What’s the salary progression like as a designer in agency vs in house?

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Got to a 100k as a senior designer at midsize ad agency. Now at 140k in-house for a startup.

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Nice! In what city are you located?

Usually promotions happen faster in agency where turnover is higher and the agency can bill more for higher level designers. But the pay is better in house.

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Fishes need your help on decision making, of course it's a regular post,, got offer from accenture for team lead level 9 with fixed ctc of 17.45 LPA + 1.75 joining bonus + 27% variable pay. Is it ok to join to that level and CTC ??

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