A while back, we wrote about the various salaries men were earning. Then, a TON of readers shared their own, and it was just as fascinating. Here are some of those responses from our female readers:
1. “I am a registered veterinary technician with 15 years of experience. I make $28 as an emergency tech, which is by far the most I have ever made. It is such a demanding job in every way, but we make so little that most people in vet med have multiple jobs.”
—Anonymous, 41, female, North Carolina
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2. “I work in middle management for a nonprofit and make $93k a year plus bonuses and stipends, so my take-home pay is almost six figures.”
—Anonymous, 39, female, Baltimore, Maryland
3. “I make about $146k at a public research center with almost 20 years of experience and an advanced degree. Not worth it.”
—Anonymous, mid-40s, female, Southern California
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4. “I’m a branch manager for a library. I make $91k. I have 12 years of experience and FINALLY just paid off my student loans.”
—Anonymous, 48, female, Arizona
5. “I’m a fifth-grade teacher. I am in my ninth year, I have my master’s degree, and I make $62,000 a year.”
—Anonymous, 40, female, Michigan
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6. “I make $31.48 an hour as a school cafeteria manager. I don’t work nights, weekends, or holidays, and I get the summer off. I love it.”
—Anonymous, 54, female, Charleston, South Carolina
7. “I have worked as an ophthalmic technician for 40+ years and only make $58,000 per year with two weeks of PTO.”
—Anonymous, 62, female, Ohio
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8. “I’m an outpatient pediatric speech-language pathologist with 10 years of experience. I make $81k.”
—Anonymous, 34, female, Midwest
9. “I own a small healthcare consulting firm, and I earn $200k-$250k per year. I take off six weeks a year and have two subcontractors who work part-time.”
—Anonymous, 62, female, California
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10. “I’ve been a Medicaid supervisor at a hospital for 13 years. I started at $13/hr; now I’m at $37/hr. No bonus, but pretty good health benefits. I get five weeks of vacation annually.”
—Anonymous, 58, female, Upstate New York
11. “I’m an account executive for a large print and promo company, and I make about $100,000 per year base salary, plus another $50,000 per year in commissions. I have a degree in sociology and have more than 30 years of experience in the industry.”
—Anonymous, 57, female, Modesto, CA
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12. “I’m an analyst for a STEM nonprofit. I make $73k base and $85k with overtime.”
—Anonymous, 57, female, Central Ohio
13. “I make $170,000 as a manager in the IT project management department for a tech company.”
—Anonymous, 41, female, MA
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14. “I have 20+ years of experience, both in large corporations and small nonprofit. Just now earning $75k. I love what I do, but geez…”
—Anonymous, 44, female, Northeast Ohio
15. “I’m an RN, and I do inpatient dialysis at a major hospital in Pittsburgh. I have an associate’s degree and no student loan debt. I make $58/hr with a flexible schedule, so about $120,000 a year. I have 11 years of experience. The flexibility and ability to travel to new sites are my favorite things about my job. “
—Anonymous, 44, female, Pittsburgh
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16. “I’m a teacher with a master’s degree and 16 years of experience. I make $53,000/year.”
—Anonymous, 66, female, Florida
17. “I’m an exotic dancer making $400 a night (that’s for four hours of work).”
—Anonymous, 64, female, Chicago
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18. “I teach fifth grade at a private Catholic school. I make about $35,000 per year. I have a Master’s degree in education.”
—Anonymous, 37, female, USA
19. “I’m a teacher. I have a master’s degree and 11 years of experience. A ton of student loan debt. I make about $52,000 a year. No bonuses.”
—Anonymous, 44, female, Maine
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20. “I make $60,000 per year as a nonprofit development manager, raising money for the arts in Washington, DC. I have one master’s degree and three roommates.”
—Anonymous, 35, Female, Washington D.C.
21. “I make $68k a year as a finance manager for a small social services nonprofit. I have 13 years of experience at the organization and a Bachelor’s in Behavioral Science. No student debt.”
—Anonymous, 39, female, Nevada
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22. “I’m a medical technologist, making about $82,000. I have seven years of experience in the field. This job requires a bachelor’s degree, but there are associate-level programs people can start with (such as a medical laboratory technician) to get into the field. Often, hospitals will help pay your school tuition if you’re full-time.”
