Manager in Austin with 5.5 yrs pro exp. Applying to tech industry Program Manager jobs asking 5+ years and finding few will pay above the $135K base I make today. Am I just looking at the wrong roles?

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You have 5.5 years of experience and unless you're a coder, you are lucky to be offered 135k. Be humble and realistic about your market value.

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I actually agree...I make a bit more as a coder but PMO is dime a dozen.

(In Austin)

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Would differ from F1 and wager that you’re just not finding the right roles

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I'm 2 YOE at FAANG and one level below pgm, I get 135k. Pgm at Facebook pays 180k+ Tc. What companies are you looking at?

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I'm not too surprised but maybe you can apply for a more senior role. An Sr manager would generally be able to at least get in the door for a director role at a smaller company. I don't know program management enough to say what's between Sr program manager and director

They gave me a comp breakdown and the main difference seems to be RSUs. When I run the numbers the total comp package is actually better than my estimate for where I will be after this performance cycle but psychologically it is hard to get past a horizontal shift from a base salary perspective.

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It will be a bit challenging to exit with a decent raise at that current base with 5.5yrs in Austin without gunning for different roles I think. Any specific skills that could set you apart would be good, and certainly that doesn’t have to be coding, but having a hard skill helps.

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