14 YOE making 175k as a strategy director at a well respected agency in a HCOL city. I’ve worked in different markets before moving to the US and have experience in different types of of strategy and agencies. Am I behind for my age in terms of salary or title?

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For 14 YOE, 175k seems extremely low to me. I'm at 215k in NYC with just under 7 YOE.

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NYC usually gets a higher $$ though…

Depends how many years of experience specifically in syrategy

I was making $245k as an SD w/ 13 YOE last year but I found that to be an extremeee outlier. $200 to $215 sounds about right.

But don’t take my word for it. Set alerts for strat director roles in SF and LA even if you’re not looking there. They have to publish salary bands in those job descriptions by law in CA

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