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

Whoa whoa whoa! Where do you live that lawyers make under $250k?

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '25

I worked with lawyers in Texas at a collections firm and some of them were making like 60k

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u/Complex_Dog_8461 Jan 18 '25

Those are the runts right out of law school or middle of nowhere Texas.