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Nabeel Khan started his career as an operations manager at Amazon and, over five years, worked his way up to senior product manager. During that time, his annual compensation grew from $50,000 to $432,000. In 2025, after saving more than $660,000, he left the company to launch his own business.

This is an installment of CNBC Make It’s Millennial Money series, which profiles people across the globe and details how they earn, spend and save their money.

Credits:
Produced and Shot by: Zach Green
Senior Managing Producer: Eric M. Clark
Editor: Marisa Forziati
Animator: Alisa Stern
Reporter: Gili Malinsky
Sr. Production Manager: Kathy Mavrikakis
Additional Footage: Nabeel Khan, Getty Images

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I Left Amazon After Growing My Pay From $50K To $432K — Without A Tech Degree