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"im 24 and make 100k a year" yeah right burger
what motivates people to shitpost this?is there any truth to this?

>> No.13845635

>>13845583
this is true for plenty of people. I have three friends between 22-26 making 6 figures, one is making close to 200k and living at home. Another close to 150k.

>> No.13845648

>>13845635
>living at home
meant to say living with parents.

>> No.13845667

>>13845583
New hires nowadays are paid substantially more

>> No.13845684

>>13845583
In engineering (specifically software), medicine, finance, real estate, and many others, entry level jobs can break 6 figures. I'm in software engineering, so I know many people in that boat.

>> No.13845712

It's also relative. 100k in nyc isnt the same as 100k in birmingham, alabama

>> No.13845789

I’m making 30k from a summer internship so yeah I can believe it

>> No.13845846

>>13845583
That's unbelievable to you? Sad.

>> No.13845847

>>13845583
I dont know anybody who makes that much.
t.Europe.

>> No.13845863

I'm unironically 24 and have been making 100k/yr since 20

>> No.13845977

>>13845583
If you look it up, median burger income is like 30k and median household income like 60k, but the United States as a whole is like 15% black and 20% Hispanic.

Why does that matter?

Because the 4chan demographic is heavily skewed towards college-educated (or equivalent intelligence) whites and Asians. And the median income for a bachelor's degree household is $90k, while median starting salaries for STEM graduates (or other useful majors) is $60-$65k.

Add in above average intelligence in college, not living in a low-cost rural dump, and a couple years of raises, and, yeah, plenty of people will have six figures to brag about.

>> No.13845988

>>13845583
There is truth to it. Many people who post on 4chan are technology literate and went into computer science. 100k is nothing for a programmer. I'm sorry that you wasn't your life by not becoming a programmer.

>> No.13845992

>>13845684
ee student here, how do I make it in SW engineering?

>> No.13846007

>>13845988
hah, chump change ive been making $500,000 a year since I was twelve

>> No.13846009

>>13845583
For someone with a solid degree in a city it makes sense, but the cost of living is going to balance it out.

>> No.13846021

>>13845977
>4chan demographic is heavily skewed towards college educated
>implying not everyone on this board is a NEET

>> No.13846039

>>13845583
It's not really bragging if you're a wagecuck.

It's like admitting you suck old mens cocks for $2000 a pop.

>> No.13846049

>>13845583
You know, you fucking zoomers, why its unbelievable? Cause us boomers make sure to press costs and wages down as much as we possibly can.
We also know someone in his mid to early twenties is basically worth shit, untrained and doesn’t know the game yet. You go 35+ with 10-15years of experience under your belt and we can talk 70-80k / year. Get lost you fucking larping kids.

>> No.13846061

100,000 is honestly not that big of a salary in the us for a college grad

>> No.13846062

>>13846009
This.

>> No.13846071

>>13846021
Maybe I should have put "the American /biz/ demographic" instead of 4chan in general.

Also I don't think NEETs brag much about their salaries, but if they do I suppose it's fair that they add together Mom and Dad's.

>> No.13846084

>>13846061
It’s all dependent on where you live, obviously

>> No.13846095

>>13846049
>70-80k for 15 years exerience

Lol what field? My first entry level job was 70k for an IT job in banking, that was 5 years ago though.

>> No.13846159

>>13845583
Maybe. In mexico and make 80k usd as a jr production engineer for gulfstream the private plane manufacturer. In the US id probably make twice as much.

>> No.13846197

>>13846039
t. disabled and withing with his mother

>> No.13846205

>>13845789
Thats my yearly salary (europoor) least we have free NHS

>> No.13846267

just turned 24 with a business degree
they are trying to give me an 85k base 10k bonus position, i am turning it down for an untested entrepreneurship opportunity.
if you have a cs degree, live in a top 20 metro and arent retarded 100k is a minimium

>> No.13846274

>>13846049
What is the game? Do less, go further? Hard work doesnt actaully pay off? is it something along those lines.

Takes me two seconds to see how my boss is a dumbass who doesn't understand how the machines in the factory work, he just tells people to work unrealistically quicker. The only reason he has the job is because hes good at shouting at people/is friendly with upper management

>> No.13846327

>>13846205
I know someone in my graduate program that was offered 25k a month for a summer internship and separately 400k-1million for a full time position to quit the program. He’s one of the top students though

>> No.13846353

I was making 100k as a 22 yo.. thought most people here clear 6 figures?

>> No.13846357

>>13846197
Shouldn't you be in bed? It's 7pm and you have an important meeting tomorrow.

>> No.13846426

>>13845583
27 and make 6 figures. Could have been doing it a few years earlier but decided to take a different route in my career to gain experience and have certain opportunities. Looks super good on my resume and was the reason I was able to get a 6 figure gig after a 5 minute interview in the first place.

Money isn't everything though, quality of life was the biggest reason I made the jump. More days off, 2 hour call out to get to work (I live 12 minutes away), travel to better places when I'm on the road, better 401k, etc etc.

>> No.13846438

>>13846353
Not everybody is a Beverly Hills/LA rich american,in fact despite what you believe most americans here are from random shitholes also

>> No.13846446

>>13846438
I work in Omaha

>> No.13846452

>>13846205
>free NHS
It's not something the lying media covers, but if you have your shit together in the US (see above about not being black, hispanic, or dumb), you don't need to worry about medical costs.

Six figure jobs almost always come with extremely good insurance that covers everything.

