What was your starting salary (approx.)?

[Connemara]

Yeah yeah, 250k.

What did you make fresh out of high school/college? I might get an offer for a job that pays less than what I wanted. Difference is not a ton of money; I was hoping to make about $5k more than what this offer will surely be.

I guess I'm just curious. I will later poast the salary and accept ridicule/criticism.

 

[Piobaire]

Dood, I lived under the poverty line until my mid-20s. Stop bitching. Also, thought you were in some island paradise as of today?

 

[v1100110]

Mine was so embarrassing that I don't want to say.

 

[gnatty8]

What field are you in? What's considered reasonable will depend on your answer to a large extent.

Oh, and mine was 250K.

 

[Connemara]

It's a public service job (not civil service; political appointee position). Benefits are extremely good, naturally, and salary is $33K. It would be in a fairly low COL place (Albany).

I don't know anyone my age, in this field, who makes much more than that. So I think it's fairly standard, but it's not stellar.

I may also get an offer that pays considerably more so we'll see.

 

[Piobaire]

How much graft, etc. per year do you figure to capture?

 

[Syl]

2003; engineering; 45K

 

[Gus]

When I got out of college ('76) it was OK to start at a grand a month.

I knew a guy who was making $35K, driving a new Porsche and getting lots of ***** for making big money.

I think I made, along with a generous bonus a total of around $20K my first year and had a company car.

 

[NORE]

$45K out of high school. 1993

 

[Stazy]

~ 75k

 

[Vintage Gent]

$22,000 in 1990.

 

[aportnoy]

~$30k in 1988/89

 

[Connemara]

Guess I'm in the wrong business.

 

[ter1413]

40ish....

 

[HEWSINATOR]

Stazy, what kind of industry are you in?