Can an average Big 4 guy earn between 200k and 300k?

Certainly there are quite a few people who achieve more than that.

What I mean is usual (or slightly above average) case.

Is it fairly common for a person who started a career in Big 4 to make 200K ~ 300K in their mid-30s?(or late 30s)

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Perhaps a better question is why 200-300k is "your number?" Why not 100k?

There's a diminishing return on rising income. Is 300k worth potentially failed marriages, poor family and friendships, 60+ hour work weeks, the greed disease and declining health?

I'm not saying all this will happen, but realize wealth doesn't just consist of monetary compensation.

 

Definitely possible if you make partner in your late thirties but the partner track is becoming less and less popular for Big 4 considering having to do mind numbing work for a number of years. I think I was reading a stat that less than 5% of Big 4 entry level accountants make partner.

 

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