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Imagine if someone came up to you and started talking about money: "Hello, good to meet you. What do you do for a living? Oh, that sounds interesting. How much do you make? Do you get a pension? Are you investing in the stock market? You are? Great! What mutual funds and stocks do you own? Wait, you're not diversified? Let me tell you what you need to do!"
A dialogue like that could unlock all sorts of promising insights and opportunities. But at the same time, it sounds almost impossible. We've come to a point where it's generally considered inappropriate or even rude to discuss your income. In an attempt to change that, Redditor u/BigPlunk asked other platform users, "What is your job and how much do you get paid?"
Surprisingly, many of them replied! Gotta love the transparency and honesty of some people.
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#1
I’m a bum and get $120 a week donating plasma, but plot twist I have an interview at the plasma place tomorrow.
Update: I went to the interview, they called and asked to push it back to 3pm which was completely fine as they had gotten their truck in. The interview went well, and I answered the questions as best as I could. They said it would be full time Monday-Friday 1pm-9:30pm and every other weekend 6am-4:30pm starting at $13-14 an hour. I hope to hear back from them in the next few days, as they mentioned getting my ID, Social Security Card, and High School Diploma so they could make copies.
Kim Morrison 3 years ago
Please don't call yourself a "bum". I don't know your situation, but I hope this all lights up for you, congrats for seizing the day!
Jo Choto 3 years ago
I went to donate plasma when I lived in the US. I had to fill out all these details on the form. Then it came to "What countries have you visited/lived in?" There were a couple of lines. I told the lady I needed a piece of paper for the counties. How many, she asked? About 100, give or take. Turns out you can't donate plasma if you are a traveller. Oh well...
Stacy Beare 3 years ago
Not true...it only depends on which countries you have travelled to and there is usually only a small waiting period for whole blood, not so often for plasma. However, there are some countries that if you were born there make you ineligible to donate whole blood or plasma. Countries with chagas for instance.
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boatpotatome 3 years ago
Oh my God! When I first read the entry. I though he was going to be a full-time plasma donor. I was horrified!
Denise Lewis 3 years ago
what if you are older and no longer have your diploma and thee school is gone i have never heard of anyone asking to see your diploma
Peta Hurley-Hill 3 years ago
It's a fulltime job for $13-14 per hour,what the hell?! I'm Ausralian minimum wage is $20.33 per hour.
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#2
I’m a farmer. My earnings are flirting with the breadline, but I have very little bills and my life is overall very happy and fulfilling
Janet Sturgess 3 years ago
Being happy and fulfilled is the life you want to live. Big money doesn't make everyone happy.
u/BigPlunk came up with the idea for their post through browsing Reddit. "I had been reading in the r/AntiWork subreddit about companies trying to shut down employees who were discussing their wages," they told Bored Panda.
"I was thinking about how secrecy about the money we make only benefits the companies and not the workers. I was thinking about how inflation without wage increases means that workers are actually taking a pay decrease and how discussing wages more openly might lead to more wage increases. I could go on about this topic quite a lot as it is something that has been top of mind for some time now."
#3
NYC roll off dumpster driver under a Teamster union contract. $40 an hour in January + medical and pension paid 100% by my employer. There’s guaranteed overtime too, so gross around $130k + the other perks. We also get a 100k severance payout the day we retire. I have a bachelors in business, but fell in love with being outside all day. I also sell scrap metal if I can collect it and I have a thriving eBay business from other things I find in the dumpsters. Made another 20-25k doing that on the side.
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
It's ridiculous that some workers don't see the value of unions. Pay a small amount of dues every month. Pay attention to union call to action events and support them as best you can. Get a fantastic wage and competitive benefits. The end result is in your favor.
Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
Huge red flag if you're looking for a job as if your potential employer over emphasizes that unions are bad and you will be fired for even looking into them.
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Ragnhild Nilsen 3 years ago (edited)
Unions are the reason we don't employ 8 year-olds in textile mills and the reason we don't work 12-14-18 hours a day, seven days a week. And the reason the majority of the civilized world has paid holidays, pension funds, and paid maternity leave.
Troux 3 years ago
NYC though. This might be comparable to a ~$50-60K salary in most cities. Still, more than a teacher.
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Kynnica Pilupner 3 years ago
That is double of what I make and I work a mid level job in advertising.
#4
I do research with brain cells, HIV, cocaine, and fentanyl. $29,500/year aka ~$14/hr. Yes I'm sad that this is what a Master's degree got me.
Alex the awful German 3 years ago
I work in a leadership role in a commcial department of a SAAS company in Europe and I almost feel ashamed now. My salary is around 3 times that money.....Can't belive this is true.
Big Chungus 3 years ago
This is why my sister left this field, she makes a lot more now in Marketing
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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
That's pay for data entry in a decent lab, in my experience. I wouldn't pay anyone that little if they're handling samples, for example. So... is the master's in biochem or polisci?
Frisinator 3 years ago
You should deliver dumpsters instead. That guy gets $40/hr. Absolutely bullshit.
Mark Kelly 3 years ago (edited)
What? Here in Canada I make $20 raking leaves and weeding and doing errands. I got a raise earlier this year and my boss said it won't be my last raise.
Kantami Blossom 3 years ago
Yet sadly any medical breakthrough they discover will earn their company millions/billions and they most likely won't even get a bonus😢.
After going through the comments, u/BigPlunk People thought people were generally quite eager to share how much they made.
"It seems as though many people want more transparency about wages," they said. "Many people were also saying that they wanted more specific information, including which country/state/province people were living and working in and whether they had healthcare/benefits provided. I think that this thread was the start of a larger conversation."
#5
I'm a teacher in Zimbabwe. I make $150 (USD) per month. $150 is not enough. We’re just living day by day.
