Not to be rude. But what type of job pays someone 250,000 a year

[redirish28]

or couple who is making 250,000 a year?


My wife and I in the past 6 years of marriage made at the most 40,000 and don't ask me how but between rent and gas and bills we are struggling. are we doing something wrong?

[liberalmuse]

1. You know what's sad...

I don't even make a fifth of that and I'm doing damn good. I always wonder how someone could make so much money.

[Captain Hilts]

2. Usually a reference to household income. In that case, a lot of jobs on the coasts. nt

[DesertRat]

3. Some physicians and attorneys make that easily. nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Finance, some doctors, especially top rated specialists

to mention a few,

Oh and President of the US

[geardaddy]

58. President make $400,000. n/t

[NMDemDist2]

5. two doctors make that I bet n/t

[Windy]

6. my brother in law who is a engineer for GM believe it or not

and doctors/lawyers, etc

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. 98.5% of the nation makes much less than that.

according to the bureau of census

[cliffordu]

8. Investment banker, stock broker.

The guys who just fucked your country and your future.

[DesertRat]

9. Some authors and actors make that. nt

[GOPNotForMe]

10. There are attorney jobs that pay that much.

I was looking at a job post and a CA attorney job for a biotech firm STARTED at $225K + bonuses. I'll be going into government/public-interest law (hopefully) so I won't be facing a salary anywhere near that (and I don't have the biotech background required). I'm always shocked at jobs that pay that much. I think I always will be.

[muntrv]

11. Doctors, lawyers, professors at major universities.

[PVnRT]

44. Professors? Huh?

Maybe if they are the dean of a large school at the university, but even then, I seriously doubt they make a quarter of a million a year. University presidents, perhaps, not professors.

[leftofthedial]

47. I doubt that any professor anywhere makes anything near that much money

for being a professor. They might make that much money as an author, but not as a professor.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

59. There are plenty, actually.

But most make that income due to royalties from patents, authoring, or technical advising.

[Posteritatis]

67. In the universities in my neck of the woods...

The tenured medicine, law and CS professors tend to pull down $150-$400K per year. The CS profs tend towards the higher end of the scale.

[Still Sensible]

54. Probably the only professors that make anything

approaching that kind of money--especially as "taxable" income--are ones that have "endowed" chairs... which means that an endowment is paying that salary. I think typical university presidents gross in that range, but their average taxable income is probably uner that mark. Of course major college sports coaches often make many multiples of that, but their contracts are usually with a university paid salary in the neighborhood of the highest paid professors and college presidents, with the multiples coming from booster donated funds, endorsement deals and TV contracts.

[Cleita]

12. Professional people like architects, doctors and lawyers make a lot of money,

a whole lot more than $250,000 a year.

[eyesroll]

13. Two entry-level attorneys (some age 25) at Foley & Lardner in Milwaukee.

A few of my friends will be in situations like that by September.

[Johonny]

14. My gf and I make about that

I have an advanced science degree and she has a CPA. So the part tonight where Obama talks about college and advanced degrees... that's kind of important economically.

[hendo]

19. advanced degrees

are the most important thing for bolstering the American economy, imho.

[Skittles]

26. I know many people with advanced degrees who are jobless

[hendo]

45. but they are theoretically more likely to be able to get a high paying job. NT

[Yavin4]

69. Right Here, baby!

I have a short term contract, though not totally unemployed.

I have an MBA and a PMP.

[bobbert]

40. Advanced degrees are great when they are given to people that deserve them

Getting an MBA from some no-name school that really just wants your money isn't going to help the economy at all. Most, if not all, people that have the ability and desire for advanced degrees are getting them. Putting more people through the system isn't necessarily going to make it better, you will get less of the desire or less of the ability, or both.

[redirish28]

22. would it be rude of me to ask if you feel like you are getting "shafted" by

Obama as one person we know (who lives on a trust fund money) claims or is more complex than that?

[JerseygirlCT]

27. Not the person you asked, but we might be

close, and our answer is absolutely not.

I'm happy to pay more if it's going to help improve things - not to line Halliburton pockets or the like.

This mess needs to get fixed and those who can do more ought to be willing to do so.

[hendo]

46. are those of us with advanced degrees getting shafted by trust fund kids?

Possibly. Some of us have to work our butts off for our money. Others just get it by inheritance. Someone should cut Paris Hilton off.

Maybe I did not understand your question.

[tangent90]

15. Turn on the TV at 3 in the morning. There are several guys who will tell you

for a small fee. :evilgrin:

[Olney Blue]

23. lol

[JerseygirlCT]

16. Well, it's actually not a crazy amount

in the northeast, or I'd guess, in CA.

