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That is stupid low for this city. I’m on 55K a year and it is rough...
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This is predatorily low unless they're giving you a housing stipend or something.
That seems really low for any big city, especially SF.
That was a starting salary 10 plus years ago.
No way to afford SF on that. You’ll have to live at the agency.
Check out the account planning salary survey. It will tell you what the range is in SF. And use that survey In your negotiation.
Two points of view. One, and the one I subscribe to, is make little, buckle up and look for cost savings measures, take the job and then push it into a bigger job. My anecdotal experience at first agency job: is 10 months learning the job, promotion and salary bump, +1 year, salary bump, +7 months salary bump and title bump, +9 months move and salary bump, +1 year and 2 months move with title bump and salary bump. You see where this is going. So if it’s a good job make it work, show your worth, and use it as a rocket to big things.
Other point of view is keep looking.
My reason for taking the job is at low levels you are paid to learn and prove your worth. You become invaluable and you get promoted or you get recruited elsewhere.
You don’t want to be picky on $30k-55k salary. You want to have the opportunity on $125k salary and more.
From a macro perspective I think you are right. But weigh that with opportunities for quick advancement.
I worked in the music business and that was where I saw an extreme version of this. People working for years for low cost or free just to be in the business. It’s great hanging with artists, but you know, earning a wage is good too. I didn’t like it and couldn’t do it, so I left.
Finance pays more. People spend 10 years of their lives working 80 hours a week, make millions, and retire, or start business.
Consulting pays more. Some of these consultants are making $1MM a year, though not out of school and it’s better if you have an MBA.
So there are options.
Or, if you can’t do any of that stuff, you can write your own rules and start your own ad firm.
That’s what I did, but it took 10+ years in the business before I knew enough to make it happen, and even then it took me years to put it all together.
Finally, this is basic marketplace supply and demand, and you can’t fight that. There are talented people who will do the job for low cost. Until that changes, or there is federal legislation to make a minimum wage for entry workers higher than your number, it’s not going to change. Just be happy your job can’t be outsourced to India, Serbia, Poland, or Pakistan. Because they are even less expensive for substantially more professional experience.
If the salary is non-negotiable, is there anything else they can offer to make it a bit better? Perhaps a sign-on bonus? It is pretty ridiculously low for SF but do you have other prospects? If not, then could just be worth it to take it. If you are going to be jobless another few months, a job is better than no job.