Piku 3 years ago
I too earn $ 238 a month . Can relate how much sacrifices and efforts are required to give your best to your students while living in a penury
Steph 3 years ago
I hope you both will be truely rewarded for your work one day!
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ZAPanda 3 years ago
Also remember it depends on economy. $150/month is very low, but due to the extremely bad dollar exchange rate, salaries that look terrible in Africa are actually very high. For example our president (South Africa) earns about $100/hour. That sounds low for a president, but it is extremely high considering what it will buy, which is for example a house with like 6 bedrooms, and probably 3 luxury cars, easily. Compared to say a teacher, who gets about $100 per day here (8x less). A teacher cannot afford a house here, she or he has to be married to someone and buy the house jointly if they want to get a house in a suburb. Sure, they could rent a small flat.
RatherLoopy 3 years ago
$!50 a month seems like an extreme hardship, but to me, it's always been worth having less to do a job that I loved.
Denise Lewis 3 years ago
that is sad you are teaching future adults putting up with other peoples children for 150 a month
#6
Officer on a container ship work about 6 months out of the year and make about 120k. For the most part my job is looking out a window at some waves.
Kim Morrison 3 years ago
Why you diminishing your job and qualifications? Pretty sure it can't be that simple...
Kady LaHaie 3 years ago
Yeah but you also risk your life. The ocean will kill a MFER just because he's not paying attention.
Martin Kaine 3 years ago
Interesting. They make $120K and might have half the year to enjoy it.
Rod Egret 3 years ago
Yes, but the other 6months they work and don't see family or friends.
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The OP agrees that it has been made culturally inappropriate to discuss wages. But mostly because that would largely result in higher wages for all.
"It means there would be no more paying employee A and employee B different amounts to do the same job. Transparency in wages would likely result in issues like racism and ageism and sexism becoming more obvious," they said.
" I have been posting a lot lately on LinkedIn about the need for companies to include salary ranges and detailed compensation packages as part of job postings. Everyone claims 'competitive compensation' in their postings, yet very few are competitive enough to actually throw out a number. I think that many companies that do post a salary range tend to post a very wide range and then hire on the lower side of it."
#7
Entrepreneur, negative 10k per year
MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago
Thank you for the honesty. Entrepreneurship is grossly glorified.
Troux 3 years ago
"I'm in control of my own destiny!" Also, "Does anyone know how to drive a destiny? Help!!!"
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Kady LaHaie 3 years ago
Well it also depends if they are an ACTUAL entrepreneur or some poser MLM hag who "owns their own business"
Tobias Rieper 3 years ago
what weird way to say i am unemployed and come up with get rich quick schemes that dont work
Denise Lewis 3 years ago
the most recent figures place the average woman's earnings at around 80% of the average man's, though this varies significantly between occupations.
RoseAnne Hutchence 3 years ago
Entrepreneurs make the world go 'round! Without them we wouldn't see innovative business ideas (Skip the Dishes, anyone?), or online shopping, or the internet .... Lots of hard work and dedication, certainly not for those faint of heart or lazy or entitled.
#8
Emt 15/hr
Edit: u guys need to realize, I’m on the high end. 15/hr is starting wage here and that’s freaking nuts. I seriously met a guy who worked 20+ years as an advanced EMT over in Tennessee and he was legit making 10.50 an hour. The dude was 48 on, 24 off.
Actually y’all think I’m doing rough? Check out wildland firefighters haha
Alex the awful German 3 years ago
that is so sad. what does it tell us abot a society when jobs like that are getting salaries like this?
Jo Choto 3 years ago
So remember, when you are paying $500 for your USA ambulance ride, the money isn't going to the EMTs.
BorPand8 3 years ago
You forgot a zero on the end there. Seriously, I don't know of anywhere that only charges $500 for an ambulance ride. When I needed one it was around $2500 (in 2012)
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John and Brandy Keippala 3 years ago
Truth!!! That's a great wage for an EMT. Ugh. I just finished classes (still need to take national registry) and my kids just love to point out every sign that has a starting wage higher than I'm looking at (like McDonalds...)
Anne Reid 3 years ago
Good luck on your National! It’s not as hard as it’s made out to be, don’t sweat it. I hope you love being an EMT as much as I have for the last 25 years! Love, a dinosaur
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John Topper 3 years ago
I'm a paramedic and we JUST increased the EMT's to 15. They were making 12 until about a year ago. Our benefits are still a sad joke. Paying $150 a month for a $6,000 deductible.
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
Locally, they're usually paid minimum. Which here is federal minimum. Which is a joke. Most have a second job, b/c, yeah, you want EMTs who are too tired to react right.
Upstaged75 3 years ago (edited)
There's a difference between an EMT and a Paramedic though. Paramedics make a decent wage - although it's an insanely stressful job I would never want.
Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago (edited)
WTF!! Those priorities are so screwed up. The public needs to be made very aware of this and ask them the value of having someone there quickly who can save their life. As far as unions, at one point I was working in ICU. There was a nurse's union. What's a nurse going to do? Strike? No, lives depend on us. Work to rule? Not when someone codes at change of shift. We went 3 years without a contract because hey. The environmental services folks had just returned from their strike and the person cleaning toilets was making more than us!! Our only answer was to picket the legislature building, the news interviews us and the public found that out. Our contract got signed very quickly.
#9
carpenter here, 67$ an hour with including my benefits.
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago (edited)
Any bets this is union? (Edited to add, due to comments, okay, fine, it could be any carpenter. )
Dave P 3 years ago
There is a national shortage of skilled carpenters, non-Union earn good money as well. I know people. Non-Union in NYC can earn 60 an hour, Union earn more.
