What is this guy making?

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10/16/2024 5:36am

Steve said on pulp show 601 he makes 200k a year so I bet Weege is there or more. 

House, kids, toys.  At a minimum $125K, and prob more like $150-$200K.  

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10/16/2024 5:53am

The old school mentality that you never talk about what you make has kept people making less than they are worth for decades. 

 

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10/16/2024 6:55am
UpTiTe wrote:

The old school mentality that you never talk about what you make has kept people making less than they are worth for decades. 

 

100% True.  I throw trucking numbers out there and people get all upset. 1975 itt was 25 per hr today it’s a few cents per mi.  We got 250 per ld extra pu or del in the ne.  Plus mi pay ld or unld pay, dp tanker in building 35 bucks, etcToday they make 110 per day.  I made more in 1976 as a 9 yr old bailing hay than some days in 2024.  I had it out with a Chicago iL. Labor dept judge,  about tens of thousands of dollars not being paid.  He raised his voice to cut me off.  I,ll bring it to Tribal court and prove Chicago is a slave city. Only cost me 100 bucks in a reservation Tribal court.  

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10/16/2024 7:05am
UpTiTe wrote:

The old school mentality that you never talk about what you make has kept people making less than they are worth for decades. 

 

Truth.

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10/16/2024 1:51pm

I bet more than six figures which is living life especially if you love what you do. 

It's evident Weege loves his "work" and is talented at it. Good on him, living the real American dream.

Thanks Weege for all you do for the sport. 

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10/16/2024 1:57pm Edited Date/Time 10/16/2024 1:57pm
UpTiTe wrote:

The old school mentality that you never talk about what you make has kept people making less than they are worth for decades. 

 

That's a simple way of looking at it, but at places with pay transparency, it can prevent someone that's worth more from actually making more since their pay will be out in the open.

I think we all know that just because two people are employed to do the same job doesn't mean that both are of equal value to the company.

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10/16/2024 6:04pm

Man, off season is really starting to bite. 

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10/16/2024 9:26pm
UpTiTe wrote:

The old school mentality that you never talk about what you make has kept people making less than they are worth for decades. 

 

SPYGUY wrote:
That's a simple way of looking at it, but at places with pay transparency, it can prevent someone that's worth more from actually making more since...

That's a simple way of looking at it, but at places with pay transparency, it can prevent someone that's worth more from actually making more since their pay will be out in the open.

I think we all know that just because two people are employed to do the same job doesn't mean that both are of equal value to the company.

Not sure I’m tracking you, can you give an example?  People who are “worth more” have to demonstrate that value to the bosses in order to get paid more. In the case of professional sports, demonstrating value is very transparent. 

10/17/2024 5:37am

You should talk about your wage with your colleagues. It's a free market and workers sell their time to employers. Your time is a commodity so you should know the market value. If there is a legitimate reason your colleague is getting paid more then let's hear what it is so you can work to increase the value of your commodity. Keeping wages a secret only benefits employers. 

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10/17/2024 7:54am
Herr Lich wrote:

Man, off season is really starting to bite. 

A ton of Great racing every weekend in the fall. Muddy creek pro am & 2-st race with 33 or 40 k purse.  Pa. Had 1 too. This weekend in Ga. Double Pa points.  AX starts in a couple weeks. Should b a warm up race somewhere.  Ltm has a race left 1,300+ at some rounds.  125 Cal. Riders travel to iL. For it.   125 riders from numerous states race there.  

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10/17/2024 8:47am

Steve said on pulp show 601 he makes 200k a year so I bet Weege is there or more. 

That tells you a lot about who Steve is vs. who Weege is. Steve's revealing his yearly pay on his podcast shows his ego & relative arrogance (IMO) vs. Weege not openly discussing his showing his level of humility. 

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10/17/2024 9:31am Edited Date/Time 10/17/2024 9:31am
davistld01 wrote:
That tells you a lot about who Steve is vs. who Weege is. Steve's revealing his yearly pay on his podcast shows his ego & relative...

That tells you a lot about who Steve is vs. who Weege is. Steve's revealing his yearly pay on his podcast shows his ego & relative arrogance (IMO) vs. Weege not openly discussing his showing his level of humility. 

Yeah because Weedge is probably on like 75k

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10/17/2024 9:47am Edited Date/Time 10/17/2024 9:48am
davistld01 wrote:
That tells you a lot about who Steve is vs. who Weege is. Steve's revealing his yearly pay on his podcast shows his ego & relative...

That tells you a lot about who Steve is vs. who Weege is. Steve's revealing his yearly pay on his podcast shows his ego & relative arrogance (IMO) vs. Weege not openly discussing his showing his level of humility. 

motokiwi wrote:

Yeah because Weedge is probably on like 75k

He ain't doing all that work, announcing , videos and travelling for just $75K a year!

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10/17/2024 9:54am

               If Weege ain’t making $200k per year, then he is getting screwed. He is not making Stick and Ball announcer money, but he ain’t at $100k either. Mr.Weegeman knows how to make a dollar scream, and that is a great skill to have in this world !

