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55K to 80K - no title change, switched agencies
80K to 115K - no title change, switched agencies and moved to a higher cost of living city
Then 115K to 150K with a title bump.
The raises exist but you have to jump agencies, unless you’re indispensable and beloved and then they’ll find the money.
135k to 220k.
No title change. But I imagined it.
Get the 💰💰💰
$20K and stock. They knew I was going to quit. And yes I’m aware of how pathetic that is 🙄
$185k->$225k. Came in and showed with comp info that I was underpaid relative to the market.
☝️this☝️
Do your research and ask for a salary adjustment so you're being paid fairly
60k jump with the same title.
Yep, and one that does not have the ACD title.
80k >> 120k had to switch shops.
Chief
Left a holding co agency for an independent agency / 130k to 185k
$35k
Moved to nyc
80k to 120k
No title change. But agency changed.
90 -> 140
CW -> ACD
Raise with promotion at same agency
Just went from 48K to 65K. Same position, but had to switch agencies
70k—>86k
Same title, new agency
120 >> 180k. Title bump to ACD. Moved in-house.
Within 4 yrs as PM (same place)
Start: 51k
> 57k (at 2yr)
> 63k (counter offer stay at 2yr end)
> 66k (to Sr. PM / pandemic happened)
> 80k (at 4th yr, left to another place for Sr. PM)
Early mid part of my career, $20k same title diff agency
55.7 to 95 to a boutique WPP agency, left 10 months later for a paycut to a much better place once I saw zero opportunity.
25k. At the CD level. Same agency. But moved to a larger account.
43k to 65k for the same position at a different agency
Same agency. Presented a business case for a promotion to global lead and was denied a title change. Did get 13k raise
I've seen people get promotions without pay rises...
Rising Star
I’ve seen people get promotions instead of pay rises to keep them happy. It does not always work out well, because sometimes the extra money may have been warranted but the title bump was not.