Professional jobs - attys, accts, etc. can easily make that. Of course, their houses cost at least twice that, even for something short of a McMansion.

Here in CT, I'd guess that's a fairly low salary in many circles of Fairfield county.

[Maine-ah]

68. median income for the state of Maine is 41k

for year round workers.

250k up here is insane. I don't personally know anybody that makes that kind of money. Hell, I don't know anybody that makes over 100k. If anyone up here is making that kind of money, they'd have to be doctors or lawyers.

[hendo]

17. doctors, lawyers, people who run thier own businesses

It's not easy for every one, but if you are in the correct line of work, its very easy to make 250k a year.

[tangent90]

18. Playing with balls. Pays very well.

:D

[burythehatchet]

50. Been doing that for years, never got a dime for it.

[Lucinda]

55. Perhaps you should try different balls?

:P

[cboy4]

20. Television news anchors

[Kalyke]

51. No - actually not - unless they work for a national spot.

Local news anchors make bupkis. In fact, most reporters, particularly print reporters, would qualify for food stamps. That's why I had to leave the profession.

[Zywiec]

21. A lot of couples in the major metropolitan areas. n/t

[AndrewP]

24. Taking drugs to hit a ball with a stick pays even more than that!

[Nevernose]

25. A college professor married to a high school principal.

In the right school district, at the right university, with the right amount of tenure and responsibility.

[CrispyQ]

28. I worked for a small company where 5 software engineers made over 6 figures each,

all with spouses also making over 6 figures - probably annual incomes of about %250k for most of them, one couple even more. They were what I call social democrats & economic republicans. They are in favor of choice, separation of church & state, civil rights for all, but they prefer (or at least until last quarter's 401k statements!) republican economics. They all have a bit of "you're a loser if you're not worth a million by the time you're 50." Two of them were the laziest co-workers I've ever worked with.

My husband & I brought home $110k for 3 years. Unfuckingbelievable! We paid off our house, all our debt & built up a little nest egg. Now we're down to about $50k & we still save, but not nearly as much as before. My husband stayed focused & resolved during my "I want a bigger house!" tantrums :blush: & am I ever glad!

[redirish28]

31. My wife and I wish we can put something aside for savings. everything

goes to keeping us going and we are talking about getting second jobs but the schedules we work are going to make it tricky.

[CrispyQ]

37. We lost our first house to foreclosure in the 80s during the S&L scandal.

We got offers that would have us bring $30k to the table. WTF? If I had $30k I'd pay the frickin' bank, you blood suckers. On the other hand, because of the crappy housing market, there were some low-down, non-qualifying mortgages available & we got into one of those. So even as we were losing one house we got into our current house for $2k down. It was quite a step down, & we overpaid & the interest rate sucked, but we didn't care.

We had some incredibly fortunate breaks & I hope that for you & your wife.

[DesertRat]

29. Professional athletes and TeeVee personalities too. nt

[kestrel91316]

30. I'm a medical professional with over 25 years experience.

I own my own practice. You would be shocked - no, stunned - at how little I make, working 5 1/2 days a week for 18 years.

I can't fathom ANY kind of work that's worth $250k a year salary. Seriously.

[Mnemosyne]

32. CEOs of "charity" organizations. Wait, they get closer to $500,000.

Sickening really.

[Mari333]

33. dc madams. tonight they will rake it in . nt

[fujiyama]

34. Professions that usually require a high degreeof education

Professional degrees in areas like medicine, business (MBA), and law often times get that sort of salary (depending on the school, the region of the country, and organization).

Managers and consultants in fields like engineering and finance may make that much, depending on various factors.

[madville]

35. My dad and brother do

My brother is 28 and made almost $400,000 last year, has a MBA and owns 20% of the company he runs. He lives very modest though, drives a chevy truck thats about 5 years old and lives in a $140k townhouse.

My dad made well over 250k also, he is vice president of a corporation that has mainly transitioned to contract IT type work with city and county governments these days. He's been with them 35 years, started out as the company pilot in the early 70's, doesn't have a college degree.

I wouldn't really say it's that lavish of a lifestyle for them, they're working all time. I know many people that make similar incomes to them, they work long hours, some are stressed out all the time, and most of their life is business. Some people thrive on that though.

[cobalt1999]

36. My wife and I do.

Each of us with a Master's degree and each with over 20 years experience in our respective fields.

[Yellow Horse]

39. You're lucky. My parents each had masters degress and never made over 25,000 in the eighties...

...with over 30 years of experience each. Adjust for inflation it does not equal anywhere near $250 K now.

