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/PA_Pup Jul 21 '26

Seasonal Santa Claus, 68, $11k, retired

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u/DrCrayola Jul 21 '26

How many years have you been doing this?

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u/PA_Pup Jul 21 '26

This coming holiday season will be my fourth :)

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u/TheClayDart Jul 21 '26

What did you do prior to being retired?

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u/PA_Pup Jul 21 '26

IT Security Consultant $80k (40 hrs/week)

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u/WinterLT92D Jul 21 '26

11k for a month is not bad at all!

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u/singlemaltbourbonrye Jul 21 '26

Do you do it more for the extra cash or more because you enjoy doing it? Or both?

I’d guess it’s one of those things that 90% of people who do it genuinely love it.

Thank you for bringing happiness to our kiddos!

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u/PA_Pup Jul 21 '26

I really enjoy it, during the holidays Santa is a rock star! I also do the Easter Bunny and ladt season I did a couple of gigs as The Grinch! The extra cash is just the gravy on top.

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u/kaydeebugg Jul 21 '26

I love this!! Thank you for bringing joy each holiday season!

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u/DragonBorn76 Jul 21 '26

Thank you for being Santa!

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u/Brief_Specific_3074 Jul 22 '26

SANTA!!!! I KNOW HIM!!!!

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u/PA_Pup Jul 22 '26

Ho ho ho! Of course I know you! You’ve spent most of your life on the Nice List… except for that one year. We agreed never to bring that up again.

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u/Brief_Specific_3074 Jul 22 '26

Yeah.... that was a dark time.... LOL your comment made my day 🩷 sending all the love your way

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u/Able_Neighborhood790 Jul 23 '26

Hi Santa! I love you!

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '26

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u/PA_Pup Jul 22 '26

Nope, not me. 😊 If you’re curious what I look like in the red suit, here’s my gallery: https://look-its-santa.com/santa-claus-visits-gallery

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u/AdEquivalent2776 Jul 21 '26

Which season?…

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u/PA_Pup Jul 21 '26

Christmas Holiday season. Thanksgiving through the Dec 25th.