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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Coach is Back! on June 06, 2010, 10:39:21 AM
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http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-the_highest_starting_salaries_of_2010-1296
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it's good to see the stimulus bill is working.
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BS numbers IMO
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it's good to see the stimulus bill is working.
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Haha, don't get me started.
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BS numbers IMO
No, not really.
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Those #'s seem a little low to me... I'd hate to see low salariaes if those are the "highest"
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Take a $60k job and take out about 40% for taxes and health care and you have around $30k to live on or about $2500 per month. Sad
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Those #'s seem a little low to me... I'd hate to see low salariaes if those are the "highest"
These are starting salaries....damn good numbers.
Hopefully people will look at that federal government amount and WAKE THE FUCK UP, however.
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Take a $60k job and take out about 40% for taxes and health care and you have around $30k to live on or about $2500 per month. Sad
hahaha...NA is the greatest. and if you try to reduce your tax load to just better your quality of life just taking an extra 50$ home the govt will come after everything you own over it. but stefi graf can owe the german govt 50$M and keep her other earnings. Love North America...Land of the In-Debt!
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hahaha...NA is the greatest. and if you try to reduce your tax load to just better your quality of life just taking an extra 50$ home the govt will come after everything you own over it. but stefi grap can owe the german govt 50$M and keep her earnings. Love North America...Land of the In-Debt!
You do realize that most European countries have even higher tax rates, right?
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You do realize that most European countries have even higher tax rates, right? ::)
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no smart ass...that's why i turned down a job in london because it and lower wages. go back and read my posts before you make "i know everything" getdumb statement. steft walked on 50M in debt. you try that with US govt. i wasnt talking about who had the higher taxes jackass.
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no smart ass...that's why i turned down a job in london because it and lower wages. go back and read my posts before you make "i know everything" getdumb statement. steft walked on 50M in debt. you try that with US govt. i wasnt talking about who had the higher taxes jackass.
You're talking about trying to reduce tax load (when Americans already pay less taxes than most countries) and then you reference Europe to make your point. Or is it just that you have no idea what you're talking about and think it's alright to apparently incur massive debt and then walk away from it? Either way, you sound like an idiot. ::)
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You're talking about trying to reduce tax load (when Americans already pay less taxes than most countries) and then you reference Europe to make your point. Or is it just that you have no idea what you're talking about and think it's alright to apparently incur massive debt and then walk away from it? Either way, you sound like an idiot. ::)
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i'm not reading that cause i'm only poking fun with coach. get a grip...bitch.
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You're talking about trying to reduce tax load (when Americans already pay less taxes than most countries) and then you reference Europe to make your point. Or is it just that you have no idea what you're talking about and think it's alright to apparently incur massive debt and then walk away from it? Either way, you sound like an idiot. ::)
He knows all about Steffi Graf though, except how her name gets spelled.
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Take a $60k job and take out about 40% for taxes and health care and you have around $30k to live on or about $2500 per month. Sad
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Hey what do you think guys...in the USA how much annual income a family need to have a great, comfortable living?
I know it depends on many things but still I'm curious about the opinions of the American forum members.
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in FL, 50k is plenty.
In Cali, geez, i dunno.... 80k?
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Those #'s seem a little low to me... I'd hate to see low salariaes if those are the "highest"
These are strarting salaries. In any descent field you start low until you are proven to worth the money. An engineer starting out making about 50 starting out, around 80 by 40 and 120+ in management. Where as in low wage, you start out making 35 making 40 by 40 and 55 as a manager.
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Hey what do you think guys...in the USA how much annual income a family need to have a great, comfortable living?
I know it depends on many things but still I'm curious about the opinions of the American forum members.
Strongly depends on location...
average I would say $100,000-$150,000
then again in New York that's pretty much bottom of the barrell... lower middle class in NY is like $800,000
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in FL, 50k is plenty.
In Cali, geez, i dunno.... 80k?
Where I am in Canada, 50K is also plenty. Sure, more money is better, but 50K is ample money to live on here.
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In So Cal a family of 3-4 would struggle big time on a 100k per year.
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In So Cal a family of 3-4 would struggle big time on a 100k per year.
That's incredible. ???
