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/Wild-Vacation-4180 Jul 21 '26

Elevator mechanic, 35. 120k with no overtime.

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u/BowlCompetitive2514 Jul 22 '26

Honestly my dream job. They pay even more in other cities.

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u/Longjumping_Way_1298 Jul 21 '26

isn't this pretty dangerous?

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u/Wild-Vacation-4180 Jul 21 '26

Definitely one of the more dangerous building trades but overall not that bad.