r/Salary is a subreddit with 513k members. The most common kinds of discussions are money talk and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses hate, job, career, salary, and change.
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Popular Themes in r/Salary
#1
Money Talk
: "What’s your job, your salary, and your rent?"
29 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Why are financial advisors never recommended as a high paying job?"
7 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Deloitte told me I was too incompetent for a 55k a year job. So I went into finance."
6 posts
Popular Topics in r/Salary
#1
Hate
13 posts
#2
Job
11 posts
#3
Career
10 posts
#4
Salary
9 posts
#5
Change
8 posts
#6
Struggling
8 posts
#7
Worst
5 posts
#8
Frustrating
4 posts
#9
Pay
4 posts
#10
Engineering
4 posts
Flair Used in r/Salary
#1
discussion
: "Went from 50k to 200k and I'm emotionally overwhelmed"
140 posts
#2
💰 - salary sharing
: "[Software Engineer] [NYC area] - $400k+"
37 posts
#3
Market Data
: "Deloitte told me I was too incompetent for a 55k a year job. So I went into finance."
14 posts
#4
shit post 💩 / satire
: "This sub has me thinking every American over the age of 21 is making 100k a year"
5 posts
#5
News
: "Mechanical Engineer to Apple CEO"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/Salary
Yearly
+171k members(50.0%)
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Last updated: September 6, 2026