I’m a Thai actor. I can’t speak for all actors, but I get paid ~250k baht per episode for a lakorn (TV drama). A typical lakorn has ~15 episodes. I usually do 1 per year. Add to that the salary I get from the TV network to stay with them.
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Mechanical engineering lead, and I’m at ~130k. About double the median in my area, so pretty comfy. I develop new technologies from initial concept to final products that can be brought to market.
- Grad student
- Bad
Microsoft 365 Administrator, $130k USD. I only have an Associate’s degree but I have over a decade of experience in the field. Most of my day is spent coordinating with cybersecurity, compliance, and lawyers to ensure our data practices are sound. It’s a constantly-moving target.
I am a stay at home Dad. The pay is terrible and my boss is extremely immature. Best job I’ve ever had.
I do tech work for law firms, hospitals, and schools. I make about $150k/yr, but I’m bored out of my skull. I’d like more of a challenge but I’d have to give up my cush to get it.
Program coordinator with the local government (civil servant). $65k a year, which I still can’t believe I got. It’s 15k more than what the previous person in my position was getting. I simply asked if it was possible to go higher, and that’s the offer they came back with.
Everyone tells me this means I could’ve asked for much more, but I feel that’s about fair for what I bring to the table. I overperform in entry-level jobs, but I don’t have the time management skills and emotional resilience to do well at higher levels. I’m already hitting my limit barely one year in - but this time, I’ve got a good team, a great manager, and will hopefully have my meds adjusted so I can keep going.
You know, I’m kind of in a similar spot. I get a steady, constant, stable stream of work. I’m not a great groundbreaking actor but always show up on time, am pleasant with the team, try my best for the best outcome, etc. which has led to me having the reputation of being a dependable, disciplined, easy-to-work-with, consistent actor/public figure (which is why I always get gigs). I get told I “settle” a bit too much, for example I had offers from China with lots of money but for personal reasons choose to pass up on them. I’m just comfortable and satisfied with my work as it is and don’t feel the need to reach “higher”.
Yes! All of it, yes! It took me a long time to stop internalizing the “you’re not reaching your potential” message. Being happy where I am is not a bad thing! I’m glad you’re happy too, especially in such a demanding industry. Follow your happiness! 🫡✨
Software engineer in the UK, currently 9 months into making a big fat zero cos nobody’s recruiting, and those that are have stupidly inaccessible offices in city centres.
Software engineer. £75k a year, plus bonuses - last year got £13k (pre-tax) which was nice. Based in the north of England.
Regional Head, working on collaborating Technical operations with work systems (no software), make about 85k EUR +18% bonus a year currently in fmcg industry.
Used to make $80k a year (before taxes) as Co-Lead of a Data Analytics department.
Managed databases, did analytics (regular, structured and custom one off SQL queries), reporting, general software development (basically my team and IT, 2 or 3 people, were the only people in the whole org more computer literate than ‘can respond to an email, maybe’), API construction/management, process documentation, coordinated with every other team.
I enjoyed the work, loved my team, though the technical and general incompetence of many other employees was challenging to deal with.
As an example:
In doing process documentation with one team, I interviewed 5 different people on that other team, including their lead, and all of them described completely different processes with maybe 20% agreement…
But, then I got assaulted, crippled, lost my job, got evicted, car got stolen, eventually got SSDI payments to kick in after spending a year homeless (my family are abusive and dysfunctional, my ‘friends’ didn’t care) and now live off of about $22k a year, still recovering, still doing PT.
If Elon and Trump gut Social Security, I’ll die homeless and starving.
The place I used to work at was a non profit housing and aiding the homeless, by the way.
Go Team America.
That first half sounded cool. Then I reached the latter half… Really hope you the best in your recovery.
Currently an intern in IT getting paid 17/hr. Pretty much everybody is telling me I’m getting paid shit. However, I’m very inexperienced, even though I’m taking comp sci classes, I don’t feel nearly knowledgeable enough or productive enough to justify getting paid more.
Eventually I hope to be some server admin or some kind of security analyst. Maybe I’ll jump ship after a year or two but so far, any experience is good experience for me.
If you guys have any career advice lmk.
I took an early job or two where I was paid shit, but learning a ton. I told myself I would make up for it later by building up marketable skills.
Today, I’m paid quite nicely because I built up lots of marketable skills. 10/10. I would do it that way again.
That said, obviously I didn’t stay at those (shitty paying) jobs long term.
Apartment superintendent. $62k plus free rent and utilities.
I’m a production artist working for a small production studio. I work from home and my hours are super flexible. So long as I get my work done they don’t care how long and when I start work. The pay kinda sucks since it’s about $30k a year but I’m a recent graduate so I understand.
Marketing Director for a company that hosts in person conferences. $105 base with around 15k in bonus per year. I work remote from home. I enjoy the flexibility it gives me. Health insurance for me and my wife is like 14k a year though, so don’t like that.
I push buttons in my basement in my underwear.
Pay is pretty good because I know what buttons to push in what order.
Could be a DJ, gamer, streamer or only fans…
Computer programmer
Close. I talk to the customers so the engineers don’t have to.
Excellent people skills
OSU!