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10/17/2024 10:08am
UpTiTe wrote:

The old school mentality that you never talk about what you make has kept people making less than they are worth for decades. 

 

When the economy is good and rates r too.  The truckers report o/o ,s with there authority. Talk about what there getting for rates in different zones.  Non driving people go on a thread and start bashing them calling them gougers,etc.  a driver might say stay off the Chicago to Tx. Lane . Stick to the Midwest your truck will make 6+ per mile more.  What better 45k a week or 16k .  Take advantage of the high rates and stop working for cheap.  It’s time to stock pile the money to be ready for when it crashes and your making 400.00 profit a week. The last 4 yrs nobody is making anything , they operate off money made in the past.  But outsiders don’t go on there talking ship then. When it good it’s real good a 20 trk co can bring 900k + a week. 

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10/17/2024 10:14am

Gosh, if Weege and Mathess are making $200,000/year...one can only imagine what Michael Lindsey, the man who runs the greatest motocross website on the planet makes per year.

Must be upwards of a cool half mil 💲

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10/17/2024 10:23am
Gosh, if Weege and Mathess are making $200,000/year...one can only imagine what Michael Lindsey, the man who runs the greatest motocross website on the planet makes...

Gosh, if Weege and Mathess are making $200,000/year...one can only imagine what Michael Lindsey, the man who runs the greatest motocross website on the planet makes per year.

Must be upwards of a cool half mil 💲

Vital has to be worth Billions!!!😉

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10/17/2024 10:37am
SPYGUY wrote:
That's a simple way of looking at it, but at places with pay transparency, it can prevent someone that's worth more from actually making more since...

That's a simple way of looking at it, but at places with pay transparency, it can prevent someone that's worth more from actually making more since their pay will be out in the open.

I think we all know that just because two people are employed to do the same job doesn't mean that both are of equal value to the company.

How would pay transparency prevent a valuable employee from getting paid more?  

If there is a project manager at my company who is really good at completing profitable projects, and I know I wouldn't be able to do his job as well as he does, I would have no complaints about him getting paid more.  

I can't imagine there are many/any reasonable players on the Kansas City Chiefs who begrudge Patrick Mahomes from making so much money.  They know he does something that nobody else on the team is capable of doing. 

Transparent salaries are far more likely to let underpaid employees realize they are underpaid, and either ask for raises or go to a new company.

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10/17/2024 10:52am
SPYGUY wrote:
That's a simple way of looking at it, but at places with pay transparency, it can prevent someone that's worth more from actually making more since...

That's a simple way of looking at it, but at places with pay transparency, it can prevent someone that's worth more from actually making more since their pay will be out in the open.

I think we all know that just because two people are employed to do the same job doesn't mean that both are of equal value to the company.

If the High Value employee knows that he is underpaid, he can jump ship to an employer that will compensate him what he's worth.

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10/17/2024 11:00am
robkinuk wrote:
He ain't doing all that work, announcing , videos and travelling for just $75K a year!

He ain't doing all that work, announcing , videos and travelling for just $75K a year!

Whos going to give him a pay rise? Giuseppe ?

10/17/2024 11:33am
davistld01 wrote:
That tells you a lot about who Steve is vs. who Weege is. Steve's revealing his yearly pay on his podcast shows his ego & relative...

That tells you a lot about who Steve is vs. who Weege is. Steve's revealing his yearly pay on his podcast shows his ego & relative arrogance (IMO) vs. Weege not openly discussing his showing his level of humility. 

motokiwi wrote:

Yeah because Weedge is probably on like 75k

No way man he’s the editorial director of Racer X that salary alone I bet is 100K, then the deal with Feld and MX sports to announce the races has to be 75+ he’s been in the game so long he knows his worth and is pulling top dollar. 

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10/17/2024 11:56am
Trickamoto wrote:
What is Weege pulling in per year for all that he does? Yes I realize everything is a secret in our little one horse sport but...

What is Weege pulling in per year for all that he does? Yes I realize everything is a secret in our little one horse sport but any ideas?

This is a fair question, if taken at face value. And the answer would be enlightening for many young people who are considering a similar career...

This is a fair question, if taken at face value. And the answer would be enlightening for many young people who are considering a similar career in the dirt bike industry. And it’s just interesting trivia for the rest of us. 

Weigandt is fortunate enough to probably benefit from several income streams: salary from Racer Productions, NBC Sports payroll, and maybe a cut of the sponsorship monies from his podcast. He definitely works hard and earns his keep. And there’s nothing wrong with us wanting to know the ballpark figures.

Generally speaking, income secrecy best serves the interest that pays the wages, not the workers. But you all knew that, right?

"Generally speaking, income secrecy best serves the interest that pays the wages, not the workers. But you all knew that, right?"

 

Generally income secrecy best serves the interest of those that value privacy.

Sharing other peoples income publicly generally serves those that value discord and envy.

 

But you knew that.

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10/17/2024 1:53pm
davistld01 wrote:
That tells you a lot about who Steve is vs. who Weege is. Steve's revealing his yearly pay on his podcast shows his ego & relative...

