I did not realize how underpaid I was at my current firm/ position until I started applying for my same position elsewhere and saw the base starting salary at some companies/ other firms is around 10,000 more than where I’m at salary wise in my current firm (62k, HCOL, Senior Associate 1)

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When I was a first year Senior at PwC in a low cost of the city I made 91k. This was 3 years ago. You're being robbed. Hell, I made 60k when I started as an Associate, that was 6 years ago

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I know, I realized it, and am angry now. I like my team; but getting the f*ck out of here ASAP lol

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It’s RSM...

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MCOL. Tech consulting

I feel you - I left the firm consulting, took the same role at B4 and got a 60% bump. I enjoyed working at RSM but hard to ignore being that underpaid. Don’t get mad - I had a frank conversation with leadership that I felt I was underpaid based on the level of work and value I was bringing. When it was ignored, I left

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Yeah I’ll wait for another promo and then try again probably. Get that double jump

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Sorry but not surprised by rsm

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I made $62k in a LCOL city as a consultant back in 2004. Good to see pay has gone nowhere, but housing has tripled.

I started at 61k as an associate; now at about 102k as an SA2 LCOL

Are you TC?

I made what you make as a college hire associate also at RSM.

Same here. Not sure why your salary is so low as a Senior

If you are at 62,000 has a senior then your underpaid and should look elsewhere. Know your worth because apparently RSM does not.

Dog I started at 60 in industry in a MCOL city, that blows my mind for a senior associate role

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