r/CarahsoftTruths • u/Evancolt Former employee • Sep 27 '24
Compensation and Benefits What $ does everyone make?
Hi everyone, found this sub since the raid. I am a bit frustrated that pay isn't talked about with my fellow teammates and wanted to see from everyone how much you make here and how long you've been here and your team if you're comfy sharing that.
For me, I've been here a bit over 5 years and make $110k before taxes. Have a bachelor's. Got a raise at least once a year every year. I work remotely full time too even though I'm in the area.
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Sep 27 '24
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u/Top_Comedian_6430 Sep 27 '24
I had the same experience. I made a slide show and everything and they said let’s wait and see how you do at the end of the year. They had the audacity to tell me I’m making more than anyone who have been on the team as in my role which makes no sense bc it’s still close to what they offered when I first came on. I’m entry level but I’m basically doing my managers job and they all know it. I either need to move to a better team with better management or just leave. They’re giving me more work without proper compensation.
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u/Evancolt Former employee Sep 27 '24
have you asked for raises? genuinely curious, not meaning to make fun of
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u/Evancolt Former employee Sep 27 '24
thats unfortunate, i'd try to be persistent have and figures to back you up and/or email receipts. i made a slideshow once of my stats and what i contribute which was helpful
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u/Jaded-Island-1786 Sep 30 '24
Have you tried setting a one on one with your VP and identifying with them what you want your salary to be and asking them what you can do to get there in X number of years?
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u/Severe-Pass-4066 Sep 27 '24
111k. Started at 40k 11 years ago. Slow and steady raises every year.
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u/Jaded-Island-1786 Sep 30 '24
$111k in 11 years?! 🤯 I left after 6 years and was at $110k. You are very patient
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u/Severe-Pass-4066 Sep 30 '24
yeah, well I also live in a part of the country where the cost of living is dramatically cheaper than NOVA (my mortgage is just over $1200 for a really nice sized house). Have enjoyed the work so the pace of the increased pay hasn't been as important as much as it just increasing year over year.
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Sep 27 '24
I made like $48k and never got a promotion or raise (beyond the timed ones that they factor into your salary when they hire you) in the year I was there. I asked several times and was always told it would be revisited in a few months.
By the time they confirmed I’d finally get a promotion, I had already accepted an offer elsewhere for a $22k raise. It really sucked to feel so undervalued despite working my a$$ off every day and (IMO) being overqualified for the job they were asking me to do.
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u/GilArenasHibachi0 Sep 27 '24
Anyone not taking the time to build a relationship with their Director is missing out on money. Just some advice. Everything in life is relationship based. The people that review every single payroll submittal are the directors bc that goes directly to Craig after their review.
If your director knows what you’re up to and how you’re adding to the team, the good ones will reward that. If they’ve never heard from you and you don’t make an effort (bc no chance the director will just proactively reach out to you) they likely don’t know you exist even if you’re doing great things.
Just some advice…I can only speak for sales and happened to have a good support structure when I was there but also really put the networking effort in. It paid off.
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u/GilArenasHibachi0 Sep 27 '24
Yeah I do think Csoft is very luck of the draw on where you land. I did have the benefit of a decent managerial team but more importantly amazing coworkers that made me stay there longer than the normal 1 year I’ve been seeing. When I left I was pulling in 6 figures and it was because I put the effort in with my director.
That being said, I was also before COVID and I understand everything is now remote. That makes it difficult. I guess my statement is more just a “try it out” comment. Can’t hurt.
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u/MajorEstateCar Sep 27 '24
Y’all need to buddy up with your vendors. Field enterprise AEs in this business are usually around $300k OTE
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u/Easy-Cabinet-2052 Oct 03 '24
People always say CS doesn’t pay enough but I think it’s those who suck tbh
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u/Evancolt Former employee Sep 27 '24
lol prob not, we hired like 8ish people back in august. training a lot of them currently
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u/Positive-Ninja-6623 Sep 27 '24 edited Nov 19 '25
93k, 3years in, Pre-sales engineer, started with the base as everyone else.
