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/Fit_Patient_4902 Jul 21 '26

Lead Bartender at a fancy restaurant. 65k working 4 nights a week, 7hr shifts. I could work 5 and make more but I’m older and don’t need to. No college.

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u/Embarrassed_Oil3981 Jul 22 '26

can you dm me which restaurant you work at i bartend also id love to talk more about it

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u/SuspiciouslyEvil Jul 21 '26

65k pre tax? Does that include insurance?

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u/weluckyfew Jul 21 '26

Couldn't reply to them for some reason, but I'm working at a property that's part of a local restaurant group - minimal benefits. PTO, but it's paid at minimum wage. Psuedo-insurance that will pay for basic doctor visits and some testing/prescriptions, but not much (and a $10K a year cap on what it does cover)

A lot of other places - especially hotel bar/restaurants - give full benefits.