Share your salary progression. Are you happy where you at, or looking for more? What’s your ideal next salary?

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5 years ago I was making around 45k out of the military. Put some effort into getting better at what I do and pushed to learn a lot of new things. Then went to a 60k position for a few months.

4 years ago dream job: 92k base, 4500 stocks, 10k bonus
Now: (Still at Microsoft) 130k base, 30k stocks (should be more this year as I am a higher level), bonus eligibility around 40k

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Very very impressed! ✨

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4.5 YOE

Y0 - 80K Industry
Y1 - 85K Same Company
Y2 - 92K Same Company
Y3 - 105K Same Company
Y4 - 120K Same Company
Y4.5 - 160K Switched to PwC for Consulting :)

(All of these are base salaries and had bonus potential)

Lesson? Don’t stay put in the same company getting promotions with meager raises to keep you “satisfied”. I’m far happier now at PwC than I ever was before and I make substantially more.

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Correct.

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Used to work as a restaurant server making ~30/hour

Now i’m a working as a new grad making 85k/year. Hoping to get to negotiate for a higher salary to match the market rate after a year or two

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I will start, I have 5yoe:
Producer (News) - $42k
Video Producer (Media Company) - $85k
Associate (at a consulting firm) - $130k

Ideally I want to be making $150k -$160k in the next few years. (DM me if you have internal referrals to your company)

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I have 2 years of experience:
Morgan Stanley- $65k
Amex- $80k
*Cap One- $110k
All base salaries.

I’m 25 and want to be making $200k (total comp) before I turn 28.
$180k base at the very least.

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Sounds great! Good luck in your career and 🍻 to making that $200 goal!

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I have 1 YOE
Started as a new grad at 75k +7% annual bonus
Just got promoted to 87.5k + 12% annual bonus
Hoping to hit 120k base by 25

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4.5 yoe (3 different companies)
60k BA
70k BA
99k SE
120k SE
225k SA

I remember working for $6.00/hr when I was 16 so I feel very grateful for where I am at right now. 🙏

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While In Grad School
BA intern- $22 an hour
Software Implementation Intern- $14 hour 3 months
T&S Specialist- $52k Base - 9 months
Post MS MIS degree
Business analyst- $75k TC 1 year
Business Analyst- $81k TC 1 year
Business Analyst - planning to hit 97 TC this year or more if I change jobs or get promoted like I’m supposed to since I was cheated during my last promotion. Idk like to get to a 140 TC in the next year. I feel like it’s kind of high but I’m hoping I can make something happen somewhere.

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2 YOE

New hire: 60k
4 months later: 61k
6 months later: 77k
6 months later: 81k
6 months later and promo: 106k

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3.5YOE
Y0- $30,000
Y1- $30,000
Y2- $50,000
Y3-$67,000
Y3.5–$120,000, plus 4% raise

Eventual goal: $200,000-plus, as a Lead Data Architect or Director. Currently a developer at a VA-based consulting firm.

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6 yoe all in same company- post sales (technical network engineer & technical consulting):

62k + 4% of base salary bonus each year
76k + 6% of base salary bonus each year
98k + 12% of base salary bonus each year
121k + 15% of base salary bonus each year
134k + 15% of base salary bonus each year

I have received ~ 120k in RSUs as well in the past few years which are not considered in my yearly compensation package. Hoping to get to 160k base + 25% of base pay yearly bonus within the next two years before I turn 30.

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Hi, I would like to connect with you if you don’t mind.. i have certain questions for clarity, I just got admitted into a Technical consulting engineer prep program at a Big Tech and I’m considering giving it a shot. Thanks

5 years ago
Started in Oracle sales 50k
ASE - 55k
PM- 62.5K

Now :
New company (SaaS) - 120k

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Love this progression!

1.5 YOE
Y0 72k + 2k sign-on bonus + 8k annual bonus
Y1 87.5 (same company)
Currently have an offer at BlackRock for 125k + ~ 20k annual

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what’s the role at blackrock? that’s dope

4 years of work experience post college:

Year 1: tech retail employee - $20/hour

Year 2: tech company customer support: 52k

Year 3: tech company senior support : 65k

~ Career pivot into UX ~

Year 0-1 super small agency role : $17/ hour

Today: UX designer at an e-comm company - $80k

I’d like to get to $150k within the next 5 years

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I have 4 years of experience in HR and was working at Salesforce as an HR Advisor making 44k. Just accepted a Workday Consultant role at a startup making 61k. I couldn’t stand HR and the low pay anymore. I have a degree in Business Management and graduated in 2018.

- Masters consulting engineering- $54,500
- 3 years of experience consulting engineering $60,000
- 4.5 years of a PHD student salary
- $91,000 +~10% monthly profit sharing in engineering consulting
- New company and now a product development engineer - 95,000 + 5% AIP
- Another new company as a product development engineer 5 years of experience PHD and also a certified PE - $119,000 + 10,000 AIP

I’m not sure this is where I should be….I’ve only been at my current company since November 2021 and think I might need to get more time in before seeing any big bumps/promotions I also want to become a manager!

13 YOE with PhD

Lecturer (at private university): $30k (many years)

Assistant Research Professor (at public university): $76k

Assistant Research Professor year 2: $85k

Principal Research Scientist (DoD contractor): $110k + bonus

Principal Research Scientist (Year 2): $114k + bonus

Principal Research Scientist (Year 3): $118k + bonus

Senior Consultant (second tier): $125k for 18 months + bonus

Senior Consultant (second tier): $128k + bonus

Senior Consultant (second tier): $133k + bonus

Manager (Big 4): $172k + annual bonus + signing bonus

Looking for more. Unfortunately higher education does not pay and made the hard decision to start looking elsewhere. Ideal salary would be enough to lot live paycheck to paycheck :)

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