But the college asks for $20K every year, so that could be considered a negative...

jrockway · on April 13, 2011

OK, then after taxes, rent, food, utilities, entertainment, savings, and everything else, my salary is also $0.

Salary is what your employer pays you, not what you don't spend out of that.

aristidb · on April 13, 2011

And if you consider the university to be your employer...

But people, this was not meant entirely seriously.

evoltix · on April 13, 2011

Negative salary is an oxymoron. How can you consider debt a form of compensation?

Cushman · on April 13, 2011

Tuition is a little special, since it's essentially money I'm paying for the privilege of working on something I'm not being paid for.

hammock · on April 13, 2011

That would be net income, not gross. Net income is salary/other income minus expenses. That's clearly not what people are entering here.