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#10
I am a paraprofessional in an elementary school. I spend most of my time in a self contained Kindergarten - 5th grade classroom of mostly "non verbal" students with autism. (Occasionally I float to other classrooms) I make around 20k a year. I love my job, but the pay is insulting.
Tamora Spiller 3 years ago
This is insultingly low. Especially for the care and attention this requires.
lucy dale 3 years ago
not to mention all the extra trainings they have to go to (mom was a para)
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Emma Goldstein 3 years ago
Same with my mom, who made a very similar amount. Paras work so insanely hard and do not get the credit they deserve. You all are amazing! Truly!
SpookyPanda 3 years ago
Assuming they work 185 days a school year, that's only $108 a day! My school has several parapros and we'd be lost without them. They definitely should be paid more.
Chris Scritchfield 3 years ago
Well I can tell you it probably USA. They have job listings all the time in our area. It seems they aren't protected by the union the protects every other employee for the district
Load More Replies... Denise Lewis 3 years ago
my husband is a truck driver owner operator the truck makes 100 grand a year by the time we pay repairs and all the tax's that go along and other fees we get 20 grand out of that 100 and then we file our tax's and have to pay them five grand so in effect we are making 15 grand a year
#11
I work at a recycling plant, I get $35 an hour to stand at a conveyer belt picking out glass
backatya 3 years ago (edited)
how you're standing upright. Try picking lettuce or strawberries in the hot sun
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Mean Red B 3 years ago
Yet emt gets a half of that. I mean both jobs are demanding and necessary but for FS, emts are saving people lives, have to have huge knowledge and there is a glass picker earning twice as much. There is something wrong with the society....
BorPand8 3 years ago
I'd upvote you, except it kinda seems like you're saying the 'glass picker' shouldn't be making that much
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Damn. Reading some of these posts of people with really important jobs with very fancy degrees makes me feel drastically overpaid. I’m a dog walker/pet sitter/Gal Friday. $25-$50/hr. I average about 75k a year. Wear yoga pants and t-shirts to work every day, listen to my AirPods and do my Pimsleur while working, leave time in the middle of the day between my appointments for my violin/cello lessons each week, and am usually stoned most of the day. Love my job. No real benefits so paying for those myself eats into my profit margin, but the total lack of stress or any type of management for my line of work totally makes up for it. I honestly don’t feel like I work. It feels like I wake up and f**k around all day for really good money.
Steph 3 years ago
Feel lucky as long as economy makes it possible for dog owners to hire a walker! It's great! I did this as a student in San Francisco for a little while - fun job, but nothing for me on a long term basis. Enjoy as long as you can! :-)
WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
Economy makes it necessary for dog owners to hire a walker. There aren't too much people who still have the energy to walk their dog after a 13 hour shift.
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I'm glad this person is happy with their work, but not sure I'd want someone who's "stoned most of the day" taking care of my dogs. Just me, though, I really love my dogs.
snipergun 3 years ago
I don't know why you got downvoted, I would never give any dog (and not allow someone work with any animal, children or people) when they say they're stoned. My dog goes to daycare one day a week, just because she loves it there, and would stop on spot if I ever smelled or was hinted that they are stoned, or be under any other influence for that matter.
Load More Replies... Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
If you're the type that likes to prepare for the worst you would look into a wealth manager who would help you get the most cost effective health insurance for your situation through the marketplace (ACA) or private. They would also invest a portion of your income for retirement usually using mixed market investments. This works for all "self employed" and "3rd party contractors" as well. Or you can do the research yourself and keep your budget. If this is just a hustle you don't think too much about getting good health insurance and pay out of pocket for emergencies.
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lara 3 years ago
Taking a dog on a "walk" is more than just walking around, you are paying attention to that dog and you might be the first one to notice a problem. I have NO problem paying up front to take care of my pups. I would carry them on my back, barefoot, through fire. They are my heart, my life and my loves. My husband, our son, and our pups are the trinty of my life.
Samantha Mix 3 years ago
How do you clients green when you tell them you will need taking care of their precious fur babies while stoned? They like that s**t?
Alice Coulter 3 years ago
You are most certainly giving Professional Dog Walkers/Pet Sitters a bad name here. Your report of earnings is pretty spot-on as an "average" income for pet sitters. That being said, you NEVER EVER go to work stoned or under the influence of any mind-altering substance. WTH? Same with wearing Airpods while walking these precious pups! You need to be AWARE of all sights and sounds surrounding yourself while in charge of your client's furry family. Also, if you find this JOB totally lacking any stress, you're doing it wrong. There will be STRESS, you are responsible for the health and well-being, and safety of so many pets! It's how you handle the stress that matters. IF you are a professional in the business. (best job ever btw, I've been doing this since 1982, and now 21 years in the same location/business, self-employed and approaching retirement) Think of all of the money you COULD make, more than what you report, if you DO NOT "wake up and f**k around all day". Shame on you.
RoseAnne Hutchence 3 years ago
Find your passion, people. Money (or not, as long as we make enough to pay the bills) is gravy. Not happy with the $$? Quit, and do something soul sucking.
#13
UPS package sorter at a warehouse, 22$ an hour plus time and a half pay for anything over 5 hour shift in a single day (so for example one shift is 5 hours if I work two shifts in a row the second one would be 33$ an hour)
Unlimited overtime too so if I really really wanted to I could triple shift everyday for an entire week (that would be like 15 hours straight everyday working though) and get a months worth of money in a single check
Tamora Spiller 3 years ago
I did UPS in college. Good work for part-time employees and decent benefits while in school. Never have to talk to anyone and all you do is put packages either on or off a truck. Small sort is the best though. Small packages and you just organize them by postal code.
Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago
I'm replying because I saw your name and, for a split second, thought it was my name, lol.
