Is 45k for an art director right out of college good? Feel like I’m struggling to pay all my bills and loans

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What industry do you get art director straight out of college? Usually start with junior designer

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Yeah that's your pay, title regardless. I came out making more than that; regular title though. Be careful because they're not "skipping" the junior title. They're just going to pay you like a junior and then low ball you until you leave. There's no room for salary catch up since you won't be looking for a promotion. Only if you like the place though.

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You’re in Dallas, omg it’s so cheap there, $45 is fine.

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Unfortunately yes. 45-50k is average

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Interesting. Thank y’all very much. Especially AD3

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Pretty average

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what city? i get paid like 10k less than that and it’s nearly impossible to live on.

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Advertising ? Junior AD . It’s basically like junior designer but slightly different

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That’s the standard for Dallas. I got the same when I was jr. AD not too long ago

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Call on the loans. You can defer and do some other magic. Of course then you’ll pay forever, but it helps you survive. I’m pretty sure I’m set to finally pay mine off by age 77.

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Dallas. And in advertising. I interned there so I guess they just kinda let me skip the junior title.

Are you with the big agency in Uptown? That’s about what I’m making there right out of college

As a junior that's around the pay give or take 5k I've heard

You're welcome! I'm in a similar predicament. Trying to pay catch up to the market at mid-level rates to give myself that "financial promotion" even though I really don't want to leave 😔 it sucks.

You just need to quickly jump to your second job. Get hired somewhere else. Say you’re mid-level. Ask for $75k. Settle for 65k

Yep that’s about right

Try living in NYC on 45 .. I did it D: it’s doable

@OP if you’re at TRG and are doing good work you should get bumped up pretty fast with your annual review. If you’re at Saatchi I’m not as sure how things works over there. But 45 is plenty doable in dallas.

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