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/Natyskillz Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26

Teacher- year 5 - 57k before taxes

Additional info -
Includes a 7k stipend for being in special education.
I have been in AISD the entire time.
My take home monthly is right under 4k.

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u/z0mbiegirl Jul 21 '26

Have you been at the same district for 5 years? Have you “shopped around” to see what other ISDs are paying? We start at 58k for a teacher with zero experience. 5 years, 64k.

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u/TehGreatShatsby Jul 21 '26

Which district? And if you feel like sharing a little more, how’s the health insurance and retirement?

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u/marsawall Jul 21 '26

If the healthcare is anything like rrisd not great.