A three story, four bedroom, two bathroom house where I'm from can easily be had for 100K - even in a good location. I find it incredible how expensive it is elsewhere.
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http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-the_highest_starting_salaries_of_2010-1296
thats a damn good STARTING salary for petroluem engineers..............
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In So Cal a family of 3-4 would struggle big time on a 100k per year.
Same in NYC. Same in Boston. San Fran -- etc.
A parking spot just sold in Beacon Hill here in Boston, for 250k. A parking spot.
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Yep, same thing in DC, my wifes cousin works on Capitol hill and she says parking there (in her neighborhood) is about that. INSANE!!
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most of those salaries will double within 6 years or so.. im an engineer and those are higher than we pay grads in australia.
our grads start on about $55k Au and within 5 years its about $75-$80k and after 10-15 its $120+.
but for oil and gas its always higher. after 10 years oil and gas guys are getting $150-$200k Au..
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Same in NYC. Same in Boston. San Fran -- etc.
A parking spot just sold in Beacon Hill here in Boston, for 250k. A parking spot.
Let me ask you (because it's never occurred to me to ask my wifes cousin)....how does that work, I mean how would it be paid? Is it part of a house mortgage payment, is it paid separate? Can you actually finance a "parking spot"??
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you guys don't know expensive until you come to sydney... $600k for a piece of shit house, over $5 per gallon for gas.
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Let me ask you (because it's never occurred to me to ask my wifes cousin)....how does that work, I mean how would it be paid? Is it part of a house mortgage payment, is it paid separate? Can you actually finance a "parking spot"??
"Can you actually finance a "parking spot"??" yes
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"Can you actually finance a "parking spot"??" yes
IS SYDNEY REALLY THAT HIGH IN PRICES??HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU NEED TO LIVE NOT IN CENTRE OF THE TOWN BUT IN SUBURB???
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Nice!
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My brother's starting salary as a mechanical engineer was 130 000$. Nice huh? Amazing things happen if you're good at school...
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My brother's starting salary as an mechanical engineer was 130 000$. Nice huh? Amazing things happen if you're good at school...
good salary, but as stated above, you should also look for 5,10,20 year perspective and also taxes.
130.000 means shit in Europe, because you get only around 60.000 in the end. :'( :'( :'( :'(
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BTW, what is the minimum wage nowadays in the land of the free?
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i notice that picture is labeled as "keynesian." if the dumbass who made that pic actually thinks thats what keynesian economics is... well, wow. deficit spending is not just a form of taxation. I guess i shouldn't expect more from conservatives... but if people are going to make propoganda, they should at least do it right:
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BTW, what is the minimum wage nowadays in the land of the free?
7.50 i think.
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Take a $60k job and take out about 40% for taxes and health care and you have around $30k to live on or about $2500 per month. Sad
I has a math skillz sad.
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My brother's starting salary as a mechanical engineer was 130 000$. Nice huh? Amazing things happen if you're good at school...
i'm a former engineer and i have never heard of anyone being offered that. Even the most elite of engineers don't even get offered 130k.
I actually had to leave computer programming in 1998 because i couldn't get any employment. The sad part about this is that only a very small fraction of engineering/computer grads even get any offers of employment.
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I has a math skillz sad.
Brutal lack of reading skills and comprehension......that 40% in taxes DID NOT include health care so, my math is pretty right on.
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Brutal lack of reading skills and comprehension......that 40% in taxes DID NOT include health care so, my math is pretty right on.
"Take a $60k job and take out about 40% for taxes and health care and you have around $30k to live on or about $2500 per month. Sad"
Do you even know what you post, Coach!? ???
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"Take a $60k job and take out about 40% for taxes and health care and you have around $30k to live on or about $2500 per month. Sad"
Do you even know what you post, Coach!? ???
no chimps...like most of us he probably doesnt sweat about what he types on this board? it's not that important....the numbers.
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"Take a $60k job and take out about 40% for taxes and health care and you have around $30k to live on or about $2500 per month. Sad"
Do you even know what you post, Coach!? ???
Well, considering most on here that have even somewhat of a comprehension on how the average tax is taken (roughly 38-40%) they would know that doesn't include health care.........but then again I have to remember this is getbig so EVERYTHING has to be spelled out and not assumed.......right Chimps?
