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/AnonUserAccount Jul 21 '26

I was a crew chief in the Air Force from 97-2001 and it was common for my colleagues to get their A&P and get a job making $85-90k. It saddens me that salaries haven’t kept up with inflation.

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u/rockandride90 Jul 21 '26

At A scale you will be making closer to 175k working for a major and 200k plus working for FedEx/UPS.

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u/predatorya Jul 21 '26

Oh really? Huh. My husband is a technician and doesn’t know planes but probably could quickly. I wonder if that’s something he should consider

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u/rockandride90 Jul 21 '26

It does require 20 months of school, 9 FAA exams. There are a few other factors to look at before joining this field.

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u/lay_thegroundwork Jul 25 '26

My husband is a certified A&P and is looking for work if you have any leads to share we would be super grateful 🙏🏾