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TJay 3 years ago
If you go combo or driver that's where the decent money is at...great benefits as a part timer...aggressive union on your side...decent pension as well
CLINT face 3 years ago
I'm full time ramp operations. $34.12 an hour. I work four nine hour days and one four hour day. I get OT when I work over nine hours on any of those days and OT when I work over four hours. Full free bennies for me and the fam. Our last contract they were top of the line bennies, now they are a step below. No complaints. I have a part time and full time pension.
#14
i just started a new job as a software engineer with 384k total comp. to be honest i don’t really know what to do with most of my money besides caring for my aging parents and saving. i feel very lucky and privileged to be here.
Robin DJW 3 years ago
I feel ya. I worked in IT/system admin, (no degree or certs) for a health care company. And I was always sad that I made so much more than the nurses. Still doesn't seem right to me.
Marnie 3 years ago
Are you making close to 384,000 per year?! If so, I have been sorely underpaid.
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Pheebs 3 years ago (edited)
This is a field that varies wildly with both skill and location. Where I live SEs make anywhere from 50k-150k for experienced people (literally by driving 30 miles down the road). When I started out, I was making only 23k (less than half of all the other SEs with the same company). I only made it up to 42k after 9 years. Moved on and make 73k, which is perfectly comfortable for how I live. I could be up around 100k+ if I moved to a for-profit company, but the benefits and culture of where I am now more than compensate for any “lack”. If I made 384k I’d probably be putting away a bunch in college funds for my niece and nephew, helping the fam pay stuff off, get my dad the back surgery he needs, and donating. That’s a lot of money.
Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago
You are so fortunate that you can care for your aging parents very very well.
#15
Underwater Welder. 296k annually.
Alex the awful German 3 years ago
sounds fair. not only is it dangerous, these guys are making sure that ships or docksides stay in use, so they are preventing outtages that are extremely costly, I suppose....
Kady LaHaie 3 years ago
I would totally do that job if it didn't require being underwater and welding.
Dave P 3 years ago
Average Welder in the US the year after their apprenticeship earns $110K-130K a year with benefits. It's 18 months technical school, then an exam with a 50% fail rate, then a 4 year apprencticeship (earning about 45k a year) with a 20% drop out rate, and then if you finish all that, you get the good money and job. Worth it if you liek working with your hands. GED is the min requirement for technical school.
Della Purcell 3 years ago
I've considered leaving nursing for this profession. I keep threatening to do it. lol
#16
13 year old here, I take out the trash and take out of the dishwasher at home and get paid 78 dollars a month or 936 dollars a year by my mom.
julia 3 years ago
I’ve never understood this. The 13 year old lives in the household right? So why should they get paid for doing something that benefits them too? Not judging any type of parenting, I’m just curious why, instead of paying them to do unusual chores that don’t necessarily benefit them, like babysitting a sibling or raking leaves, parents pay them to throw out the trash that would stink up the house for the teen too
Troux 3 years ago (edited)
I had this money earning scheme starting from when I was 5. Taught me some hard lessons about 'stuff I want = TIME'. I'll never forget what it felt like to have $100 and look at everything I could buy, and then to buy something and realize that money is GONE and there's no allowance that will just come to me. I have to go back and earn more if I want more.
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Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago
I had jobs to do around home everyday. I would get paid a certain amount for those jobs each day. Pay would happen at the end of the week. My mom, bless her was a bookkeeper back when it was paper and books. She bought a small ledger book and I recorded each day I did my work. At the end of the week we'd go over the ledger book. If there was a day I didn't do them I didn't get "paid" for that day. It would get added up and that's what I would get. Lessons: Responsibility, all of us living here in this home have responsibilities to help keep it nice. Mine was setting the table, doing the dishes and taking the garbage out. If I didn't do them there was no parental rescue. Don't empty the garbage it piles up. The house smells because I didn't do my job. If you don't do your job, the consequences are unpleasant and often affect more than just you. No work, no pay. Speaks for itself. This will sound nuts to a lot of Pandas, but it taught me exactly what it was meant to.
Will Schultz 3 years ago
13 year old here, I take out the trash, clear and load the dishwasher, do the house's laundry, do grocery runs, and I'm paid 0 dollars a month, or 0 dollars a year by my mom.
lenka 3 years ago
We try and strike a balance here. The kids have to empty and load the dishwasher and set and clear the table every night, as well as help with the laundry on average once a week and other sundry tasks. These contributions are because they live here and we are a family that works together. They also get pocket money for 'extra' contributions like watering my plants, cleaning the windows or vacuuming the office.
Pungent Sauce 3 years ago
Good to get paid for chores, but don’t forget about your all-inclusive benefits package ;)
WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
Not really, she's teaching the kid that everything you do should have some financial gain, rather than the knowledge that it's everyone's responsibility to do their chores in a household.
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Licensed Nursing Assistant for a Home Care Agency- $13.50/hr. It’s embarrassingly underpaid, but the girl I take care of is so incredibly sweet (18F with cerebral palsy - nonverbal). Being able to help her and her family out means more to me than my actual paycheck.
Dave P 3 years ago
If this outside of the US? Because the government funding for the aids pay $16 an hour, not including some states add on more and families sometimes pay extra as well.
WildBerry 3 years ago
What government funding for nursing aides? The government only pays if the person also needs 'skilled care". The government does not pay for custodial care. The pay is dependent on insurance and families would not pay anything additional is insurance covers it.
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The Cute Cat 3 years ago
I feel you.. When I work as paramedic I can barely live by. After paying rent and transport cost, it is almost not enough for me to eat. That is why I am so greedy for overtime. Because I work on hotel clinic and provided food each shift.
Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
I worked as a CNA in a care home in WA State back in fall of 1996. I made $5.50 an hour. We had moved to be closer to my MIL who was fighting cancer. It was the only job I could find in this little logging town. Left a $50,000 exec position to do it.
