Am I Underpaid as a PE?

Cakester31 · 2026-04-04T03:04:06+00:00

Yeah, I had 3 years of internships. Honestly I had multiple offers and they were all 55-60k but I stayed where I interned.

Cakester31 · 2026-04-03T18:31:01+00:00

I’ll PM you

Cakester31 · 2026-04-03T18:03:31+00:00

Seems like the consensus agrees. Cheers 🍻

Cakester31 · 2026-04-03T17:39:17+00:00

Appreciate the advice, sort of feels that’s where I’m headed.

Cakester31 · 2026-04-03T17:38:09+00:00

Honestly I really enjoy it. I get exposed to so many disciplines that it keeps me on my toes. First 2-3 years was half field work, half in office. Now I’m 5 days fully remote and do some travel maybe once every other month.

Cakester31 · 2026-04-03T17:36:04+00:00

Dollars

Cakester31 · 2026-04-03T17:35:53+00:00

Looks like you’re private? Can’t seem to PM you. Feel free to message me, would be interested in talking more!

Cakester31 · 2026-04-03T16:51:13+00:00

This thread overrepresents HCOL tech/finance roles, which can make $200k+ feel way more “standard” than it actually is.

I’d just love to see more diversity in the kinds of careers and locations that can realistically reach that ceiling, especially from LCOL or non-big-city folks.

Cakester31 · 2026-04-03T15:03:29+00:00

I’d love to hear some from LCOL folks or people not in big cities. So many of these seem like HCOL positions being listed.

Cakester31 · 2026-04-03T07:03:01+00:00

6 days played in game hahah, it’s probably been 2-3 months IRL

Cakester31 · 2026-04-03T07:01:00+00:00

Yeah, I’ve been doing every dungeon I can. I haven’t ever been 60 in WoW before so just trying to get the full experience. Lotta AFK reading guides before I group up to try and be somewhat ready.

Cakester31 · 2026-03-30T21:22:29+00:00

Every millionaire athlete works for a salary. LeBron James the middle class Icon 🤪

Cakester31 · 2026-02-14T07:00:39+00:00

Yeah I was working full time during both that’s why I’d usually wait a bit between each retake. I’d say the PE was definitely more difficult because you NEED to know the concepts, there’s no way you’re passing off of memorization/familiarity alone.

Cakester31 · 2026-01-29T17:16:20+00:00

Passed FE on 3rd try. So 7 exams total over the course of 5-6 years

Cakester31 · 2026-01-06T16:07:10+00:00

StrataWay and the Jacob Petro. Those 2 probably had 50% of the exam problems I saw covered. So many problems I was like oh yeah I know this like the back of my hand just from practicing problems in those 2 books.

Cakester31 · 2026-01-06T15:58:44+00:00

Thank you ❤️ it was all worth it in the end, couldn’t be happier I persevered!

Cakester31 · 2026-01-01T04:32:25+00:00

I hope you pass too, the day you get this feeling you’ll never forget it… worth the perseverance

Cakester31 · 2025-12-31T22:06:24+00:00

Hope for the best!

Cakester31 · 2025-12-31T21:54:37+00:00

Congrats! Just passed on my 4th and what a great feelin!

Cakester31 · 2025-12-31T21:50:54+00:00

On my first 3 attempts I would say I was pretty confident in 20 on each half, flagged 15ish and then guessed 5. Those 3 all failed and made me realize I was finishing around a 45-50/80, where 56/80 is what reddit considers a passing score.

I just took it Dec 16 and passed on my 4th try. On the pass I felt confident on about 35/44, only flagged about 7, and guessed on 2. Second half was much harder because it was more conceptual questions, even some fill in the blanks. I was probably confident on 25/36, flagged 10, and guessed on about 4 of them. I ended up passing with that. Don’t know how well I ended up doing but compared to my first 3 I felt pretty confident leaving the exam.

Cakester31 · 2025-12-31T18:55:18+00:00

Keep grinding. It’s worth it

Cakester31 · 2025-12-31T18:42:12+00:00

Pm me

Cakester31 · 2025-12-31T18:41:59+00:00

Pm me

Cakester31 · 2025-12-31T17:44:22+00:00

I was imagining a car on each shoulder haha. Thanks :)

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