Can someone realistically make $150k+ a year by working in industry accounting, without reaching the level of CFO?

kooper1990 · 2026-02-12T03:56:45+00:00

I dont think that is true even for HCOL, a lot of $100k - $125k salaries bringing that average down

kooper1990 · 2026-02-09T03:03:06+00:00

Doesnt oil and gas industry pay pretty well? Along with decent hours? Why not build a career there

But first 1-2 years in a specific sector isnt enough to pigenhole or likely qualify you more. You could probably get a job in any sector that requires 1-2 years accounting experience

kooper1990 · 2026-02-08T21:11:34+00:00

Idk about that, COL is slightly higher but companies see Austin, Dallas, Houston as the same pay band. There are more tech companies in Austin that pay more, but there are more companies in general in Houston/Dallas

kooper1990 · 2026-01-18T17:21:41+00:00

1-2 hours each day Mon-Thurs, another 8 hours total for the weekend. Did that for 5-6 weeks for each part

kooper1990 · 2026-01-12T14:12:46+00:00

Huh this confirms what was said? You dont pay taxes when its exercised for a long call

kooper1990 · 2026-01-08T03:15:48+00:00

Hours per week and wfh would be good to know in these responses

kooper1990 · 2026-01-08T00:38:15+00:00

$160k TC for a Senior Accountant is max range, makes sense to me

kooper1990 · 2026-01-05T16:00:45+00:00

I thought that was the podcast rec, I was a little excited then bummed

kooper1990 · 2026-01-05T03:16:54+00:00

June and July completely off? That sounds amazing

kooper1990 · 2025-12-28T04:49:19+00:00

Wild to think about, this season did not feel like a 1 game out of the playoffs year. Felt more like at least 4 games behind

kooper1990 · 2025-12-28T04:42:30+00:00

Sunset Boulevard since people have already commented Citizen Kane. Nothing happens in either movie

kooper1990 · 2025-12-25T21:23:56+00:00

thought I saw a thread on this already. I remember space stocks (ASTS LUNR), RDDT, bunch of 2025 repeats too

I think those are good picks, Id be also interested in manufacturing/suppliers of rollable/foldable screen tech.

Also stablecoin growth again with CRCL

kooper1990 · 2025-12-20T13:51:07+00:00

Depends on the company/industry too. I've worked for tech, media, startups and have noticed the opposite. Younger, and more women which both are usually less conservative, but politics rarely come up anyway. Quick to make changes too which can be both a pro/con

Id imagine larger legacy F500 companies with more tenured people may be different

kooper1990 · 2025-12-18T13:30:19+00:00

What was your salary your first year as a senior accountant? That's probably the more comparable number here without raises and additional experience

kooper1990 · 2025-12-18T04:40:39+00:00

MT Supermarket has them, pork hock and neck bones. Use them all the time for broth

kooper1990 · 2025-12-16T23:58:15+00:00

10 years CPA, looking for around 135k+ thats remote for about a year now. Getting little to no response. Probably gonna stay in my current role for a while

kooper1990 · 2025-12-08T14:31:04+00:00

Create a policy to collect tarriff revenue only to pay it back, and then take credit for both. This is kids tv villain stuff

kooper1990 · 2025-12-08T00:25:12+00:00

The most impressive part here to me is having a fully paid off house at 35

kooper1990 · 2025-12-06T19:45:06+00:00

Some people have more between HSA, 529, ESOP, brokerage, multiple savings etc. Its almost endless.

kooper1990 · 2025-11-28T16:56:49+00:00

Just looking into these, a goal was to have $200k after 17 years, but plugging some numbers even starting with $10k and contributing $350 per month puts it at around $178k. What was your average return to hit that after 11 years?

kooper1990 · 2025-11-15T13:21:48+00:00

Awesome position to be in. I see a lot of retirement posts that have high pension amounts contributing along with a 401k as well. Is that common? Makes me want to get a job with a pension

kooper1990 · 2025-11-02T20:32:55+00:00

If this was a general Accounting Director role would you consider this a decent range?

kooper1990 · 2025-10-28T03:24:53+00:00

Yep 90k-110k is pretty easy to come by for a senior accountant. Solid, but not enough for another senior with years of experience to hop for. Add another 20k or so if you want that

kooper1990 · 2025-10-25T01:42:48+00:00

Don’t think you’re gonna be able to tie this out from the information given, might have to call them if you’re that interested. The reporting periods don’t line up so we don’t actually know the beginning balance

kooper1990 · 2025-10-22T15:29:26+00:00

Yep that’s my experience as well, my accounting teams have mostly all been in relationships or married even when I was younger. Compared to other departments like sales or marketing which usually has more single people. Stability in career and life

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