#18
Private jet captain. Varies with overtime, but this year will be around $360k.
Caro Caro 3 years ago
Holy smokes! That's a good pay cheque. Must be fun too (most of the time).
Steph 3 years ago
Aww! It's not really! I was engaged to a private pilot 20 years ago. He was working for a king (literally!) He had to be on call/available 24/7 all year! Great money, but we could never, ever really plan ANYTHING. Also, he could never ever have an alcoholic drink, when we were celebrating, we never knew when he'd get called for a flight, which could have been anytime at night. Also, we ALWAYS had to make sure his pager was able to receive signals nonstop. No freedom at all - wasn't worth the money in my eyes.
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Some Cool Guy 3 years ago
A commercial pilot once flew me to an remote airfield to look around. I made 3x more while we were there. Seems pretty dumb
#19
Air Ambulance Pilot (helicopter). $80k a year.
Agfox 3 years ago
Despite the high level of skill required, it seems odd - to say the least - that this person earns so much less than a dump truck driver in New York City
Molly Cule 3 years ago
It could depend on location. Wages in London are higher on average, in comparison the to the rest of the UK, but the cost of living is also significantly greater.
Load More Replies... Pilot Chick 3 years ago
Also factor in the huge cost of becoming a helicopter pilot if they went the civilian route.
#20
I work in a steel mill that heats steel bars to a certain hardness. I get paid 18$ an hour and so far we haven’t had anyone die for a year (that’s a record)
Shelli Aderman 3 years ago
Not just injured. Haven’t had anyone DIE for a year. For just $18/hour! 😳
Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
So usually at least 1 person dies on the job per year and you're not even making $20/ hour? That is very sad.
#21
Master of the custodial arts. $17.50/h.
Tamora Spiller 3 years ago
This should be higher pay. I hate custodial work and appreciate anyone who can do it.
Martin Kaine 3 years ago
I have always viewed custodians as health care workers. Keeping a space clean and free of vermin is one of the first lines of defense against disease. Also, I recently learned the term "janitor" is derived from Janus, Roman god of beginnings/ends; a janitor was originally a door warden. Kinda neat.
Load More Replies... RoseAnne Hutchence 3 years ago
What the market can bear, right? Higher pay for the staff means higher fees for guests which could mean guests go elsewhere. Balancing act for owners / managers who also want to pay their people enough to keep them.
#22
Inspect nuclear reactors under contract, ~$100k/yr but only work 10 weeks a year
A B C 3 years ago
WTF? Is that true? Maybe I should have followed my father's footsteps who worked in power plant building after all...
Dave P 3 years ago
This guys job requited a Masters in Nuclear Engineering and at least 10 years active Power Plant Experience. Look it up.
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RoseAnne Hutchence 3 years ago
Deadly dangerous shite here, people. Humankind involved with nuclear power = mistakes. $100K / annually hardly seems like enough.
Gary Geracci 1 year ago
I only worked Eighteen weeks a year when I was doing it. $125.000.00 plus perks, allowed me to work at another company til I bought it out and stayed away from Reactors!
#23
I’m a line cook / manager for a busy restaurant, and I get paid $19 an hour +tip share + profit share from two recipes of mine on the menu.
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
Profit share is a nice touch. I don't think many restaurants credit their recipe creators like that.
lara 3 years ago
Actually, most do because of "copyright." It is a very complicated situation, but the reasons restaurants do that is to keep the "employee" from leaving and taking his/her recipe to another restaurant to put on the menu.
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ftworthxxx 3 years ago
Why should servers be expected to help pay the wages of the line cooks? Just another example of how cheap restaurants are and how they sock it to the servers to pay for things the restaurant ought to.
Kantami Blossom 3 years ago
It's good that they do the tip/profit share, most places milk their employees for everything they can whilst paying as little as possible.
#24
Artificial intelligence/computer vision. About $230k.
#25
I’m an English teacher in charity organization. 6$/h
Alex the awful German 3 years ago
How can this be?!? Isn't that below minimum wage even in the US?!?
Leonardo Colle 3 years ago
maybe this person is not from usa? americans fail to understand that there are more countries in the world
Load More Replies... Kim Morrison 3 years ago
That's terrible - such a huge contribution for so little financial compensation. I hope it's rewarding otherwise...
Urbangirlatl 3 years ago
Doesn't say where. Vague, but sounds like the person Is teaching English in a non English-speaking country. $6 an hour might be huge. We can't know without more information.
Kimberley Gayle Thomas 3 years ago
Reminds how when I was a Camp Counselor at the age of 18 my rate was $4.25. Told myself I was getting paid to be on vacation.
#26
Vet tech, $15/hr in Utah. Getting a raise later this month tho!
lara 3 years ago
I could never do the job you are doing. I would last until someone brought in their dog or cat that they had ignored until the animal is in really bad shape and I would be yelling "how can you be so f**king stupid? How can you let this baby suffer? Are you really this incompetent? Stay right here while I call the humane society."
JeNeRegretteRien 3 years ago
That happened to me and now the dog is mine. She's a lot happier and healthier. Still working on socializing though
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Mark Kelly 3 years ago
That's cool. I get $20 raking leaves, doing property maintenance here in Canada. Plus I get a Christmas bonus of $100. For what vets charge they should pay more.
Cynthia Melgoza 3 years ago
Vets don’t charge that much, we use the same equipment as humans and charge 1/3-1/5 of the price so you clients can afford it
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Senior IT analyst, a little under $100k. Not bad for a GED recipient.