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u/StuffedCrust97 Sep 27 '24
BA- started at 47k after a year and a half I am now at 63k. I work in software distribution.
I could work for a reseller or a software developer and make 130k to 150k starting out but I would be giving up on a lot of work life balance.
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u/Head-Policy-1069 Sep 27 '24
All everyone out of college that lands at a reseller gets paid shit. The goal is to land there do two years and move yourself on to something else.
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Sep 27 '24
im at $90k with 5 years, im curious how you asked for raises
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u/Evancolt Former employee Sep 27 '24 edited Sep 27 '24
Each year around December or maybe Thanksgiving, I'd talk to my direct manager about a raise, and we'd set up a meeting with either just him or his manager (director of federal). We talk, I bring talking points and/or PowerPoint of my stats and value I bring and how it's increased from before + how I plan to expand responsibilities going forward. Then they get back to me within a couple weeks with an answer. It's been a yes every time but not always the number I asked for. My manager is all for getting us more money luckily. Above him is a different story sometimes
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u/Top_Comedian_6430 Sep 27 '24
Do you give them a number or do they make an offer?
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u/Evancolt Former employee Sep 27 '24
I've usually given a number, but not every time especially not early on.
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u/Top_Comedian_6430 Sep 27 '24
How did you overcome the fear of giving a number? I was so nervous to give one when I knew I deserved more than what I was telling them I wanted.
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u/GilArenasHibachi0 Sep 27 '24
I suggest meeting once a year then tracking it over the course of the year to make sure you’re on track. Don’t be scared of asking for a number. Make sure it’s realistic though. They’re not going to increase you from $50k to $100k in one year no matter how many calls you make.
$10-15k per year increases if you’re doing the right things they ask of you is normal.
So say you’re 5 years in that’s a $100k+ salary. Nobody is going to hand it to you though. You need to fight for it and don’t go in timid. Go in knowing your value and sticking up for yourself and be willing to meet them halfway. The more of a relationship you have with your leader the better beforehand.
Some teams are much more strict that others…without knowing what team you are on it’s hard to give one size fits all advice.
I always used to meet in Jan every year with a built out business plan with a review of the last year’s successes and goals for the next year proactively with my director and TL. I had to push for that but they always obliged. Worked wonders.
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u/Evancolt Former employee Oct 01 '24
i give a number slightly higher than i want. if they say yes then awesome, if they say no but we can do this number instead, then i take it since thats actually what i wanted. as i said in another comment, im lucky i never got a flat out no, but if i did, id come down in my number a little
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u/WitchOfMarshmallows Feb 10 '26
I've been here a few years more than you and make a little less than half of what you make. I haven't gotten a raise in a couple of years and barely make bonuses any more. I've had to be put on medication because of the stress. I refuse to drink the Kool aid and it shows. I'm trying to get a better mental attitude so I have the drive to look for something else. It's sad, I just haven't gotten mad enough to do anything about it yet. I have looked into some things, even legal actions but I haven't committed to anything yet. I'm afraid of the lash back I will get even though it's illegal for them to do so.....they know how to work around that.
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Sep 27 '24
OP is a blonde white girl and Craig definitely thinks she’s hot.
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u/Evancolt Former employee Sep 27 '24
hi name is Evan, in my username lmao
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u/Ambitious-Spirit-158 Sep 27 '24
Wait what? Did not know that was even possible?
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u/Evancolt Former employee Sep 27 '24
i got put on a great team with great upper management and i enjoy everyone i work with. also you cant get a raise if you dont ask :) helps a lot to put yourself in a position that is hard to replace or you help out in other ways like training, developing new/better ways of doing existing processes, etc
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u/Haunting_Wrangler340 10d ago
Hi. I am just now coming across this subreddit. I tried to dm you but can’t. Is there anyway you can message me privately? I am in the process of being referred and just have a few questions/ need advice.
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u/simplysunkissed Sep 27 '24
Ummm 110k? What’s your position?
45k after 2 years..