How underpaid am I and what do you think i should be fighting for salary band wise. December makes 8yoe. Working as a software/data engineer the entire time. Worked in ai/ml medical research first 5.5/6 years(17-23). Been working with bah since. Earn about 107k(based nyc metro. paid atl scale)

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If you stay anywhere long enough you usually become underpaid

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very true. have an exit plan in the works. to use the experience and upskill. then move. but want to get a gauge on things

After looking it up and with 8 YOE and domain-specific expertise, you should be targeting $145K–$165K base, and potentially more if bonuses or equity are in play.

Suggested Salary Band:

• Base Salary: $145K–$165K
• Total Comp Target: $155K–$180K
• If negotiating internally, you should anchor to NYC benchmarks and highlight their specialized experience in regulated industries (medical research, AI/ML).

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with the gvmt and all. plus the pay scale being low and my current salary being low. that jump would be herculean to get internally and would likely need a move. but externally, very feasible. thanks for the help

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You should be making 500k

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Based on what you and AF1 said, it definitely seems like you're being underpaid. I would encourage you to start looking around at other jobs and see if you can find something a bit higher. You could also work with your current company and let them know you would like a pay adjustment based on your experience, but my guess is that they probably know you're underpaid and are intentionally trying to keep you there.

I work with business analysts that do data engineering. To my knowledge, we don't have ML/AI Infrastructure expertise, period.

I live in a Tier 2 city. My next role requires 10YOE, and I have some time before I get there. I'm paid what you are.

I am not, but feel free to DM me and we can chat.

In the UK, is it ok to back out of the accepted job offer before joining the team if I find a better salary in the three months notice period

I am moving from big4 to a tier 2 consulting

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