James Arvidson 3 years ago
Until recently Director of Professional Services $125k base. Before that Implementation manager for $98k base. Also with a GED.
lara 3 years ago
OK, let me explain, a GED test is a damned hard test. Second you do not NEED a college diploma to succeed. If you can read and you can pay attention you can do anything you want that doesn't require you to kissassalicensing board. Doctors in this country, until 1920 were "apprenticed" to other doctors to learn how to be doctors. Wouldn't work now, but learning is not school specific. Know anyone who goes to "carpenter" school?
#28
I work at a small tech company doing any random thing they want. I make 90k.
Davo gifman 3 years ago
Hey Barb touch these two wires together for us; will ya? It's probably okay.
#29
Air Traffic Controller. Around $100k
Nathan Pogorzala 3 years ago (edited)
My old man was ATC, he had no emotions to speak of. Fit him like a glove. BWI airspace as well. Numerous pilot error deaths under his belt, 3407 was the largest. 49 souls plus 1 on the ground. Look up my last name and Colgan 3407 and you can hear the live ATC.
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#30
Medical Coder - make $31/hr, about 65k annually.
BG 3 years ago
In the US. Filing insurance claims on behalf of doctor's and hospitals. Doctors write the diagnoses on the patient's chart, patient's info and chart is sent to a "coder" who fills out insurance forms with the specific numerical code which corresponds to the diagnosis. Most medical coders do this work from home.
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#31
Paraprofessional at an elementary school in a classroom with students who have autism. I get paid $19.70 an hour plus a $70 monthly stipend for helping the kids with toilet duties.
snipergun 3 years ago
It is better than similar ones above, but until society doesn't realize that guys playing with ball or racing with cars trying to kill themselves don't deserve millions, but people like these should make at least decent living, nothing can change. I wish fans realized it. The moment you will have to care for your relative with disabilities yourself you'd understand.
#32
Freelance Video Editor. $500-$600/day. "Bad" year I make 40-50k per year. Great year are 95k-110K.
Kynnica Pilupner 3 years ago
at 500-600$ a day you'd be working a little more than 100 days a year for your average bad year salary. that's a chill workload.
Gogamash 3 years ago
No, when you are self-employed there is a lot of stuff to be done extra like attracting new customers and managing his own "company"
Load More Replies... Some Cool Guy 3 years ago
I've seen good editors pump out in minutes what I see in ads on tvs. Yeah I see the money
#33
Here, this’ll surprise some folks: I’m a librarian (hence the user name), and I earn right around $100K with full benefits. But I’m in the Bay Area, and that’s with a Master’s Degree + 15 years of experience. So it’s not all that impressive in context.
John Topper 3 years ago
My fiance is a public librarian in NY. She has the masters in library science and is making about $18/hr.
#34
School Psychologist for public schools. $125,000 for 180 days. Full benefits and retirement. Never ending professional development for licensure renewal. Took me 35 years to get this salary. Started at $40,000 in 1986. Public educators are on a graduated pay scale.
Nicholas Kraemer 3 years ago
So twice the median income when you started and twice the median income now.
#35
I’m a lab analyst for a microbiology lab, doing sample testing and environmental monitoring in a germ-free environment where hospital drugs are made. I make $18 an hour. Not bad, but the stress of the job combined with the fact that it’s on the low end of the wage of these sort of jobs means I’m looking for other options.
Susie Elle 3 years ago
I'm a lab tech working in cell biology, I make around 21 euros an hour, 44k a year :) Quite okay from what I understand.
#36
Professor, Stem. ~$85-105k per year depending on grants I bring in.
lara 3 years ago
When I was working on my dissertation I taught one class, US History, for four semesters. Both pre-1865 and post-1865. This was at a private university that charged, at that time, 1200 dollars a semester hour. They paid me 1500 bucks for the entire semester, which is 3 months, more or less but I did get free faculty parking. So there was that.
Lyone Fein 3 years ago
Pay for adjunct faculty is abysmal. You basically have the same degree and knowledge as the full time faculty, but only make 2-4% of what they make.
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EMT/Security for a tribal casino, graveyard shift, $18/hr. I've seen things you wouldn't believe.
#38
Drive yard truck for Walmart. Make 10k a month or 120k a year
Sawdust 3 years ago
I think they're a truck driver that exclusively moves truck trailers around the grounds of a large warehouse facility.
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#40
I'm head of HR and Finances at a national political party (non-US). I make about 60k a year (before taxes). Might take up walking dogs as a side gig, after reading this thread.
#41
Finance, basically Excel for a living. 95k$ per year taxes and health insurance already deducted.
#42
Union journeyman plumber/pipefitter $46.33 an hour.
#45
Front end Web developer. Between my job and side business coding small business websites I do about $120k a year. Hoping to double that by next year.
Immortal Emperor Paradox 3 years ago
Yes, JavaScript is so much fun... It brings tears to your eyes.
A B C 3 years ago
Huh. Imagine I did six figures per year, I'd not try to double it, but to keep it at that level while reducing working hours. No use in all that money if you don't find the time to spend it.
Immortal Emperor Paradox 3 years ago
Then maybe you don't like your work? When the OP says to double his income, it must be by increasing his experience/tech stack. Some people spend long hours at work because they love to learn instead of chilling or goofing around.
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#46
I do whatever needs to be done around the warehouse that doesn't require a forklift. $19/hour
#49
Toddler lead teacher. Just got a raise from 9.65 (minimum wage) to 10.50 but not because I’m valued, because we’re so severely understaffed and everyone that walks through walks right back out once they learn how low the wage is. Don’t blame them one bit.
WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
People work to make money and some jobs are just not affordable for them. You'd think that if people keep walking out saying "I can't afford to work here.", some manager making at $100K would connect the dots and raise the wages.
