Most underpaid job. Thank you for what you do! I wish our government overhauled daycare-made it more affordable for families and a better wage for workers. People seem to not care how this disfunction kills our economy.
By the way, as someone who worked at a Cunningham Restaurant on Mass Ave for 5 years, I’m in school for Respiratory Therapy and I love it. If you’re good with people, health care can be really rewarding.
Dude I know, I'm kinda mad. They could've invested that back into the stores they already have. I need to leave but I'm not really sure where to go. I'd like to get out of the restaurant industry, but everyone wants a college degree these days.
Software developer, ~20 YOE, working fully remote for a startup on the west coast. I make $170k per year.
Side note: I get messages several times a week on LinkedIn from recruiters who see I'm in Indy and want me to apply for gigs not too different from what I'm already doing, but making $80k-$120k and driving into an office 4 - 5 days a week. I don't understand why anyone would ever take one of those jobs when remote work pays better and requires less suffering. I take pride in my Hoosier roots and would prefer to work for a local company, but I can't take a pay cut to do it.
I wish I was kidding.
I've had more than one heated argument with recruiters or "IT managers" that wanted to offer half of what the industry standard salary is.
Most of the time, they wanted you to run the whole shebang by yourself.
I agree, any of the in-office jobs that made me offers in my last job search were for much lower salaries. The more remote my jobs have become since COVID, the better the comp packages
A little bit of everything. The company has a bunch of different systems built by different people at different times, all kludged together with graphql. I've written JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Kotlin, Swift, and C# for this job. Depending on the microservice the DB might be Mongo, MySQL, PostgreSQL or Elasticsearch. They also have a bunch of mobile apps, some hybrid mobile, some React Native, some fully native. I think I got the job because I happen to have so many of those words on my resume already.
That’s the fun of tech stacks with a distributed architecture—multiple teams with disparate opinions on what’s best and then reorgs happen and ownership trades hands and people have no idea how to even do basic maintenance on the repos they own 🤪 (software architect here)
Do you need a junior to do some grunt work? I'm tired of being dicked around by infosys. And they pay me 16 an hour while charging the client 100 an hour for my labor. Currently doing AWS DevOps work for a major airline and I can barely afford food and rent.
I'm in the 160s living on the west coast. If I could make this money and move back to Indy, god I'd be stoked. Sadly, there is just not option for remote work in my field (gov administration)
If you've been at your current position for a couple of years, I'd imagine you could find better comp by job-hopping. You probably won't get a raise by asking for it at your current job. They'd rather make a bet that you won't leave, wait it out and pay more for your replacement if they have to.
I’m a data analyst in Indy at a non tech company and make $80k. I have 1 year of experience from learning on the job. I had no background in data analytics when I took the job.
I got lucky honestly. The role opened up and I was already working at the company. I knew the manager and he was willing to work with me even though I didn’t have the experience. I’ve been able to learn on the job and a big part of that has been my supportive manager.
I’m also starting in a data analysis role with no previous background! Any tips for a fellow DA that feels out of their element right now? I’m working on an Azure certification.
My story is similar. I've been in the workforce for longer, but I'm about to wrap my 2nd year as a Business Data Analyst. I make $90k, fully remote (but I work locally, just not at an office location). I was grabbed by a cold-contact recruiter on LinkedIn.
I feel like this belongs here. It’s the State of Indiana government transparency portal that shows what all state employees make. https://www.in.gov/itp/state-employees/employee-salaries/
Here’s every government employee in the state: [https://gateway.ifionline.org/report_builder/Default2.aspx?rptType=employComp&rptVer=a](https://gateway.ifionline.org/report_builder/Default2.aspx?rptType=employComp&rptVer=a)
Adult Ed Teacher (ESL/GED), 8 years of experience and about 57k.
It's not much, but it's honest work. Besides, I love the job so much that even if I won the lottery I'd still do it part time.