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in FL, 50k is plenty.
In Cali, geez, i dunno.... 80k?
So Lou has to sell at least 2500 photos per year... :(
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Well, considering most on here that have even somewhat of a comprehension on how the average tax is taken (roughly 38-40%) they would know that doesn't include health care.........but then again I have to remember this is getbig so EVERYTHING has to be spelled out and not assumed.......right Chimps?
"Take a $60k job and take out about 40% for taxes and health care and you have around $30k to live on or about $2500 per month. Sad"
Again, your original post notes that the 40% INCLUDES health care!!
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Hey what do you think guys...in the USA how much annual income a family need to have a great, comfortable living?
I know it depends on many things but still I'm curious about the opinions of the American forum members.
In NY to be worry free with mortgage, taxes, and other expenses at least 80 to 100k.
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Let me ask you (because it's never occurred to me to ask my wifes cousin)....how does that work, I mean how would it be paid? Is it part of a house mortgage payment, is it paid separate? Can you actually finance a "parking spot"??
Ya I have 2 spots (in a downtown Toronto Yorkville condo thats considered luxurious) built in to mortgage.
Added 80,000 to my mortgage and another $200 extra a month in condo fees.
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i'm a former engineer and i have never heard of anyone being offered that. Even the most elite of engineers don't even get offered 130k.
I actually had to leave computer programming in 1998 because i couldn't get any employment. The sad part about this is that only a very small fraction of engineering/computer grads even get any offers of employment.
Thank India!
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IS SYDNEY REALLY THAT HIGH IN PRICES??HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU NEED TO LIVE NOT IN CENTRE OF THE TOWN BUT IN SUBURB???
depends how close the suburb is to the city and also how close to the coast.... close to either is expensive.
we live in the city and pay $4750 per month in rent for a nice but not big apartment... in suburbs you can get an old house for $2200 per month though.
a house near the beach is $2-$3 million to buy if it is decent but can run a lot higher.
food and gas are the killers though... good steak is about $13-$14 per pound... there are 2 main supermarket chains who run what is pretty much a cartel operation.
australia is gonna face some tough times soon though because everyone has been relying on increasing home equity and have huge credit card debts but things are slowing down and once the job market softens and house prices fall then many people are fucked.
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i'm a former engineer and i have never heard of anyone being offered that. Even the most elite of engineers don't even get offered 130k.
I actually had to leave computer programming in 1998 because i couldn't get any employment. The sad part about this is that only a very small fraction of engineering/computer grads even get any offers of employment.
i tend to agree with this post. our principal and senior guys get between 110 and 150. and theyve been doing it for 20 years. unless of course you are referring to contract rates?
we pay contractors $150-$250 per hour. that equates to well over $300k PA, and some contracts go longer than 12 months, but most are 6 months or less.
prior to my current gig (on $155k), i was getting $200ph..which is good while it lasts- but ive been doing this for nearly 20 years.
most technical types who arent engineers get about $80-$100 ph.
grads would get about that- which equates closer to about $170k.
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i'm a former engineer and i have never heard of anyone being offered that. Even the most elite of engineers don't even get offered 130k.
I actually had to leave computer programming in 1998 because i couldn't get any employment. The sad part about this is that only a very small fraction of engineering/computer grads even get any offers of employment.
tend to agree with this post. our principal and senior guys get between 110 and 150. and theyve been doing it for 20 years. unless of course you are referring to contract rates?
we pay contractors $150-$250 per hour. that equates to well over $300k PA, and some contracts go longer than 12 months, but most are 6 months or less.
prior to my current gig (on $155k), i was getting $200ph..which is good while it lasts- but ive been doing this for nearly 20 years.
most technical types who arent engineers get about $80-$100 ph.
grads would get about that- which equates closer to about $170k.
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i'm a former engineer and i have never heard of anyone being offered that. Even the most elite of engineers don't even get offered 130k.
I actually had to leave computer programming in 1998 because i couldn't get any employment. The sad part about this is that only a very small fraction of engineering/computer grads even get any offers of employment.
tend to agree with this post. our principal and senior guys get between 110 and 150. and theyve been doing it for 20 years. unless of course you are referring to contract rates?
we pay contractors $150-$250 per hour. that equates to well over $300k PA, and some contracts go longer than 12 months, but most are 6 months or less.
prior to my current gig (on $155k), i was getting $200ph..which is good while it lasts- but ive been doing this for nearly 20 years.
most technical types who arent engineers get about $80-$100 ph.
grads would get about that- which equates closer to about $170k.
