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Does anyone have any insights on what a typical Sr. Associate Director makes at Boehringer Ingelheim? I have a range of 170-180k which I think is fair but don’t want to be underpaid. Also, any information regarding retirement planning or medical/dental benefits would be helpful. Haven’t gotten much out of HR. Thanks in advance!
I've had a hybrid role for the past 4 years where I get unlimited sick days (well 14 really until fmla kicked in), 3 weeks of vacation, 3 personal days. I am also given the week after Xmas off. if my toddlers are sick I can work at home with them. Interviewing w fortune 500 that offers 15 pto days that have to use for sick days too.Strictly in office job 9-5 and dress bus.prof. These bad benefits? Outdated culture?I am a seasoned professional. Seems tough.
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The key to this data is "median household". This socioeconomic statistic includes households with one or multiple wage earners. It's not the average salary of an adult working full-time. This chart was meant to show how household incomes shifted in a one year period for those markets - due to many factors in all likelihood.
This doesn't seem right to me either. I was looking at relocating to Tampa and rental and home prices were both very high. I guess you could maybe do it on $84k if you had roommates, but a livable wage to me is one that gives you the financial freedom to not have to do this just to pay rent.
Chicago doesn’t mean “in the loop.”
Chicago is very inexpensive in many of the outer neighborhoods. The places not advertised on websites or have leasing agents.
People also have lots of roommates.
The reality is that people in this country - by and large - don’t make a whole lot - even in the large cities.
This is why if people of lesser means have the ability to move to a secondary or tertiary market city, they’d largely do better and be better off. A barista at Starbucks doesn’t make 8x as much in NY as they do in Akron to justify the CoL differences.