How Much I Make & Spend as a New Grad Amazon Software Engineer (2025)

this guy can retire within 10 years lol

I picked the wrong career

Bro pays most people's entire paychecks in just taxes 💀 AS A NEW GRAD

I'm honestly stunned that Amazon employees don't get Prime for free

Very helpful and motivated honest man god bless you

Dropping your money in 401k is still take home money, it’s your decision to do that with your take home money.

seeing someone say they earn 10k per month just blows me away, i worked a few jobs and they payed me 800 euros, and i had to work 6 days a week something staying in the store till 11pm and doing everything

Why are you front loading maxing out your 401k in the beginning of the year? Why not just spread out your 401k contributions throughout the year? This way you can still max out your pre-tax contributions before the end of the year?

I love this video I can’t wait to have a life like this in my country Haiti I work at Amazon but I just became a blue badge so I will become a truck driver soon so I can make 100k a year I just can’t wait this video make my dream even bigger I will push my self to work more harder and thank you for ur positive video I learn so much I will definitely follow ur footsteps I will put all my money on my 401k

great shit dude, you earned it

I recently got hurt at my job and now I’m at risk for total trade loss. I have been in the trades my whole life, Is there any chance in the IT industry for me?

To put Seattle's housing crisis into clarity here: you pay MORE than I do for rent. Your apartment is about 1/3rd the size of my HOUSE, amd im less than an hour away from downtown Seattle. Thats actually insane.

401k is a scam. It is generally invested in stocks like sp500 and making about 10% annually and barely beating inflation. It’s like running around in circle. I am better off investing in growth stocks making 30% annually and buying precious metals which can rocket depending on whatever is going on. People investing in 401k are losing money to be honest.

So while u did all of this u lived with your parents?

Where are all my pocket watchers in the comments 😂?

Great video man, very motivating.

roth account and meal prep service. create llc. ein. business bank account. rent out the car on turo. buy software, equipment, and services for your youtube channel. write off expenses from your w-2 taxes.

grocery + dining = 850 = <$30 per day... so you only eat 1 meal per day?

for on-call work, i'm glad he's getting well compensated.

man I wish I wasn't stupid. ill never see money like that.

Wow it is so refreshing to see other professions pay transparency. I need to max out of my 401k. Im a nurse in CA making around $250-260k. The taxes in CA is so high, I only keep 60% of my pay. Doesnt sound that much if you factor all that in!

Thanks for sharing! Wishing you more success :)

If you think this is bad try doing the same job in Boston, rent is $4k…

Random algorithm sent me here. But so impressed with your strategy. My husband and I just retired, but we took a very similar approach to you early in our careers. We called it the “pay yourself first” plan. By maximizing early on the savings they had time compound over time. And compounding is everything (if you have the luxury of not touching it until retirement). But ALWAYS accept employers matching contributions for savings- you understand rightly that this is free money.
Can I suggest, your next personal goal- become a cooking ninja. (I know you know). But this will save you hundreds of thousands over your career. Let’s face it, even going for coffee every day has become ridiculously expensive. There are lots of easy cooking video’s on YouTube to follow for healthy and easy meals. But it does take planning and a commitment to spending time on the w/e to have your breakfast, lunch, and suppers ready for your upcoming week. (I always do Asian inspired a lot because many spices, sauces etc are used consistently across recipes, and many are fast, easy (not technically challenging), and full of flavour), not to mention healthy. And given your ethnic background, probably your mom or dad have some amazing family recipes to share.
Anyway- GREAT JOB!! This is a heavy lift so early in your career life, but you are quick-starting the savings with a huge down payment here and it WILL matter over time.
❤🇨🇦

honestly smart. if I got a 50+K sign on I would have done exactly the same with my 401K. you can easily live on 50k a year if you're smart with your money. and it's only a year, after that have at it.

as a financial advisor and fellow so cal guy, I really appreciate how you explained your process and theory behind front loading. Not for everyone but certainly works for you. Great content.

Your rent is killing you, but it’s expected right? Since you are living near office and time saved on commute

This is a very helpful video for any working adult. Well done.

Bro do you play video games?

Love the video and the transparency... honestly you're killing it! Be proud

Wow this was so interesting!😲 thank you for the transparency. Idk how but I think you made me understand money more which is something I’ve always struggled to understand😂

Sorry, I just can't do your videos - the sniffing is just too much.

U will never afford a home if work for Amazon. Worst company.

Highly appreciate the transparency. And it's quite interesting. While countries in Europe often boast themselves for paying a little less but having great benefits, I find that this is not the reality beyond legislated mandatory social benefits (which, don't get me wrong, are absolutely great and the US just really sucks in that area). For example, my transportation costs by public transport are not covered. My salary before taxes is 130k CHF, so not much higher than what you're earning... as a senior software engineer in a team-lead position in Switzerland, mind you without any stock units. And this is the country with the highest average salaries in Europe. Now, I wouldn't want to work in the US but it does make you think sometimes...

Why so much in pre-tax 401k? I imagine you've done your research, but for most young folks, roth is preferred

i think you deserve the job

How did you actually learn programming? Did you do any projects and how much time you were practicing/learning a day?

Thank you for the transparent video!! it helped a lot. You are going places, dude!! Keep up the quality content.