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Yep, same thing in DC, my wifes cousin works on Capitol hill and she says parking there (in her neighborhood) is about that. INSANE!!
and I bet it only started when Obama got elected RIGHT????
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depends how close the suburb is to the city and also how close to the coast.... close to either is expensive.
we live in the city and pay $4750 per month in rent for a nice but not big apartment... in suburbs you can get an old house for $2200 per month though.
a house near the beach is $2-$3 million to buy if it is decent but can run a lot higher.
food and gas are the killers though... good steak is about $13-$14 per pound... there are 2 main supermarket chains who run what is pretty much a cartel operation.
australia is gonna face some tough times soon though because everyone has been relying on increasing home equity and have huge credit card debts but things are slowing down and once the job market softens and house prices fall then many people are fucked.
:o That's nuts! I'm in a southern suburb of Perth and pay $310/wk rent for a brand new 3x2. Ya the local butcher charges about $35/kg for porterhouse but the rump isn't bad for $25/kg. I never buy beef or lamb from Woolies. Some of the worst meat I've ever had. Their supplier here must be hopeless.
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depends how close the suburb is to the city and also how close to the coast.... close to either is expensive.
we live in the city and pay $4750 per month in rent for a nice but not big apartment... in suburbs you can get an old house for $2200 per month though.
a house near the beach is $2-$3 million to buy if it is decent but can run a lot higher.
food and gas are the killers though... good steak is about $13-$14 per pound... there are 2 main supermarket chains who run what is pretty much a cartel operation.
australia is gonna face some tough times soon though because everyone has been relying on increasing home equity and have huge credit card debts but things are slowing down and once the job market softens and house prices fall then many people are fucked.
wow you are getting raped, someone is sitting around counting your cash you send them so graciously.
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wow you are getting raped, someone is sitting around counting your cash you send them so graciously.
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my wife's work pays the rent i'd never pay that much.
we own property in texas i'd never buy in australia.
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:o That's nuts! I'm in a southern suburb of Perth and pay $310/wk rent for a brand new 3x2. Ya the local butcher charges about $35/kg for porterhouse but the rump isn't bad for $25/kg. I never buy beef or lamb from Woolies. Some of the worst meat I've ever had. Their supplier here must be hopeless.
what do you think is gonna happen to property values in OZ tapeworm?
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my wife's work pays the rent i'd never pay that much.
we own property in texas i'd never buy in australia.
wow that is great to hear, couldn't imagine having to pay that out of your own pocket.
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wow that is great to hear, couldn't imagine having to pay that out of your own pocket.
Thats because you're a lazy socialist lib who feels "entitled" and thinks you should just live off of others who actually work for a living.
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what do you think is gonna happen to property values in OZ tapeworm?
I meant how much you pay in rent is nuts. I knew it was more out east but I had no idea it was like 4x as much.
Tbh I have no idea what will happen. Stagnate but not fall more than 10% if I had to guess, but I don't follow real estate at all because I don't really have the time or the interest in it. My knowledge of the real estate market pretty much stops with whether it's more expensive for me to rent or buy.
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depends how close the suburb is to the city and also how close to the coast.... close to either is expensive.
we live in the city and pay $4750 per month in rent for a nice but not big apartment... in suburbs you can get an old house for $2200 per month though.
a house near the beach is $2-$3 million to buy if it is decent but can run a lot higher.
food and gas are the killers though... good steak is about $13-$14 per pound... there are 2 main supermarket chains who run what is pretty much a cartel operation.
australia is gonna face some tough times soon though because everyone has been relying on increasing home equity and have huge credit card debts but things are slowing down and once the job market softens and house prices fall then many people are fucked.
I`ll go on vacation in sydney-kellyville that`s in suburbs 30-40 km from center,and I have family there so I don`t pay any rent : ) am from europe-tell me is there any good opportunities for work there and how much can earn some manual worker per year??what kind of jobs are there...??
