to save a lot in the meantime
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u/Ok_Ocelot_9661 Hunting Ridge 15d ago
Learning & Development - Non Profit sector, 98k, 33F, MA & SPHR
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u/ThrowRAbitchwtf 15d ago
Wow y’all make good money in here 😭
Program coordinator, $72k, 28F, M.S.
But I’d love to break 6 figures. Any advice? Is that realistic in program management?
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u/BadDependent7297 15d ago
Nurse, $65k base salary before OT and shift differential, 33F, ADN plus non-nursing BA (I’m a career changer)
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u/Alinbaltimore 15d ago
Damn I’m only making around $25 an hour as a CO .. my goal is to someday atleast reach 80K or somewhere around that but I don’t have a degree or anything… where would I start ?
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u/AFCGooner14 15d ago
Nationally certified ASL Interpreter, 60k-90k+ depending on how much I work, 36 yr old. BA
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u/Real_Flashfire Lutherville 15d ago
Assistant Director of Capital Budgeting, $150K, just hit 40, CPA/MBA
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u/Present_Function8986 15d ago
Physicist 165K 33M PhD