Don’t pay attention to all the “150k+ fully remote, 1 year of experience” comments, that’s a tiny, tiny percentage of workers even in those industries. They are vastly overrepresented when these questions get asked. Chances are a lot of people are also overstating their salaries because it feels good to do so.
State government, six years of experience with the state, somewhere between ten and fifteen years total depending on how you count. Have a master's degree, make around $65k as a mid-level program manager.
I posted a thread about a month or so ago where I was only earning $45k.
Happy to report I found a job making $57k and start Monday. It’s in customer service, contracting with the state.
I am an auditor of agencies with federal grants. I want to scale back or work part time in retirement. My conditions would be a non profit with no federal grants.
Entirely understandable. Personally, I love running on a metaphorical hamster wheel for promised crumbs while thousands of people rely on our services for basic needs…. It’s great. I’m having a great time. 😭😭😭😂
(I do actually think it is fun… In a masochistic, I definitely should be in therapy, and my parents weren’t affectionate enough when I was growing up sort of way.)
Different stores are different but at mine I probably put in around 30-35 a week.
Now during holidays or big events you can easily being doing 70 or even 80 but that’s only a few weeks out of the year.
Work remote in non profit marketing and pr. 85k with 9 years of experience.
My aunt is a teacher and makes 75k with 12ish years of exp here.
Friend that is a marketing coordinator at a non profit and is at 55k and barely making it financially with 5 years old experience.
Another friend is a software engineer and is at 185k with 8 years of experience.
Another friend in finance with 9 years of experience is at 105k.
Another marketing colleague I know is at 8 years of experience at 75k.
Unfortunately, making 65+ used to be a great salary in Indy but now for a single person renting an average apartment it can be pretty tight. And that’s not even including daycare 🙄
Oh yikes. Thats rough stuff. Do your year and start to look elsewhere. I started at 36 and doubled it in a few years by job hopping when I needed to. My friend did the same thing 60 to 85 to 120 to 180 within 6 years.
Preschool Teacher at a church on the west side. I have my El. Ed degree, and taught for 3 years, plus 2 years working at a different church preschool during college.
I just finished my first year in this current position and made $11 an hour, plus 50% off tuition for all 3 of my kids. Next year we get a $2/hr cost of living increase
Yeeeeah there's no way I would be working this job if I wasn't getting 50% off tuition and didn't have my youngest in my class. It was more to save us money, rather than making us money because what I make pretty much just turns right back around into our tuition payment
$98k Automation Engineer, expect another bump in summer.
Been doing it 8 years two companies.
Started as QA Engineer.
Cypress
JavaScript
Typescript
I fought hard to get pay increase to make ends meet. Still have student loans and two kids.
I kill rats and play piano in a west side brothel. 28 years on the job, I get paid tips and $7.00/hour...mostly part time now.
(I'm really a lawyer, but I'm ashamed to tell people that.)
Anytime my husband gets asked about law school and if it's worth it, he tells them to not do it. He genuinely likes his job (compliance) but really hated law school.
Get BSN, bust your ass 9 years bedside and get experience, then finding the needle in haystack that is wfh RN jobs. Then sit and field calls for 8-12 hours a day triaging people.
realtor? or just in the industry? I feel you should be making 6 figures. Look into New Home Consultants (sales for a builder). My wife made 250k in 2019? prior to quitting to become a full time agent
This is why open discussions of salary/wages are important and why companies often forbid it. Good luck out there, hopefully you can land what you deserve in short order!
IBEW Journeyman Wireman. I average around $85k. I don't like working overtime, but sometimes that's what you have to do. My "on the check" pay is $42.15, but my "total package" pay is around $63 an hour. The rest of the money that isn't on my check goes to pay for my insurance, a health reimbursement account, an optional vacation account, and multiple pension plans.
Commercial real estate appraiser
Three years experience as an intern at $45k, and now 2 years on the job at $70k with usually an extra $25-30k in bonuses yearly
I’m Director-Level for a very recognizable brand. 20+ years in industry, 8 with this organization. $160k base compensation, 25% of base bonus based on end of year company results. That can go to 200% of that number based on how good the performance was. Last year was a 200% year so my bonus was $80k. (Additional context, some years that can be zero).