Tim Douglass 3 years ago
The problem (in the U.S. at least) is that in the schools the "manager" can't raise anyone's wages. They usually want to, but their funding is fixed and limited. The only people who can raise those wages are the voters, who seem to be largely resistant to higher taxes.
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#50
Restaurant Manager for a well known “Breasturant”…$75k base salary and $20-$25k in annual bonuses
#51
Street Magician. It depends, location and season are the biggest factors. I can make anywhere from $300-$3k a week.
#53
Disabled Veteran 30k a year
Zaza 3 years ago (edited)
What is the cost of living, say not in the most remote "dump", but also not in the middle of the biggest city? 30k in euro in my country is well over minimum (minimum is 12/1300 ish a month after taxes, so 15/16k a year with mandatory vacation bonus added). You won't be able to afford a huge house in the city centre anywhere on that, but a family sized place in what you would call the suburbs, yes. EDIT the 12/1300 ish after taxes is based on a fulltime job. Fulltime jobs over here are anywhere from 32 to 40 hours a week, with most being 36 or 38. That includes 2 small breaks and 1 longer lunchbreak -depending on how long the workday is-, all counted as work hours, so if you work 9-5 and have a total of 60 minutes break time that's still an 8 hour workday. Now don't know what the average cost of living is in the US, but considering the salaries I often see mentioned this is very low isn't it? That's a disgrace for a disabled veteran, y'all need to take better care of the people who literally risk their lives for your freedoms
#54
Massage therapist /esthetician $22hr at my job. $100hr working for myself.
#55
Walmart stocker, $15/hour, about $20,000 a year.
Alex the awful German 3 years ago
Not a disrespect, but honestly: how can you live with that in the US?
Kady LaHaie 3 years ago
We live with it because we live in the middle of nowhere with only 4 jobs in a 2 hour driving range.
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#56
Wendy’s Crew Member, $9 normal hours, $10 when I close. If I become an ambassador I could make $12 an hour but that’s a lot of work. I work the grill usually and they say I’m the best at it not including the managers and one of the ambassadors.
#57
Nightclub Director. Las Vegas. 100k base. 100k tip pool. 150k performance bonus. And the other perks
Nicholas Kraemer 3 years ago
They can go through the pockets of any coat left in coat check and they may take one item from the lost and found bin at Christmas
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Substitute Teacher, $40.57 an hour
#59
Sustainability consultant, 40k. It's an entry-level position I got right after graduating. I mostly do life cycle assessment and environmental impact assessment. Very fulfilling job but also pretty stressful.
Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
Lol have fun with those soil and water samples 😂😂😂 glad to see base pay has gone up.
#61
Project Manager in the wireless telecommunications industry and I make $95k a year. I live in the Northern California area.
I also am a part time horse photographer (because I love it) and I make an additional $20-25k at that.
#62
Nuclear plant electrician 50 an hour, 130-150k a year depending on Ot/bonus. Moving into an operations role in the plant soon
#63
Strip Club DJ. Gross around $65k doing three nights a week.
#64
Litigator. $225k
#65
Design - $100/hr - websites, art direction for marketing campaigns, all contract work currently so it’s either a feast or a famine
#66
Oil refinery guy, 150k/yr; union job; 401k and pension; good benefits.
#67
Senior Hardware engineer for a tech company. Everything said and done I’ll make about 270k this year including benefits.
#68
I work factory for a smaller company that makes mcdonald’s buns i’m quality control. 60k yr
Bill 3 years ago
Go work for Flowers Foods. The machine operators start at 20 and they do their own Healthcare Trust which matches union healthcare
Pungent Sauce 3 years ago
$60K is $31.25/hr, and QC is a much better job than machine operator.
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Chipotle GM, 58k/year
#71
English prof, 45k and I teach 4 different classes each semester, supervise MA students, do research, and serve on a bunch of committees/do service for the university. :(
#72
Meat manager salaried at 77k + bonuses.
#73
Welder- $25 hourly Hopefully I can up that wage when I start working union soon.
lara 3 years ago
There were welders, union welders, on the pipeline that Biden shut down, they were earning over 75 bucks an hour. When the union betrayed them, John Kerry told them that they could just get other jobs. At like 10 bucks an hour. Maybe.
lara 3 years ago
https://www.aopl.org/Stories/aopl-laments-jobs-lost-on-biden-s-on-first-day
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Manager of a Cannabis Dispensary $17hr
#75
$26.51/hr OT at $46/hr after 76hrs fortnightly. What do I do? Milk cows and act as a farm hand doing what ever the owners of the dairy want. What's funny is besides the owners wife, my partner and I are the only ones here tht have a professional degree and have any business experience. Will miss the money when my visa runs outs and I have to go home.
#79
Paramedic in the UK £17.50ish/hr after shift overruns and unsocial hours pay I make in the neighbourhood of £43,000 per annum.
John Topper 3 years ago
I'm making about the same in NY but with crap benefits. We don't get any pension, life assurance, income protection, critical illness, health cash, employee assistance, retirement or childcare. Technically I have healthcare, but I pay an extra $150 a month for it and have a $6,000 deductible. Since you don't live in a dystopian capitalistic hellscape I'll explain a deductible. A deductible is part of a healthcare plan that they don't pay. Any care I need up to the cost of 6k every dime is out of pocket. It's ... not great.
Fat Harry 3 years ago
We call a deductible an "excess" in the UK. But then we don't need health insurance, and employers are legally obliged to offer a pension (ALL employers).
Load More Replies... Nor 3 years ago
No Loty, it the currency symbol for England, better known as the Pound Sterling
Load More Replies... #80
I'm a university student and I have a part-time job as a lifeguard. I get paid $23 an hour which is pretty good.
#83
Virtual assistant $4 an hour
What do you think ?
