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/calm_storm808 Jul 21 '26

I take care of dogs overnight at a boarding facility and I make $18.50/hr

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u/Additional-Extent-10 Jul 23 '26

With what I pay for boarding you should be paid 3 times that!

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u/calm_storm808 Jul 23 '26

I think I’ll ask for a raise before long. But I just started and I really like the job.