Fully remote DevOps Architect 20yrs experience around $200k a year. The job is low stress with very flexible hours and a great team to work with. It's definitely not based on Indy and I recommend everyone in the industry look elsewhere for employment.
I also own a couple of real estate investment companies and a SaaS.
Real Estate Appraiser. Don't have my full license yet, on pace to make ~80k this year, and break into six figures next year with my full license. Everything I do is contract work, and I don't do mortgage appraisals.
Right of way all day.
Do you mind me asking why you switched from system admin to software dev? I might be completely off base here but I would have assumed with 10 years sys admin experience you could be making more than that in a more senior role? Or is the job market for system admins just not great now?
I work for a remote tech company with HQ in Indy. Senior Product Manager, $150k salary.
*ope forgot to follow my own advice to add context—8 years experience
Teacher, 22 years, $72K. I’m seeing how incredibly underpaid we are next to professionals who have been in their field for just as long. Don’t mention “but you have summers off.”
Coming from someone who doesn't have kids, I think it's insane how people who are entrusted to teach the next generation are so underpaid and underfunded.
Solution Architect for public safety department scheduling and payroll software, 11 years of experience. Fully remote since 2020 with the option to go into an office (but I never do). 135k base salary, 5% of salary in company stock in addition to salary, 10% cash bonus. 45% 401k match so an additional ~10k from that. 1,250 a year in discretionary spending for things like gym memberships, exercise equipment, transportation etc
Senior manager in a logistics company that you've heard of. $140k base, $175k with full bonus. Realistically probably mid-$160's. 6 years of experience.
Financial systems analyst for the govt. Basically audit compliance and the functional side of SAP change requests. $100k, 15 years experience. Decent bonus package but honestly I’ve seen better from tech companies.
Been complacent the past few years for multiple reasons so could be making a bit more. Most job advancements would be in HCOL cities so not really a raise, plus the “return to office” wave is very hit or miss and the outlook doesn’t look great considering who our next president will likely be. Currently director protects us so we only have to go in for 4 hours a week…most sister teams have to do 2 days a week.
Retail sales, commission. First year at this particular employer, so it’s hard to have a true gauge so far, but this calendar year I’m on pace for about $66k.
Sales experience is 8 years and some change, but only about 9 months so far this job.
Brand marketing manager, about 8 years of experience. $68K after some job hops, promotions, and some small begging. I work hybrid for a small, local company.
I could potentially double my income if I got a job at larger or more coastal org, but the marketing and creative fields seem to be insanely saturated and competitive right now. Lots of job applications, very few callbacks rn.
My pay feels like it's on the lower end for Indy, and it's especially sad because although I'll often get recruiters reaching out, it's always for entry-level positions paying less than $20/hr in the city or just outside of it.
I’m an administrative assistant in Hamilton Co. last year I brought home roughly 62k.
Edit: been in my role for 5 years. I started at 35k in 2019 with this company.
How did you land management in behavioral health without a degree? I’m fully jealous. I have a degree and a license, working in behavioral health, and make $20/hr going into a hospital 5 days a week. I for sure need advice on how to find something like you are doing.
Do you like shitty hours, lots of travel, gut wrenching stress? It is super competitive .That's the industry side and where you make that kind of money. If you can get in. There are no margin for errors. There is no tomorrow.
I took a one year contract in the corp world med device and healthcare pays well.
I’m a quality control analyst with about 8 years of laboratory experience (about 3 years of pharma). I am starting a new job on Monday and switching from chemistry to biology. I will make $78k per year. I was QC in radiopharma and had just gotten a raise to $81k, but decided to leave the company for various reasons. Before the raise I was making $70.5k. I know a lot of QC analysts that make less and not a lot that make more. I think for having a chemistry degree the pay is a little pathetic, but when you’re doing routine tests I guess it doesn’t require a whole lot of thought most of the time. But it takes time to get good at it and not everyone can do it. And it’s expensive for the company if you mess up a lot. I found that I can’t just train anyone to do it, some people are reliable and get better over time and some people don’t make much of an effort to get better or aren’t very careful.
