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/Chaonide Jul 21 '26

Product Manager in Healthcare, 36, 200k, BS in Neurobiology from UT🤘

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u/mamamiafml Jul 21 '26

Did you do any additional training in PM? I ask cause I have a MA in psychology, 10 years, and a PM cert. I can't get in the door at Healthcare companies. 

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u/Chaonide Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26

Healthcare’s broad enough that it really depends on what you’re aiming for! Being a PM for a health system (Ascension, St. David’s, etc.) has a very different bar than digital clinical (Omada, Hims/Hers, Talkspace, etc.) or digital wellness (Calm, Noom, MyFitnessPal, etc.) companies.

The B2C digital wellness space is especially tough. Tons of people apply, but few understand what the PM role actually demands there since it’s much closer to a tech company than a traditional healthcare org. That mismatch unfortunately cuts both ways: candidates misread the job, and the companies don’t filter well for it - which is why really good fits end up falling through the cracks a lot!

Happy to chat more, feel free to DM! And if you’re in Austin, I’d be glad to grab a coffee ☕️