How much did you make in your first job, and how much do you make now, and how many years of experience do you have. First job was $40K in 2008, and in 2021 I make $180K.

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Lol, y’all actually got your first jobs after college?! My first job was bailing hay for a farmer and I made $20/day, come to find out the $20 was actually from my dad and my labor was traded for a discount on that hay. I wasn’t even in high school yet. Must’ve been nice 😂😂😂😂

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Oh and I was like 8 yo 😂

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My first "real" job right out of college I started in June 2019 making 55k (hourly, ended up being closer to 65k with overtime for a full year 2020). 2021 I make 62k (hourly still), will be breaking 75k, with profit sharing this year closer to 85k. Reading through the comments I realized people should really normalize talking about their salaries, it gives others without an opportunity to know their worth and negotiate. Too many companies take advantage of good loyal employees who don't know better

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Absolutely. Not openly discussing salaries only benefits employers that want to pay you less because you don't know what the rest of the market makes.

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First job in 2007 - $80k
Now - $600k

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First job in high school: Ski Instructor, age 16, $11 per hour

First job out college: Big4 Tech Consultant, age 22, $60k tc

Second job: Big4 Strategy Consultant, age 23, $105k tc

Third job: FAANG Data Scientist, age 26, $250k tc ($175k base)

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First job was Google out of college for years ago. Entry level SWE, started with about 110k base and was given roughly 135 RSUs over 4 years.

My total comp by the end of this year (I’ve now been at google for 4 years, same team, 1 promo) will be about 340k. This is an atypical year because of a lot of my stock grants vesting a lot this year.

Next year will be a bit more “normal” and be closer to 270-300k

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I was 11 years old in my first job. I made 3 euro an hour for 3.5 hours work on a Saturday.

My first post college job I made 35000, but this salary was less than I had been making waitressing during college.

My first job after my masters I made 22000 - took a grossly underpaid position to get into this industry- 8 years on from this I'm making $250k

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50k in Los Angeles in 2015. Now I make 190k total comp

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First career job was 35,000 in 2017.

Now 80,000 in 2021.

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First job: 40k in 2015.
Current: 230k

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First job 46k in 2005
Now 205k
Starting FAANG in august, will make 250k

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First job 2012 - 50k

Now - 215k

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First job $55,000. Now $375,000. 14 yoe.

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First job: Bussing tables for $6.50/hour in the late 90's

First post college job: US Army Engineer officer for $55K/year in 2008

First white-collar job: systems engineer for $62K/year

Now: $295K/Year

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which role ?

2007 Base $36,750, Total Comp $50k-$60k - Insurance Sales, San Diego
2021 Base $152,000 Total Comp $427k (projected) Tech Sales, San Francisco

Had a really good 2020, so this year will probably be an outlier. $300k in 2020, and $280k in 2019, both with current company.

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$12k in 2008, $400k now

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what role ?

I made $5.25 / hour (minimum wage at the time) working at a local recreation center at the age of 14.

I make $118k (base) now at 36, with 12 years professional IT experience.

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7 years professional experience in IT, just became 38 and currently make about 24k (I'm in Colombia so yeah). Glad to know there is a brighter path.

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First job - 5.75 an hour in retail (20 years ago)

First career salary - 78k in communication sales

Now, after moving to a different career field - 30k in GIS (entry level). It absolutely sucks to take the giant pay cut but I couldn't be happier with the work and my stress level is non-existent. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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First job in 2010 was $32k straight out of college mid-recession. Now I make $107k after bonus and I am told by others in same position that we are all making way less than we should be for our role/industry. I've also heard that anyone who joins the workforce during a recession will have lasting negative impact on their salary for at least a decade.

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Decade is over

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2004: Graphic designer fresh out of school. $27k/year in SoCal.
2008: Furloughed at that same company. Pay reduced to $25k/year, but still had to work 40 hours/week. Life was ROUGH.

- worked at 2 other companies as a graphic designer, then switched to product design -

2020: Product designer making $120k/year at a tech start up
2021: Promoted to senior PD, with a salary bump to a whopping $125k/year. Not thrilled about it.

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My first job is the job I’m still at. I started in 2019 a month after I graduated at $102k TC. Two years later, I currently make $150k TC

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This is a great thread and I appreciate the climb. I’d love to be mentored by any one of you. I’m keen to learn and would value guidance over all; If this would be of interest, please DM me. Thanks 😊

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2015 50k, 2017 (graduated from college) $61k, 2021 $230k

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