Recently, I asked members of the BuzzFeed community to share their salaries and the jobs they would do if they wanted to. Here are 44 different professionals from various fields, along with their earnings and location.
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1. “$110,000 – HR for a New York real estate agency.”
—34, New Jersey
2. “I make $76,000 a year as a children’s librarian.”
—33, no position
3. “I’m an accountant for a large company, making about $70,000 a year, and I’ve been working there for a year.”
—25, no position
4. “$132,000 – base principal.”
—54, Utah
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5. “Carpenter—$136,000.”
-anonymous
6. “Makes over $110,000 a year. Works as a flight attendant for one of the three major U.S. airlines. Been flying for 11 years.”
—37, Chicago
7. “Surgeon, subspecialty, working 50-55 hours a week, purely production based, making $700,000 a year.”
—42, Seattle
8. “$164,000, plus profit share as director of digital marketing and customer data for a national CPG brand.”
—46, New Hampshire
9. “Project Manager, base salary plus bonus — $185,000.”
—48, New York
10. “Working 9 days every two weeks as a clinical manager at a non-profit making $118,000 a year. I’m a mental health social worker.”
—40, Australia
11. “$110,000 Instructional Designer with M.Ed. and 30+ years of corporate training experience.”
—68, Texas
12. “As a senior network installation analyst, the annual salary is $166,000.”
—42, Colorado
13. “$105,000 – Mobile Radiologic Technologist. I perform X-rays with portable machines in people’s homes and small hospitals.”
—47, Arizona
14. “Twenty-six years as a teacher, earning $127,000.”
—58, Chicago
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15. “Worked as a truck driver, made $160,000 a year, dropped out of school in ninth grade.”
-59, Alberta, Canada
16. “$200,000 – Aerospace Procurement Manager.”
—57, California
17. “As a package consultant, I was making $140,000.”
—41,AK
18. “$135,000 – UPS driver.”
—34, Colorado
19. “I was a freelance TV cameraman covering sports events around the world, and I easily made over 100,000 working part-time.”
-60, Detroit, Michigan
20. “Allied Electrician, no college required, $120,000 to $140,000.”
—37, or
twenty one. “I have a 35-year career in real estate and my average income is $120,000.”
—76, Arizona
twenty two. “Systems architect at a late-stage startup. Salary is $235,000, and I get about $200,000 in bonuses per year.”
—41, Atlanta
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twenty three. “Trial attorney working for government, $104,000.”
—41, Pennsylvania
twenty four. “Boutique Fitness Manager—$130,000.”
-anonymous
25. “Entry-level salary for an IT assistant at a public school is $23,000.”
—25, Texas
26. “Environmental consultant – $80,000/year.”
—26, Pennsylvania
27. “Radiology Technologist (X-ray and CT Certificate) seven years. $135,000 per year.”
—51, California
28. “Data analyst, $145,000.”
—33, New York
29. “$120,000. A&P Aircraft Mechanic.”
—40, OK
30. “With a bachelor’s degree and human resources certification, salary is $103,000.”
—31, Pennsylvania
31. “Lawyer at a fictitious company. Annual salary of $150,000, with additional bonuses ranging from $40,000 to $100,000.”
—60, Texas
32. “Environmental Permitting and Regulatory Specialist – $135,000.”
—35, Chicago
33. “As a Computer Security Architect, annual salary is $190,000 (base salary plus bonus).”
—63, Florida
34. “$108,000, a special education teacher, that’s not a lot in a HCOL area like the Bay Area.”
—39, San Francisco
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35. “Telephone operator, base salary is $110,000 per year, not salary.”
—49, Ohio
36. “As an emergency room pharmacist in the LCOL area, I make $132,000.”
—33, no position
37. “$143,000. Over 29 years as a forensic scientist, working his way up to middle management.”
—55, MD
38. “Senior Cybersecurity Engineer – $180,000/year.”
—36, Virginia
39. “Family law and criminal defense attorney. I was making $250,000 a year…it took 25 years to get to that point.”
—56, Ohio
40. “Public Works Inspector – $80,000 per year.”
—61, California
41. “$310,000. Occupational medicine doctor.”
—51, Indiana
42. “Fire Lieutenant/EMT. 23 years with the department, $110,000 per year.”
—46, Wisconsin
43. “Pathology Laboratory Director at a top 10 medical center. $185,000.”
—70, California
44. Finally, “Clinical pharmacist with 30 years of experience. $158,000 per year. I work in a hospital outpatient setting.”
—56, North Carolina
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