Salary Skepticism

Comments express doubt, surprise, or jealousy about high reported salary or earnings figures, questioning if they are realistic, monthly versus yearly, or comparable to averages.

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IMO IBM PER MONTH USD month yr 400k year salary 150k usd 60k 500k iran

Sample Comments

rvnx β€’ Mar 15, 2023 β€’ View on HN

191'000 USD / yr "even if it's not a lot" ?

imjk β€’ Nov 19, 2014 β€’ View on HN

You're making $365K-$500K+ on this annually?

suyash β€’ Nov 28, 2012 β€’ View on HN

who says it's $130K/yr. I don't believe it

balderdash β€’ Jul 18, 2023 β€’ View on HN

Don’t you meant more like $80k a year?

edmcnulty101 β€’ Jul 18, 2022 β€’ View on HN

400k a MONTH?Man I'm jealous. :)

erikb β€’ Sep 21, 2015 β€’ View on HN

Is anybody really worth >=$150k/year?

josephmx β€’ Jul 3, 2016 β€’ View on HN

50k Euros per month? Something tells me that's not right

nolite β€’ Aug 4, 2011 β€’ View on HN

wait, do you actually make that money?

throwaway8800 β€’ May 8, 2017 β€’ View on HN

Wouldn't it be more like $60K?

mattl β€’ Aug 4, 2023 β€’ View on HN

Why do you think $10,000 a month?