I’m an S2, about to be S3 and this recruiter is adamant that base pay for me will cap out at 110K. Happy to hear other experiences and thoughts on this.

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PA salaries have surpassed industry in the last few years

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This is why you need to be careful of lifestyle creep. Easiest way to get stuck in a job that you hate

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Industry pay is falling behind nowadays

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If you are about to be an S3, theres no reason for you to be looking at senior accountant roles in industry. Aim for a manager+ role

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BS tactic to get you to run.

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I’ve seen 120 base before for seniors. Opendoor was paying 160k for their seniors 😂

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4.5 years exp, sounds about right

Location?

I’m not sure if you’re looking only in public or not, but I’m in industry - MCOL - $110k. I’d be the equivalent of an S2 if I was still in public. Seems very low as you are HCOL.

Depends on which role you are going. It's definitely more than that if you are going to finance role. Reasonable if you are staying in the accounting industry.

Remember recruiters get paid for placing people not for getting you the best position or salary. My translation - getting you a higher paying position will be harder and more time consuming and won’t generate any extra fees.

They get paid more if a person gets a higher salary

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