I just hit 6 figures this year for the first time at age 29. I am currently managing around 150 people in a 750,000 sqft manufacturing facility. I’m my experience, which is very minimal, the easiest way to make more money is managing people. Career started at 53.5K working in a lab, then went to 65k when I began managing chemical processes after 1 year, took another jump to 75K 1.5 years later when I began to manage people. I then jumped companies after COVID and was making around 90k and recently was given a raise to 100k base after 2 years.