[ladyjane]

He earns “five figures”, a minimum of $100,000 bucks.

Five figures is less than $100,000.

[Bubba_Leroy]

Five figures is less than $100,000.

Five figures could be anything from $10,000 to $99,999. I would be surprised if someone with an MBA is currently earning much less than $100,000 per year in the energy industry. Roughnecks on drilling rigs currently make $60K to $100K per year.