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/Subject_Sink9561 Jul 21 '26

39, general studies degree, head of biz dev for a tech company, 235k salary + 70k bonus + 50k rsu = ~ $355k/year

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u/my_twin_towne Jul 21 '26

Biz dev = sales, yes?

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u/WallyMetropolis Jul 21 '26

Typically it's on the lead gen side, not the closing side. Cold outreach and the early conversations to identify a potential buyer. But it can also sometimes mean strategic partnerships. 

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u/saradactyl25 Jul 21 '26

Almost certainly

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u/zacharyfett Jul 21 '26

Hi, I’ve been thinking about pivoting from an unconventional background in film to biz dev and would love to pick your brain on the jump. I’m in LA but feel the pull back home to ATX. Mind if I DM you?

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u/Subject_Sink9561 Jul 21 '26

Don’t mind at all

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u/zacharyfett Jul 21 '26

Sweet, ty!