ZAPanda 3 years ago
Exchange rates are meaningless. We need to give these salaries in Big Macs. I'll tell you why. In the example I give above, our president gets around 200k per annum, which is lower than some of the people here doing relatively ordinary jobs. However, that salary here is huge and will buy a huge luxury house, several luxury cars, etc. So it's kinda meaningless unless you compare prices of normal daily items. Hence the Big Mac index. So for example, according to google, a big mac in NY is $5. Here it's ZAR 40 or $2.60. In our biggest city. So the *actual* exchange rate ought to be 7.8 : 1, not 15:1. So on that reckoning, our president's salary's buying power is actually more like $400k per year. To give a contrasting example, a floor cleaner might get about ZAR 2500/month or $166 per month. But if you factor in burgernomics, it's actually closer to $253/month. Still very low. Not giving your location is a bit meaningless.
Jo Choto 3 years ago
What I noticed here is that the jobs that have been traditionally considered "women's work" are the lowest paid, think teaching, caring for others, typing, etc.
Immortal Emperor Paradox 3 years ago
I think it's better to see which jobs are more monotonous, easily replaceable, and the amount of skill required. Once we consider these factors, it becomes clear why some jobs are paid as such.
Load More Replies... Lyn Moffett 3 years ago
I honestly do not understand how they can justify paying footballers so much money.
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago (edited)
I'm glad some of these mentioned location. I'd have gone nuts trying to figure out otherwise.
Mohammad Ammar 3 years ago
Don't come to a developing country you'll faint when you find out what we get paid. Here in Pakistan,a bachelors degree in anything and you'll start of with rs40-50k ($350-$450) a month, and that's being generous. Minimum wage is $150 a month but no one abides by it so people are working for much less. For this reason we don't move out of our parents house and we work collectively to support each other much throughout early adulthood. I want those of you in advanced economies to realize that this is why a lot of people are immigrating to your countries. The real wages are much MUCH higher. Someone working at customer service in Canada or the US is probably making much more than a software engineer in a country like mine.
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Frecklesandflora 3 years ago
Certified Environmental Services Technician for a hospital...AKA the person who disinfects patient rooms and the entirety of the hospital to ensure you don't get an infection...$15/hr with a 12 cent raise for "exceeding expectations"...I quit a few months later and now work for myself. Best decision I ever made!
Earl Grey 3 years ago (edited)
I have experienced both tails of the bell curve. In my teen years, I worked for a landscaper at $1.25/hour, shoveling mud while swatting mosquitoes. Then I delivered newspapers and netted $40 per week. Fast forward to later in life, I worked my way up in the IT Department of a Utility company from entry-level programmer to Team Lead for databases and ERP. I was earning a good 6-figure salary by the time I retired. The company could not find a replacement for me, so they hired me back to do my old job as a consultant for more than twice what they had been paying me before. So my story is an illustration of how situational compensation can be, not necessarily the skills you possess or the work you do.
ZAPanda 3 years ago
Exchange rates are meaningless. We need to give these salaries in Big Macs. I'll tell you why. In the example I give above, our president gets around 200k per annum, which is lower than some of the people here doing relatively ordinary jobs. However, that salary here is huge and will buy a huge luxury house, several luxury cars, etc. So it's kinda meaningless unless you compare prices of normal daily items. Hence the Big Mac index. So for example, according to google, a big mac in NY is $5. Here it's ZAR 40 or $2.60. In our biggest city. So the *actual* exchange rate ought to be 7.8 : 1, not 15:1. So on that reckoning, our president's salary's buying power is actually more like $400k per year. To give a contrasting example, a floor cleaner might get about ZAR 2500/month or $166 per month. But if you factor in burgernomics, it's actually closer to $253/month. Still very low. Not giving your location is a bit meaningless.
Jo Choto 3 years ago
What I noticed here is that the jobs that have been traditionally considered "women's work" are the lowest paid, think teaching, caring for others, typing, etc.
Immortal Emperor Paradox 3 years ago
I think it's better to see which jobs are more monotonous, easily replaceable, and the amount of skill required. Once we consider these factors, it becomes clear why some jobs are paid as such.
Load More Replies... Lyn Moffett 3 years ago
I honestly do not understand how they can justify paying footballers so much money.
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago (edited)
I'm glad some of these mentioned location. I'd have gone nuts trying to figure out otherwise.
Mohammad Ammar 3 years ago
Don't come to a developing country you'll faint when you find out what we get paid. Here in Pakistan,a bachelors degree in anything and you'll start of with rs40-50k ($350-$450) a month, and that's being generous. Minimum wage is $150 a month but no one abides by it so people are working for much less. For this reason we don't move out of our parents house and we work collectively to support each other much throughout early adulthood. I want those of you in advanced economies to realize that this is why a lot of people are immigrating to your countries. The real wages are much MUCH higher. Someone working at customer service in Canada or the US is probably making much more than a software engineer in a country like mine.
Load More Replies... Frecklesandflora 3 years ago
Certified Environmental Services Technician for a hospital...AKA the person who disinfects patient rooms and the entirety of the hospital to ensure you don't get an infection...$15/hr with a 12 cent raise for "exceeding expectations"...I quit a few months later and now work for myself. Best decision I ever made!
Earl Grey 3 years ago (edited)
I have experienced both tails of the bell curve. In my teen years, I worked for a landscaper at $1.25/hour, shoveling mud while swatting mosquitoes. Then I delivered newspapers and netted $40 per week. Fast forward to later in life, I worked my way up in the IT Department of a Utility company from entry-level programmer to Team Lead for databases and ERP. I was earning a good 6-figure salary by the time I retired. The company could not find a replacement for me, so they hired me back to do my old job as a consultant for more than twice what they had been paying me before. So my story is an illustration of how situational compensation can be, not necessarily the skills you possess or the work you do.
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