:shrug:

[lukasahero]

42. It may depend on what that Master's Degree is in

and the choices one then makes regarding the work they do? (A Master's Degree in Engineering is probably going to offer one higher paying employment options than a Master's Degree in English.)

:shrug:

[WilliamPitt]

38. Lawyers who are partners in a successful firm, special-skill doctors, high-level stock brokers,

...successful small business owners, marketing executives, TV advertising executives, CEOs from many areas, etc.

[On the Road]

41. A Lot of Middle Management Jobs

for corporations pay $125k a year. If both couples work it amounts to $250k.

People who work on commissions for large ticket items, like real estate agents, may make $250k in a good year.

Some people who make $250k may be be getting part of their income from interest or other returns on an inheritance or nest egg.

A lot of it, though, is probably small business. A successful small business owner (like Joe the Plumber imagined he might be one day) can indeed make $250k.

[littlebit]

43. I make a little more than that a year

just on my own. That's not counting what my partner made before she was laid off from Am Ex. I own and operate a small fleet of trucks.

[truebrit71]

48. I would be THRILLED to make that much...

...

[ohgooglemebaby]

49. Do you make 40 grand combined or individually? Just curious...

I know someone who makes almost 4 times that! Guess where? The stock market, LOL. He has an in-law in the same field who makes around $2.5 mil.! Funny thing, you'd never know it by looking at this guy. He is so unassuming. It's not like he drives a Porsche or anything. I also know a dentist who probably pulls in $500,000, I would think.

A school superintendent can earn around $250,000. Did you know that some veteran teachers in the 'burbs earn over $100,000?! You can look up any teacher or administrator's salary on line. It's pretty interesting to see that kind of stuff.

[4lbs]

52. Eric Cantor's wife got $400K last year for being on the board of Domino's Pizza.

n/t

[nachosgrande]

53. My wife and I...and my parents

My wife and father both work non-profit jobs that pay six figures. Mother works a middle-management finance job for HSBC in a small market, and that pays six figures as well. There are a lot of jobs out there if you have a specialized degree or an advanced degree (attorneys, engineers, doctors, etc.). My best friend is going to be making $400k+ very shortly as a neurologist. And we all started as lower-middle working class (parents got degrees later in life - while raising us kids - whom they popped out when they were only 18). It's getting tighter, but with intelligence and hard work there is still a lot of opportunities out there to make a good living.

[tekisui]

56. Non-Profit jobs that make six figures? I've never heard of such a thing.

[Gormy Cuss]

61. Average pay for executive directors of nonprofits in San Francisco is $125,000

Some make much more than that. I'm sure the pay for nonprofits in other high cost areas is in that same range. Here are some examples from a San Francisco Chronicle story last fall of executive director pay:

San Francisco Symphony: $362,724.

California Academy of Sciences: $350,000 in 2005-06.

San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau:$305,138.

Asian Art Museum Foundation : $300,450 in 2007.

YMCA of San Francisco: $292,464.

San Francisco Zoo director: $250,000

Walden House chief: $240,000

Catholic Charities CYO head: $225,000

In those same organizations there's probably a few other employees making over 100K.

[tekisui]

63. I'm impressed. Of course, SF salaries are not the same in

Western NC.

[nachosgrande]

62. Non-profit management jobs do

Especially with well established arts organizations/centers in major cities (on the coasts) or with long-standing charitable organizations like the Red Cross, United Way, etc. My wife and father both work their butts off in their jobs, and for the right reasons. They didn't get into their lines of work to make money.

[Blue_In_AK]

57. Quite a few lawyers easily make that much

or more. They have to, to pay back their student loans.

[taught_me_patience]

60. My wife and I are close

She is a family doctor and I am about to get an MBA. While it seems like a lot, our lifestyle is not extravagant at all. We rent a 2 bedroom apartment, cook our own food most of the time, and drive used cars (she has a 2003 bmw 325 and I have a 2005 Honda Accord). I even do my own auto repair to save a couple of bucks. We also have 200k of student loans to pay off.

[Blue_In_AK]

64. My daughter, who is a lawyer, is in the same situation.

She's been practicing in LA since 2003 and making a good salary, but she's still paying a ton of money back for her student loans.

[Mari333]

65. DC madam nt

[Puzzler]

66. Come now... well all know...

... that most small business owners make at least that. Or, that's what all the GOP pundits insist on the MSM, and it almost always goes unchallenged :(

[closeupready]

70. What you are doing wrong is not running banks into the ground. Do that, and you'll be rewarded with

millions.