[quote=kev374]I know people in the SAP space, private consulting, making $500,000 a year, I think that is where the money is. Niche areas of consulting… create your own agency. My GF’s ex BF earned something like $1.5 million/yr or something (so she says)..he had his own consulting company taking on small projects, I don’t think all these SAP guys are something special. SAP is just super boring but if it pays that kind of $$$ then why not.
With all the inflation going on $130k in greater LA just ain’t going to cut it anymore… I don’t even consider it a livable middle class wage anymore.[/quote]
You care too much about salary and the number you get on a paycheck. The difference isn’t meaningful that much after taxes. If you care so much about money, you should spend much more time thinking about how to make you money you earn grow more without requiring that much more sweat labor. That isn’t easy too, it will be impossible to do that if you stay way to fixated on your sweat labor paycheck. How long do you think you could really make $200-250k as a top notch software engineer?
And who cares what you gf’s ex boyfriend makes. Unless she cares…and then if that is the case, you have bigger issues to worry about. You should then ask snarkly “then why is he an ex if that’s all you care about”
