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> 2. Sounds like the term "six figures" has a special meaning? Six figures simply refers to a salary with six digits (i.e. in excess of $100,000). This is near
by michaelmior 4y ago
> 2. Sounds like the term "six figures" has a special meaning?
Six figures simply refers to a salary with six digits (i.e. in excess of $100,000). This is nearly double the median income so "six figures" is often just used to mean "a lot of money."
- madsbuch 4y agoYes, just clarified the question. "Six figures" appears to be an idiom in American English that should be abandoned.