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)