I worked in car sales for a decade, being as good as #5 in the US for a large brand. One year I made $260k, more than anyone that actually worked above me at

I worked in car sales for a decade, being as good as #5 in the US for a large brand. One year I made $260k, more than anyone that actually worked above me at the automall including the CPA comptroller and GM (the other brands at the 'automall' had a bad year while mine had a breakout year due to new models). I started a year before cash for clunkers came out. I basically was making $200k a year after learning the ropes for 6 months. The owner that year lost over a million dollars. Not all compensation is based on hierarchy. Commission sales and performance based pay has its advantages.