—Anonymous, 35, female, Maryland
23. “I’m a special education assistant at an elementary school. I have a bachelor’s degree. I make just south of $17,000. I only work during the school year, but those days are demanding — physically and emotionally. I was making in the low $40s at an office when I quit to have babies. Then my babies started school, so I kept this job to keep their schedule.”
—Anonymous, 46, female, Kentucky
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24. “I make $125k as a product manager for a tech company. I have a Master’s degree in Education. I’d be making maybe half as much if I were still teaching. I work 100% remote and have so much less stress.”
—Anonymous, 34, female, Maryland
25. “I am a VP of marketing without a college degree, at a mid-size tech company. My base salary is $265,000, with a 30% bonus based on revenue attainment, for a total of $344,500.”
—Anonymous, 40, female, Texas
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26. “I’m a teacher in the public school system. I made the wrong career choice! I am not respected and make $43,000 a year. Don’t become a teacher unless you hate money.”
—Anonymous, 49, female, Hawai’i
27. “I’m an English teacher making $62,000, but in actuality, it is less due to the money spent on students over the course of a year. The $300 stipend is not sustainable given the cost of teacher-supplied materials for students. Also, need to deduct money to supplement health insurance, vision, and dental — this is not free for teachers.”
—Anonymous, 56, female, Florida
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28. “I’m a proposal manager for a Big Four. I get good benefits, I’m fully remote, and I have four years of relevant experience. I get $130k base with $2-5k bonus.”
—Anonymous, 33, female, Long Island
29. “I have an Associate’s Degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, and after working five years in a busy hospital, I started teaching at a college full-time. I have been there for over three years, am now a Clinical Director for DMS, and make $95k.”
—Anonymous, 38, female, Texas
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30. “I was a certified teacher with a master’s degree. I made $40,000 a year last year, I had six years of experience, and I brought home $30,000 after retirement and taxes were taken out.”
—Anonymous, 39, female, Missouri
31. “I make $160k as an insurance agent. All it took was a six-day course. I work from home on the telephone.”
—Anonymous, 65, female, SoCal
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32. “I’ve been a teacher for eight years. I have my master’s and still have not hit $70,000 a year. My brother, who is seven years younger than I am, is about to graduate from college. He already has a job lined up, and his starting salary is what I will make by year 11 of my career. The health insurance is great, I’m paying into a great retirement plan, and yes, we get summers off, but money can be tight!”
—Anonymous, 29, female, Ohio
33. “I’m a labor and delivery nurse with an associate degree and five years of experience. My base pay is $47/hour. Working the night shift, I get an additional $4/hr differential. As a charge nurse, I get another $3/hr differential on top of that. So, I make about $54/hr most nights. Working full-time, my gross pay is about $101,000/year before taxes.”
—Anonymous, 31, female, South Metro Minneapolis, Minnesota
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34. “I’m a private school teacher with 10 years of experience. I have $40k in student loan debt, and I make $56k a year.”
—Anonymous, 34, female, Wisconsin
35. “I’m the head of social media at a large ad agency holding company for one of our largest clients. I oversee a team of about 60. I’ve been with my current company for a year, but have been working in social media marketing and marketing strategy at ad agencies as well as in-house for my whole career, so about 17 years. I make $250k a year.”
—Anonymous, 39, female, NYC
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36. “I work as a nurse executive. I’ve worked for 40 years as an RN, the last decade as the top nurse executive. I make $327k/yr.”
—Anonymous, 63, female, California
37. “I make roughly $107k/year as a mental health therapist for the military. I get full benefits, a pension, and retirement, as well as school loan forgiveness. I have a master’s degree and about $100k in student loan debt.”
—Anonymous, 38, female, San Diego, California
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38. Lastly, “I’m a veterinarian. I make about $112,000 with 30 years of experience. I owed almost $200,000 in student loan debt. And yet so many people complain we are in it for the money.”
—Anonymous, 55, female, Buffalo, NY
Responses have been edited for length/clarity.
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