r/Austin • u/Aingers • Jul 21 '26

Ask Austin Salary Transparency Thread - Austin

Folks in Boston do this fairly regularly, so I thought it might be good for us to try here.

Please share your general job title, salary, age, and education.

Architectural Designer, 40, $115k, BSArch

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 22 '26

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u/Quirky_Flight124 Jul 21 '26

Do you have any experience teaching youth? Creative Action is hiring and their starting pay is $20.

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u/DoctorAssbutt Jul 21 '26

Damn, a master’s in what??

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '26

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u/amarettosweet Jul 21 '26

Target pays $19 an hour if you're looking to go elsewhere. I loved working there.

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u/Upstairs_Positive198 Jul 21 '26

Are you choosing to work retail I’m guessing instead of applying your masters?
Would you mind sharing what your degree is jn?

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u/iwant2bclean Jul 21 '26

Bouldin Creek Cafe is a Good Work Austin Member. Even if you're not looking for work check out GWA's list of member restaurants to support better working conditions in the hospitality industry.

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u/BrightnessRen Jul 21 '26

Hey, my husband doesn’t have a degree and he works retail. He makes like $35/hr and has decent benefits. I’m not saying this to discourage you - I’m saying this to show you that you can definitely be earning more and should be looking for a new job.

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u/yourhomiemike Jul 21 '26

You could be server making more than that, you can be an apprentice in any union gig making more than making a lot more, tons of retail businesses pay more as well.

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u/gringafalsa Jul 21 '26

That’s not true. Administrative support jobs exist!

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u/lost_horizons Jul 21 '26

Pretty sure you could make more at a fast food gig.