six-figure
adjective
: in the hundreds of thousands : totaling 100,000 or more but less than one million
a six-figure income
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Nicole Michler spent years playing by the rules of corporate success—rising to senior leadership in tech sales, earning a six-figure salary, and leading major accounts for global financial clients.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Getting 20 clients that pay $5000 per month will give you six-figure earnings.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Tuition costs are soaring to unmanageable levels, once-stable education paths like computer science are now on rocky ground thanks to AI automation, and a diploma no longer guarantees a six-figure salary.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
See our review The 2026 Hyundai Palisade is bigger and smarter, just don’t expect more power The six-figure 2025 Lexus LX Hybrid takes full-size luxury to new heights.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Getting 20 clients that pay $5000 per month will give you six-figure earnings.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Tuition costs are soaring to unmanageable levels, once-stable education paths like computer science are now on rocky ground thanks to AI automation, and a diploma no longer guarantees a six-figure salary.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
See our review The 2026 Hyundai Palisade is bigger and smarter, just don’t expect more power The six-figure 2025 Lexus LX Hybrid takes full-size luxury to new heights.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Six-figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/six-figure. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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