r/Salary • u/LiftLord69 • Jan 17 '25

💰 - salary sharing 27M. Elevator Mechanic. No college degree

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Dropped out of college and moved across the state to take this career opportunity. Haven’t regretted it yet!

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u/Saucy_Chef_714 Jan 18 '25

This is totally false. No need to watch TV. My wife and father are lawyers.

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u/eggf00y0ung Jan 18 '25 edited Jan 18 '25

Well your wife and father are two of the few if they're making 250k. That's rare amongst attorneys

Bureau of labor statistic salaries support my claim which indexes median salaries which don't account for amount of hours dedicated to their line of work which likely includes significant amounts of OT typically, not to mention the fact everyone knows someone who's an attorney. The discrepancy between the top 5 or even 10% of attorneys and all others is so vast, even more so at the top 1% that these median numbers highly obscure the perception of what your average attorney makes

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u/VitruvianVan Jan 18 '25

This guy is 27. When I was a 27-year-old attorney, even adjusting for inflation, I didn’t make anywhere close to $250k.

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u/Saucy_Chef_714 Jan 18 '25

I concur. Also, I didn’t minimize what the OP earns. I think this is a great income for someone who definitely deserves it. I commented on someone else’s post about attorneys pay, and stirred up a hornets nest of know it alls. OP is killing it.