People Are Sharing How Much Money They Make, And I’m Actually Shocked At Some Of These

I recently came across this Reddit thread asking, “What is your job and how much do you get paid?” and I found the responses soooo fascinating. Here are the most interesting ones:

1. “Toddler lead teacher. Just got a raise from $9.65 to $10.50, but not because I’m valued, because we’re so severely understaffed, and everyone who walks through walks right back out once they learn how low the wage is. Don’t blame them one bit.”

—lekksy_

2. “Master of the custodial arts. $17.50/h.”

—nurdboy42

3. “I do whatever needs to be done around the warehouse that doesn’t require a forklift. $19/hour.”

—Ronyx2021

4. “I’m a vet tech and I make about $54,000 a year.”

—nldevo5

5. “I’m a chef and I get $15 an hour, which comes up to $18 an hour with tips (around $300 in tips a week), but I still think it’s a bit unfair. I love my work environment, we’re all like a family here, which is one of the reasons I’m sticking around.”

—sasiskakalbaska

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6. “Nurse case manager and I make $87,000 per year working in pediatric psych outpatient. Partially remote, and it’s the best job you can have as a nurse. Very chill full benefits with pension and office hours.”

—thelivingworst

7. “Just returned to technical writing. $28/hour, which hopefully will go up as I stay with the company. I really, really miss teaching college. My last full-time professorial position only paid $35,000/year, but I’d absolutely go back to it in a heartbeat if I could get a position. Academia has always been a tough job market, but it’s become really bad recently, with universities and colleges relying on adjuncts rather than full-time professors.”

—lifegivesmemelons

8. “Middle school English teacher with a doctoral degree. $64,000.”

—monicab434823b86

9. “Music teacher in a public high school. $40k this year in NE Ohio. This is my seventh year teaching. Pay goes up slowly every year.”

—gracej4e7c7532b

10. “Registered Nurse in a hospital with a Master’s and many years of experience. $150,000+ a year.”

—ginaf44eaca4a8

11. “I’m the manager of a call center for a nonprofit in Chicago, and I make just over $76,000/year.”

—slad619

12. “State Park Ranger…$2,800/month…about $55,000 a year. I’m in Southern California.”

—trm1

13. “Registrar at a K-12 public school. I’ll get $21.50/hour on next year’s contract. I have to know everything about everything to work all grade levels. But I’ll work only six-hour days next year, which works great for us as our little one will start school next year, but if we needed my income to live on, then I couldn’t do it.”

—aero2054

14. “I’m a dental hygienist in MA (been working for a year and a half) and I make $45/hr.”

—katieb547

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15. “Visual merchandiser at a furniture store. Four-year degree in my field, multiple years of experience, including two years of management experience. $16.50 an hour.”

—lilcz

16. “Cybersecurity Compliance Analyst. $112,000 with 10 years of experience in the field. I have a Master’s Degree and an industry certification.”

—bellefille

17. “I am 28 years old, and I make about 265k gross as a financial analyst.”

—halolha69

18. “I develop training for a large auto insurance company. With bonuses, I make a little over $100,000 a year. 21 years ago, I started at $26,500. I have worked my way up to better positions within the company.”

—indianzfan

19. “15 years as a feed and commodity salesperson, I make $70k base and around $80k in commissions. I have averaged between $140–$160k the last 5–6 years. Year #1, I made $52k.”

—thebiglebowski1492

20. “I’m a voice-over artist and I generated $363,000 in revenue this past year.”

—joshuaalexandervoiceactor

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21. “City Government Capital Project Manager. I mainly manage architectural and engineering consulting and construction contracts. Make around $110k/year with full benefits including pension. Never work more than 40 hours a week.”

—chumpfish1

22. “Delivering for FedEx Ground for two years now. No college. I make $48,000 gross pay, no benefits.”

—jamesdalton

23. “I am a 911 paramedic in Arizona. I make $29.41 per hr. with a $5,700 yearly bonus.”

—susancadis

24. “NV Speech therapist. 18 years of experience. Full-time in hospital approx $100k (pretax).”

—stnv

25. “I am a sixth-year personal injury attorney working at a firm in Southwest Missouri. I graduated top of my class, I was chair of the moot court board in law school, I am a published author, and I am licensed in multiple states. I should clear slightly over $50,000.00 by the end of this year. Also, I’m in $100k+ in student loan debt.”

—reynardthefox

26. “Graphic designer with three years of experience and a four-year degree. Make slightly under $43K annually, which isn’t terrible for a designer in Pittsburgh.”

—kelseystark95

27. “Assistant superintendent at a private golf club on the east end of Long Island. I make $76,000 a year with benefits major one being free housing. So I get paid and housed to grow grass.”

—thomasralb1

28. “I work part-time at a private school, teaching music to pre-K through 8th grade (choir, handbells, music theory, sight-singing). I design the curriculum, write grade reports, and submit monthly curriculum records. I teach students individually, run rehearsals outside of regular class time, and put on two major concerts each year. I have taught music for 31 years. I’m embarrassed to say I earn $35,000/year at that job with no benefits. I also teach piano and petsit. Now that my daughter is graduating from high school, I’ve enrolled in truck driving school. I plan to invest in crypto and buy property with my earnings.”

—elizabethcnicol

29. “I have a bachelor’s degree in nursing with 14 years of experience. Currently, I have been working in community mental health for the past four years. I make $55,000 a year.”

—cdvanslyke83

30. “UPS package sorter at a warehouse. $25 hour, plus time-and-a-half pay for anything over a 5-hour shift in a single day.”

—Negativ_Monarch

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31. “I am a paraprofessional in an elementary school. I spend most of my time in a self-contained K-5 classroom of mostly ‘non-verbal’ autistic students. Occasionally, I float to other classrooms. I make around $20,000 a year. I love my job, but the pay is insulting.”

—SignificantBoot7180

32. “Officer on a container ship. I work about six months out of the year and make about $120,000. For the most part, my job is looking out a window at some waves.”

—kevinkap414

33. “I work in New York City as a roll off dumpster driver. I make $40/hour in January, and I get medical and pension paid 100% by my employer. There’s guaranteed overtime too, so I gross around $130k and the other perks.”

—fin425

34. “I work at a recycling plant. I get $35 an hour to stand at a conveyor belt picking out glass.”

—brandos__

35. “Private jet captain. Varies with overtime, but this year will be around $360,000/year.”

—CL350S

36. “I’m a medical coder, and I make $31/hr, so about $65,000 annually.”

—PM_Daddy_Bellies

37. “Air ambulance pilot — helicopter. $80,000/year.”

—FodderOfCannons

38. “I make $120 a week donating plasma.”

—Meckles94

39. And finally, “Walmart stocker, $15/hour, about $20,000 a year.”

—DontShowMomMemes

Responses have been edited for length/clarity.

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