That tells you a lot about who Steve is vs. who Weege is. Steve's revealing his yearly pay on his podcast shows his ego & relative arrogance (IMO) vs. Weege not openly discussing his showing his level of humility. 

Do you have any idea the context of any of this or were you just looking to get your Vital Street Cred for the day by taking a shot at Matthes?

 

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I would say more than 200k . I know alot of people that live in the ne and I lived there. I saw a vid of...

I would say more than 200k . I know alot of people that live in the ne and I lived there. I saw a vid of his backyard. No one under 300k a yr lives in that neighborhood.  In the 90,s we had a special gathering at my Dutch grandparents.   My uncle was always ribbing me about how much I made. I always said enough to keep Brenda happy. This day he was on a new level. He asked what was your last check? I whispered 4,997 apparently my oldest sister has hearing of a Eagle. She slammed her fist on the table dishes went flying and  yelled from the inside of her body. I hv a masters degree and I don’t make 1/2 of that.  I just said yeah but do you pay 50 mil & 250 k a week to organized crime to end strikes and a weekly fee to work in there area. Job site foreman, operate everything, laborer work that the new guy can’t do, mechanic, welder, surveyor, trucker, etc. race horse mentality job 3-5 yrs and your done.  That check was quite a bit bigger than the usual 2,500-, 2,900 gross. That was a scab wage I never got union scale main line pipeline rate of 78.00 in 94.  I always kept it a secret from everyone back then.  My last check 706.00 1099 no taxes out. Ukraine scum bag took out hundreds of dollars out for bs.  That’s a 7 day work week check . I did get some cash from a couple organized crime people because I was respectful, fun to work with.  1k 1,500 just a little walking around money really. I was expecting at least 500k for the money grab I helped create.  There even cheap.  I could’ve started this other crime outfit is in and your out. And let them fight it out.  893 mil per project and 5  projects.  That’s a lot of money in 95.   But I was too wild at the time , totally out of control with a lot of women. I did get shot twice in the funny  bone . That was because I was nailing 1 of the mob big shots wives. Gorgeous Italian 100% worth it.  

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10/23/2024 11:35am
davistld01 wrote:
That tells you a lot about who Steve is vs. who Weege is. Steve's revealing his yearly pay on his podcast shows his ego & relative...

That tells you a lot about who Steve is vs. who Weege is. Steve's revealing his yearly pay on his podcast shows his ego & relative arrogance (IMO) vs. Weege not openly discussing his showing his level of humility. 

Steve was asked when they were talking about AC’s salary. He wasn’t offering it up or even bragging. You could tell he didn’t want to get into his pay actually. 

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10/23/2024 2:28pm

I'll just say this....

I have friends that make over $1M and live like they make $100k, and friends that make less than $100k and try to LOOK and act like they make over $1M.

How Steve and Weege live their lives is not a good indicator of income, outward appearance hardly ever tells the truth. 

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10/23/2024 2:46pm

Steve said on pulp show 601 he makes 200k a year so I bet Weege is there or more. 

Spooner wrote:
I'd be shocked if he's up that high.  I think the Pulp show and especially his fantasy league really pull down some numbers (as they should)...

I'd be shocked if he's up that high.  I think the Pulp show and especially his fantasy league really pull down some numbers (as they should).  I'd bet lower to mid 6 figures all in for Weege but I'd be very happy for him if it's higher than that.  

Wtf. Lower mid 6 figures is 200k ish 

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10/23/2024 3:22pm
I'll just say this....I have friends that make over $1M and live like they make $100k, and friends that make less than $100k and try to...

I'll just say this....

I have friends that make over $1M and live like they make $100k, and friends that make less than $100k and try to LOOK and act like they make over $1M.

How Steve and Weege live their lives is not a good indicator of income, outward appearance hardly ever tells the truth. 

Truth.

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10/24/2024 5:53pm

Steve said on pulp show 601 he makes 200k a year so I bet Weege is there or more. 

Spooner wrote:
I'd be shocked if he's up that high.  I think the Pulp show and especially his fantasy league really pull down some numbers (as they should)...

I'd be shocked if he's up that high.  I think the Pulp show and especially his fantasy league really pull down some numbers (as they should).  I'd bet lower to mid 6 figures all in for Weege but I'd be very happy for him if it's higher than that.  

bama205 wrote:

Wtf. Lower mid 6 figures is 200k ish 

Lol I meant 100's because I'm an idiot haha!  Also I am betting Steve was downplaying it a bit on his income.

10/24/2024 6:16pm
Spooner wrote:
I'd be shocked if he's up that high.  I think the Pulp show and especially his fantasy league really pull down some numbers (as they should)...

I'd be shocked if he's up that high.  I think the Pulp show and especially his fantasy league really pull down some numbers (as they should).  I'd bet lower to mid 6 figures all in for Weege but I'd be very happy for him if it's higher than that.  

bama205 wrote:

Wtf. Lower mid 6 figures is 200k ish 

Spooner wrote:

Lol I meant 100's because I'm an idiot haha!  Also I am betting Steve was downplaying it a bit on his income.

I would bet that as well.

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