How much money do you earn?

indstr · Post by **indstr** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:37 pm

Let's not use this for waggling, but rather just a comparison. Of course no direct comparisons can be made because every market is different/cost of living/etc... But it still could give us an interesting idea..
Optionally you can post how old you are too

$14.46 / hourly / 27 years old (US dollars)

UnscathedFlyingObject · Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:48 pm

$0 per hour as of this December.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:55 pm

less than 30K/year salary...and sadly thats in CAD, not USD

and no...i dont know how i afford to buy so many PCB's either

and im 27 in a couple months

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:59 pm

6,50€ / h

And i can't even work fulltime, because of my intense and time consuming study.

MOSQUITO FIGHTER · Post by **MOSQUITO FIGHTER** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:35 pm

UnscathedFlyingObject wrote:$0 per hour as of this December.

Same here.

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:36 pm

not enough.

agustusx · Post by **agustusx** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:42 pm

Lordstar wrote:not enough.

seriously. Haven't had a raise in 2 years and the excuse is the economy, well my cost of living still goes up every year...

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:44 pm

I work for myself and no i dont get paid enough, not yet anyway. If im not stupid and leave buying the lambo and yacht for another month or two i will be fine

Aru-san · Post by **Aru-san** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:00 pm

I get 20 bucks per school week regardless of economic status.

The n00b · Post by **The n00b** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:09 pm

Not enough before I got laid off. Now I'm lucky to clear 300 a week contracting. Part of this is because of the lousy economy in the US right now and part of it is my general inexperience at getting and handling gigs.

I have also found out I am a horrible boss and a really lazy employee. I tell me to go study up on Cisco wireless stuff and then I'm still playing a videogame an hour later. I need to hire better employees...

neist · Post by **neist** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:20 am

I make little enough that I'm fairly sure I'm under the poverty line.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants ... _1327.html

I make more, but benefits rob me pretty decently. Darn that expensive healthcare. I can't complain though, at least I have insurance, even if it is taking food off my table.

CStarFlare · Post by **CStarFlare** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:26 am

$10/hr, 30ish hrs/week

Come the end of the month, $17/hr, 30ish hrs/week

Dragoforce · Post by **Dragoforce** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:37 am

Rougly $1300 a month as a student (used to be more before our currency got weak compared to the dollar with the financial crisis) I try to work extra now and then, so it's usualy a little more.

In the wonderful country of Sweden we actualy get paid by the goverment to study at the university (no university fees either), some of the money is considerd a loan though and will have to be repayed (in small amounts luckily) when my studies are completed. We are indeed, a spoiled people.

FRO · Post by **FRO** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:46 am

I'm a sysadmin for a small rural hospital in the middle of nowhere, so my comparison is probably small, but I gross a bit over $40K annually. That's probably half of what sysadmins make in much larger communities or corporate markets, at least based on what I've found based on what little research I've done. Of course, the cost of living where I'm at is also incredibly low, so the national US credit crunch hasn't affected me that much - I'm somewhat insulated from the more immediate effects.

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:55 am

Two part time jobs, one $8 an hour and $9.75 or $10 depending on what shift I'm working. Good thing about living in a state with no income or sales tax.

lawnspic · Post by **lawnspic** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:02 am

37 years old 27.00 USD per hr. for 9 1/2 mo. per year (main job)

approx 30k-35k additional side money from separate spray business(green industry)

And yes im always broke and cant afford PCB's like the single guys with lower paying jobs. But then i forgot to mention a mortgage payment, wife and two kids and the fact i live on LI NY

kengou · Post by **kengou** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:11 am

As a college student... minus a few thousand every semester.

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:15 am

kengou wrote:As a college student... minus a few thousand every semester.

of your parents money. bitch pleeeease! go cry me a river

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:32 am

I'm not giving exact figures but between £20k and £30k, which means i'm comfortable. I'm more than twice some of your ages though. If your not earning more than me when your my age consider yourself a failure.

I'm not married, but sometimes it helps. Depends if your mrs likes shoes or not.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:35 am

Trying to stay in school as long as possible so I don't have to have a job

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:38 am

lawnspic wrote: i live on LI NY

Fuck that shit. I almost went to grad school on Long Island but didn't feel like being totally raped for rent.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:42 am

i finally make a pretty decent living

im not disabled/ill or in school or struggling with my own buisness or any of that stuff holding me back tho, good times.

dtdg · Post by **dtdg** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:51 am

Oh I make under minumum wage (2.88) for the Sheltered Workship. I keep telling myself the more my percentile goes up the more money I can get.
and when I reach 75 percent, I can leave that goddamned LD ROOM because seriously that job is making me into an asshole. I hate the some of the retards who work there. They suck shit through a straw.

Oh btw, if you saying I should quit. I can't. Because if I do, I'm screwed. I will lose on help finding a job and going to college. SO

Oh and fuck this economy. Fuck the recession. Fuck it right in it's ear.

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 7:36 am

30$ /hr but only 16/20 hours a week. -it's doing something I really love and I'm my own boss pretty much (plus other peoples boss too, which can be hard, but it's worth it to not have a boss myself).

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:26 am

I guess I will wallow in my yearly salary, no compensation for overtime (and there's plenty) but get a good bonus job then.

gabe · Post by **gabe** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:31 pm

GaijinPunch wrote:I guess I will wallow in my yearly salary, no compensation for overtime (and there's plenty) but get a good bonus job then.

Me too.

SIDE NOTE: I'm amazed at how many people are willing to share this information. My yearly income is one of my most closely guarded secrets.

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:11 pm

I work in US automotive manufacturing. I am a member of The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America.

It doesn't mater if I state my financial informations, people will find 66 sources to say I make what ever amount they want to believe… people already feel I am overpaid…

Nevertheless, I'll likely be with out a job before long making 0¢

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:18 pm

gabe wrote: My yearly income is one of my most closely guarded secrets.

Sounds like much ^_~

neist · Post by **neist** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:27 pm

gabe wrote:
GaijinPunch wrote:I guess I will wallow in my yearly salary, no compensation for overtime (and there's plenty) but get a good bonus job then.
Me too.

SIDE NOTE: I'm amazed at how many people are willing to share this information. My yearly income is one of my most closely guarded secrets.

It's not as big of a secret when you make basically nothing.

Yay for poverty!

I'm not even a college student. I'm married and I make nothing. But cost of living here is cheap enough that it's not 'too' bad.

maxlords · Post by **maxlords** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 7:52 pm

When I lived in the states I made 11K a year once....that was the most ever....followed by about 5K the year after

Now that I live in Canada, I make about 47K/year (around $19.50/hr + OT and shift premiums). I work in auto parts...but for a non-union Jp owned company. We've been hit by the crunch...but we're not going out of business or anything. I have 11 unpaid days off between late Dec. and the month of January...but my job appears to be secure unless the economy completely collapses. We make parts mainly for Toyota and Honda.

I'm also married, have a mortgage and a car payment. No kids though, and my wife works as well...so combined we make almost 75K/year. I'm still broke though.....putting money into registered retirement savings plans, mutual funds, and general spending. Doesn't leave me with a lot....but I'm what I'd consider well-off compared to most people around my area