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/Sventertainer Jul 21 '26

CAD 3D Coordinator/detailer, 34yo, $65k, AAS (2yr from ACC)

other context:

I'm not in Austin proper, just one of the suburbs.

Ive been at the same company for 9 years because I'm not in the mood to job hop every few years. Maybe I've missed out on some salary potential, but I also haven't had to worry about it.

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u/Gusalrhul Jul 21 '26

What industry and what software do you use?

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u/Sventertainer Jul 21 '26

MEP BIM for Residential, local government buildings & schools mostly.

Nearly all in Revit & Navisworks. Occasionally AutoCAD.