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tend to agree with this post. our principal and senior guys get between 110 and 150. and theyve been doing it for 20 years. unless of course you are referring to contract rates?
we pay contractors $150-$250 per hour. that equates to well over $300k PA, and some contracts go longer than 12 months, but most are 6 months or less.
prior to my current gig (on $155k), i was getting $200ph..which is good while it lasts- but ive been doing this for nearly 20 years.
most technical types who arent engineers get about $80-$100 ph.
grads would get about that- which equates closer to about $170k.
I agree. Contract work probably but that's normal $/hr for newly-graduate temp. work. I would rather work for a full-time position with salary and benefits than scrambling to win another job or being on unemployment in 6 mnths-1yr
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Most entry level Engineers start from 55-70k here in Houston depending on what field you work in. I know a guy who was offered 95k straight out of school to work as a Mechanical Engineer for Technip here in Houston, but that is unheard of most of the time. If you are a registered Professional Engineer like myself, you can make 100k+ after 10-15 years of quality experience in your field. Making 6 figures in Houston is more than enough to sustain a very healthy lifestyle, but it all depends on how you spend your money. It's not how much you make, but how much you spend. I own a 3500 SF 4 bedroom home in a very nice part of town and it was only 260k brand new and it was a custom build. Things are really cheap down here compared to other parts of the US and the World.
I know a few Engineers who work contract for the Port of Houston Authority and they get anywhere from $75-150 per hour for construction inspections.
When i got out of school with my BS in Civil Engineering i got a job making 68k with a nice signing bonus, but i already had 7 years of civil design experience by the time i graduated because i worked for a Civil Engineering firm the entire time i was in school. We have two graduate Engineers (E.I.T.) at my firm right now who are paid about 55k a year and these guys are in their early 20's fresh out of college.
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Thats because you're a lazy socialist lib who feels "entitled" and thinks you should just live off of others who actually work for a living.
really, glad you know how I feel. Actually I despise leaches who just sit around and do nothing and rely on the government to get by, I think they should be gassed. The only thing I may have expressed socialist thinking on was health care because the companies have such a monopoly on the whole system and are gaming the customers big time.
I was commenting on the 4,000 dollar rent on a modest apartment that is ridiculous if he had to pay that himself, if it wasn't his wife's company paying for it. Who in their right mind would sign up for that kind of rent?
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Most entry level Engineers start from 55-70k here in Houston depending on what field you work in. I know a guy who was offered 95k straight out of school to work as a Mechanical Engineer for Technip here in Houston, but that is unheard of most of the time. If you are a registered Professional Engineer like myself, you can make 100k+ after 10-15 years of quality experience in your field. Making 6 figures in Houston is more than enough to sustain a very healthy lifestyle, but it all depends on how you spend your money. It's not how much you make, but how much you spend. I own a 3500 SF 4 bedroom home in a very nice part of town and it was only 260k brand new and it was a custom build. Things are really cheap down here compared to other parts of the US and the World.
I know a few Engineers who work contract for the Port of Houston Authority and they get anywhere from $75-150 per hour for construction inspections.
When i got out of school with my BS in Civil Engineering i got a job making 68k with a nice signing bonus, but i already had 7 years of civil design experience by the time i graduated because i worked for a Civil Engineering firm the entire time i was in school. We have two graduate Engineers (E.I.T.) at my firm right now who are paid about 55k a year and these guys are in their early 20's fresh out of college.
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sounds right to me.
wish our houses were $260k though.
our median price is $400k (Au), and we live in perhaps the cheapest city in australia.
we've had nasty Real estate boom with foreign investors buying up properties and land making rent and home ownership very difficult for the average joe.
imagine a $300k loan when you earn $50k PA. over 35 years thats about $2.5k per month from a net wage of $3-$3.5k per month.
my brother has just finished his mechanics apprenticeship. he's looking at earning $50-$70k for his life and has no idea how he's going to be able to afford a house.
then there's rent at $350 pw and minimum wage at $570pw before tax....and thats in the cheap areas.
of course much worse in sydney.. $800k houses being paid off by 2 people earning $100k each per year and not being able to afford to go out or get nice furniture.
but, then they sell in 24 months and make $100-$150k.
crazy shit
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Anyone know what high school teachers in Florida make?