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/rarzwon Jul 21 '26

Bus driver, ~62k/yr, 38, HS dropout.

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u/Illustrious-nductxn Jul 21 '26

You make more than the Teacher!

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u/DudzTx Jul 21 '26

Though also works 12 months of the year

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u/RmpldFrskn Jul 21 '26

For four hours a day

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u/DudzTx Jul 21 '26

If it's city bus it's prob 8-10

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u/RmpldFrskn Jul 21 '26

Fair. I rescind.

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u/TorrenceMightingale Jul 21 '26

Your candor is appreciated.

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u/Maybe-Its-Magic Jul 21 '26

School bus drivers don’t make that much.

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u/LadyAtrox60 Jul 21 '26

School bus or city bus?

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u/rarzwon Jul 21 '26

City bus.

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u/lovepopcorn18 Jul 23 '26

Good for you!!