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13846477

>>13846357
memorial day, neckbeard

>> No.13846494

>>13846452
My job offers 3 different health insurance plans along with an HSA/ similar. They also offer pet insurance and tons of other shit.

>> No.13846515

>>13846494
And how are the copays/coinsurance rates?

>pet insurance
Before any bongs or europoors ask, yes, as of the past few years this is now a thing in the US. We have women with so much money they pay and budget for doggie chemo.

>> No.13846530

>>13846357
europoor trash lmao

>> No.13846533

>>13846515
Depends, the lowest plan has high deductibles but a lot of coverage , the middle one is pretty average and the last one has super low deductibles but is mainly for people who need constant medication/ Dr visits. I go with the middle one. Costs me less than 200/month and covers dental + vision as well.

>> No.13846542

>>13845583
I was making 150k a year at 26. Friend of mine makes 250k at 27. Neither of us went to college.

God bless the military industrial complex :^)

>> No.13846551
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13846551

>>13845583
It's all bullshit. They all come from wealthy or upper-middle class families and had connections that got them in the door. It doesn't matter what you go to school for these days. Job security isn't guaranteed anymore. It's even started to affect fields like engineering, etc. Only careers where you can actually get paid a lot out of college where you don't need connections are pharmacy and healthcare. Everyone else is fucked. I hear some of these Gen-Z college kids saying how they're gonna have these amazing jobs when they finish school. I can't help but laugh at their delusion. They honestly have no idea how fucked they are.

>> No.13846560

>>13845583
Im 27 and make 200k euro a year. Its not shitposting bro, its getting a degree and being innovative

>> No.13846563

>>13845583
in columbus Ohio I don’t know any 24 year olds making 100k. I’m sure there are a few with a successful business or family business but no one here is getting a job at 100k at 24.

Mostly friends with mech or ee degrees, mech e certainly isn’t and the ee guys who went in software aren’t and desu I bet the salary difference starting in this area would be like 10k at most

>> No.13846577

>>13846071
>demographic is heavily skewed towards college educated
>"the American /biz/ demographic"
>playing with monopoly money and gambling on imaginary coins

>> No.13846598

Oh and also, undoubtedly most of the people claiming six figures are doing the equivalent of measuring penis length from their asshole

they're throwing in everything on top of their base salary including overtime, bonuses, matching, stock options, fucking insurance premiums paid by the employer, and anything else

my salary is only $78,000 at 26 but if I include all that shit I also break six figures
thing is it's a shitty measure of how well-off someone is

if my commute is 15 minutes, I never work more than 40 hours a week, lose half as much money to taxes, and everything is half the price of the most expensive metropolitan areas, how is that any worse off than someone that commutes four hours, works 60 hour weeks, pays tax at double the rate, and has mediocre purchasing power?

>> No.13846611

>>13846563

Non-larping, as a 23 year old making 50k a year fresh out of college (2015) I was doing extremely well in OKC. I was lucky enough to stumble my way into a fair job until my manager retired and the department was closed (2 years ago). Been struggling since as if you do not have connections you will not get an interview unless you are overqualified enough to outshine the ATS.

>> No.13846617

>>13845583
>"im 24 and make 100k a year" yeah right burger
>what motivates people to shitpost this?is there any truth to this?

It's simple. The very small percentage of people who make this much brag about it, with a few LARPers thrown in.

Go on threads about income on any normie forums and you'll see how much most people make. Hint: It's nowhere near $100k.

>> No.13846645

>>13846617
I hardly ever tell anyone what I make IRL mainly because jealousy is the #1 killer among black folks. Only person I really talk actual figures with are my parents/ brother, the 1-2 people I consider family, and my girls step dad because even though I make 6 figures he makes almost 3x what I make (he's about 6 months out from retirement).

Otherwise I keep it quiet and keep on being frugal/ cheap.

>> No.13846667

>>13846515
I'm actually debating getting the pet insurance lol. I've got a cat that has a neurological disorder and have to see how much it'll run me vs. the typical 1-2 vet visits a year.

>> No.13846692

All my friends who did CS got jobs making at least 85k right out of school. Im from the DC area however.

>> No.13846708

>>13845684
For medicine that's patently untrue. Im a doc and you don't touch that until consultant level, ever.

>> No.13846772

>>13845583
Im 27 and I make 100k. At 24 I was making 75k. Its not that uncommon in America. It IS above average, but to be fair the average is offset quite a bit by welfare queens and minorities.

>> No.13847434

>>13845583
>the 100k meme
it started with Warren Buffet when his initial capital investment was just 100,000 USD - all going into high yield dividend stocks.
over the course of his investment career he turned 100k initial capital into billions.
thats why you see 100k thrown around so much on biz.
the main idea behind it is that anyone high IQ enough can make it as long as they have 100k to invest with.

/thread

>> No.13847474

The US is very socio-economically diverse place

You can live like a king on 100k in a midwest shithole city like Detroit or Cleveland

But 100k in LA or NYC and you'll be doing just decent, not good or great

>> No.13847528

>>13845712
I can attest to this. I make 100k in NYC and feel fucking poor. Everyone I work with makes 100k-150k depending on experience and 90% of them have money problems.

>> No.13847554

>>13847528
I can attest to this. I make 100k in NYC and feel fucking poor. Everyone I work with makes 100k-150k depending on experience and 90% of them have money problems.

So why even bother?

>> No.13847923

>>13846560
Bullshit
No europoor makes this much