Or more widely, does anybody on this board make base salary of 175K in a purely technical position for a corporation?
If that possibility exists, not sure why FLU is always whining about how Enginerds don’t make enough money.[/quote]
Because $200k and under on a w2 in cal really isn’t rich. Its middle class. 35-40% of it goes to taxes if you don’t itemize. And on a w2, you can’t really deduct much.
And engineers don’t make squat on a net basis after taxes because most engineers are salaried w2 which is different from say professionals that have their own practice and run things as a business.
That gross number looks big. But your net is what matters. $10k salary difference really looks like $5000 difference after taxes. You want to work an extra 15hrs a week for that as most employers would demand, be my guest. I’d rather spend more time doing something else.
