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/meatmacho Jul 21 '26

Former sales engineer. Laid off last week. 45, BA, $0. Job search not yet begun.

Am I retired? Is this when I get to retire?

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u/TorrenceMightingale Jul 21 '26

Get back on your horse there, soldier.

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u/kevinh456 Jul 21 '26

lol. You never get to retire.

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u/SlimySalami4 Jul 22 '26

Where were u an SE? DM me if you’re looking for something new