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100k plus bonus - Chicago / in house. 7 years experience.

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200K - SVP - corporate Comms - 14 years
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$275, in Chicago, but a 30 long years. Hang in there, fishes!

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$125k - 12 years - Chicago agency - F. Now feeling I should ask for a raise 🧐

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Lol. Go for it! If it makes you feel any better, I’m actually closer to 14 years than 13

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145k 12 years NJ. Corporate comms (healthcare)

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In house, female. I also get some profit sharing.

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250k. SVP. 12yrs. Comms.

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Fair enough. So Edelman 4, what is your location? This NYer is curious

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55k - PR - 2 years experience. Wondering if I'm underpaid. Feel like I am

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Tbh, You’re more than overpaid as an AAE... especially in NYC if this is not including OT. I started at 45k in 2015 as AAE with experience and that was considered “high"

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106k, 6.5 years, corp comms and PR experience (in-house and agency), based in NYC.

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Thanks for that! Helpful insight. Just want to make sure I’m on the right trajectory.

$145k - 13 years experience - Chicago - agency - female

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$185k - 13 years of agency experience - New York agency - female

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Where?

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$165K, SVP in PR, global agency, LA.
Recently left but now feeling I was underpaid.

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Shoot can’t help then. Wishing you good luck.

$135K, female, almost 9 years, large PR agency, NY. Probably slightly underpaid, but have job security. That said, vacation days are lacking - 10 is standard, 15 max until SVP level, then 20 max no matter your level above that. Most agencies go up to at least 5 weeks PTO and options to accrue more.

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What agency?

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$140k, DC, female, 10yrs

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260K including bonus. Large agency in Chicago. 18 years experience.

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$59K - PR - 2 years experience. SF.

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NYC. 8 years. In-house after a stint at a big agency, $140 plus profit sharing. Corp comms

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$45K - AE - PR - 2yrs, Washington DC

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Yes a bit

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DC PR Agency. Female. 90k with 6 years experience.

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Chicago. PR. Female. $48k. AE. 3 years.

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$125k - 8.5 years - agency side PR

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Do any agencies pay real bonuses?

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Hello Fishes,

Require an immediate help in deciding whether should I join KGS as I am only having 1.6 years of experience. Currently I am working in EY GDS under a tech risk team. The hike that I am getting is of 53% of current fixed Compensation.

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Hi Fishes,
I have cleared interview in
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Current CTC - 49LPA (Onsite salary)

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Hi fishes! Nagarro declined the counter offer letter ₹33,00,000 + shares worth 4.5LPA

I've 6+ yrs experience (mobile dev.)

Nagarro offered 18LPA. Initially I told HR for 22 but he mentioned 18 into their internal portal to their senior so after clearing all interview rounds I got 18.

When I asked the HR, he told me to accept it for now and bring the counter offer letter so they can revise offer letter.

But now they declined. Weird.

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How much severance money on get in case of pip?

L4 , tech role

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Can we have this thread and share ours.

24LPA, In hand 1.45(Tax Declared 80C,80D)

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Hi,.
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How many days it will take to release offer letter from TCS.

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So my doubt is do I need to do tax declaration in my current company portal. If I do that means, whether want to know that will reflect in my new company salary?? What to do totally confused about this part...

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Keep looking for what you want and deserve. I'm happy to be forging a better path away from what I've had to endure.

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Any specific companies that I should try in??

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