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How much money should a man be making in his mid-20s?

popular_with_ladies
September 13, 2021
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What is the benchmark for success? A lot of ibankers make 170k as Associates, some SDEs make 200k+ at FAANG, and some rock stars at VC/PE make 300k+. On the flip side, many people barely scratch 50k or are in school.

So I ask to you: what salary should a successful and purposeful man be making in mid-20s? Asking in the context of a man who chases very high value women (attractive + successful in career + fitness + status).

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Title How much money should a man be making in his mid-20s?
Author popular_with_ladies
Upvotes 2
Comments 19
Date September 13, 2021 5:17 PM UTC (1 year ago)
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[–]melobeatss 1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Mid to late 20s you should have a job with upward career potential and not be working a dead end gig. Salary is something that will come as you progress in your respective industry

[–]neatbranch 0 points1 point  (13 children) | Copy Link

Depending on your major. I know for CS if you put the work you could be making 150k+ right after graduating. Check levels.fyi for salaries with years of experience.

Source: me, CS major, making 170k in nyc at 24

[–]St31nway 2 points3 points  (10 children) | Copy Link

How does one put in the work. I am a Software Eng major and want to make bank

[–]neatbranch 0 points1 point  (9 children) | Copy Link

You begin since freshman year in college, you spend your free time learning new technologies, you create some nice projects, get a shitty internship on your first summer while grinding leetcode on your spare time.

For sophomore year you have some experience and start applying to big n companies, hopefully get some offers or you do another internship at a shitty company.

For junior year you finally get some offers at a big n company, and while interning there you get a return offer for new grad.

[–]St31nway 0 points1 point  (8 children) | Copy Link

Shit I’m a junior. I’m trying to get an internship but I’m only behind because I switched majors

[–]neatbranch 0 points1 point  (7 children) | Copy Link

You definitely have still lots of time to grind lc and get an internship, last year I got some offers in December.

[–]St31nway 0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

Ok I will grind the fuck out of lc then. I’ll go to some internship fairs as well. Thanks for the advice man

[–]neatbranch 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Literally invest 2 months of your time, getting an internship is the safest way for a new grad offer and once you start your career in a big n company you're set for life. It's easy to hop between big n companies.

The easiest interviews that pay top notch that I know of are uber and Amazon.

[–]St31nway 0 points1 point  (2 children) | Copy Link

Also do you think there is a difference between a Software Engineering degree and Computer Science degree?

[–]neatbranch 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Nah recruiters don't really care.

[–]popular_with_ladies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

The school name matters more

[–]proxiify 0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

Just wanna ask, what advice would you give a current senior in CS? I’ve been struggling in general when it comes to career related things.

[–]neatbranch 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Find a field you like for example web development, backend, etc and stick to it. Make some nice projects to boost your resume and start applying to internships / new grad positions.

Try to get disciplined to stop wasting time on stuff that does not build you into a better person.

Clean up your linkedin.

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[–]neatbranch 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Nope

[–]gyulp 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

It varies. You just want to be comfortable enough. where I’m at 20k a year is great for a guy in their early 20s.

[–]Meloxian 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Above 0 dollars, but less than infinity dollars.

It’s not about how much you make, it’s about how much you keep.

[–]Supreme_Sapp 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Depends on your personal drive and what your standard of living is.

[–]popular_with_ladies[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

May be a sensitive question that many don't want to answer publically, so here is a strawpoll:

https://www.strawpoll.me/45654776

You can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea.

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