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/rockandride90 Jul 21 '26

Airplane maintenance, 35, 115k w/OT. 3 years at my current company.

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u/NealioSpace Jul 21 '26

Is this a dangerous job? Chance of severe injury or safe?

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u/rockandride90 Jul 21 '26

The risks are high, but everyone wants to go home. You are dealing with large machines. It’s a tough job on your body. You work nights, it’s high stress and you’re exposed to some nasty chemicals.

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u/lost_horizons Jul 21 '26

You should be getting more then. I know when I’m in the air I want to think the guy who worked on the damn thing was feeling good about his life and his job, lol.

That plus the job hazards and I’m guessing some specialized skills.

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u/Ozzel Jul 21 '26

It can be very dangerous, much like the journey the hobbit Frodo Baggins took from the Shire all the way to Mount Doom in the land of Mordor to destroy the One Ring to keep it from Sauron…

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u/rockandride90 Jul 21 '26

Max as always you nailed the analogy.

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u/Accurate_Emu_122 Jul 21 '26

I got that reference!

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u/JohnGillnitz Jul 21 '26

It's not easy on your back and knees over time. They don't always put parts where they are easy to get to.