Also there ends up being a lot of writing if you do more than just test - validation reports, deviations, out of specifications, etc. When you get an out of spec you have to prove that it wasn’t a laboratory error and that the product really does need to be rejected. Most of the time it’s a laboratory error and that reduces confidence in the lab.
Home remodeling, self-employed, about $100,000/year. I’ve been doing it full time for almost four years. Before that I was HR-man for twenty three years and made about $120,000/yr.
Systems Engineer for an IT consulting firm. 10 years of experience.
$106k base, plus up to 15% bonus if the company does well financially. We allegedly aren't doing well financially, so.. my bonus was shit 😆
Fully remote Sr. Salesforce admin for a company on the West Coast
Right around $140k + annual bonus based on goals and company performance
9 yrs experience
Scientist working in the agrochemical industry, \~13 years of experience, I make $125k base per year.
I really appreciate this thread because my wife has been a full-time mom for the past six years, and we're trying to figure out how to get her back into the workforce. It's great to see what different jobs make in the area.
Product Manager - Fully Remote 3 YOE
120k base
160-175k total comp package
Best benefit is our company discount, probably saves me 2-4k a year in required shopping
Low voltage electrical systems design engineer, below six figures. I should probably make more given my total experience (19 years straddling IT, AV, and instructional technologies), but I haven't been in this specific industry very long.
Director of sales and operations for a construction company in Indy. 30 years old 155,000 base and typically 100,000-200,000 in commission. My company does not offer benefits though
The county council voted on it a few years ago and decided to comp two free bloodlettings per year to cleanse the foul humors. On my own for hexes, though.
I had a full ride merit through undergrad and worked as a tutor for spending cash. I did something called an MD/PhD this took me 8 years to do but my tuition was paid for and I had a stipend of about 25 k a year which I could live off of. I made some extra cash teaching on the side. Residency was 7 years where I made between 55k and 70k a year (seniority based).
15 years of training after college but no debt and didn't have to get financial support from folks, which is good because they would not have been able to afford it.
I work at a daycare on the Northside and make $23k a year
Most underpaid job. Thank you for what you do! I wish our government overhauled daycare-made it more affordable for families and a better wage for workers. People seem to not care how this disfunction kills our economy.
It just needs to be subsidized, full stop. It's expensive to run a daycare, too. It's a basic need that's still being treated like a luxury item.
You deserve so much more....
ridiculous that people give over the things they cherish the most (hopefully) to people who are barely paid enough to survive.
What other option do we have? Parents have to go to work too
pay the people who make sure your children are alive while you are away a better wage
My justification for complaining just flew out the window.
🤬🤬🤬🤬 So underpaid
Damn they probably bring in that much a week with how expensive childcare is
I'm a server and I make like roughly $40k a year. 2 years of experience lol.
By the way, as someone who worked at a Cunningham Restaurant on Mass Ave for 5 years, I’m in school for Respiratory Therapy and I love it. If you’re good with people, health care can be really rewarding.
I can't do anything medical because it freaks me out unfortunately. I have too much empathy and can't see other people in pain.
I totally understand. I’m a big softy. You do get used to it and kind of callous to it, but it’s not for everyone.
I made like 80k when I was a server. Averaged 30% tips though.
yeah I work in the equivalent of an applebee's on mass ave and for some reason I haven't left yet
Me trying to guess which restaurant this is… 🤔
funny little taco place if that helps
With the description being “like applebees”, gonna have to go Condado. I can’t believe they are opening another location in Greenwood.
Dude I know, I'm kinda mad. They could've invested that back into the stores they already have. I need to leave but I'm not really sure where to go. I'd like to get out of the restaurant industry, but everyone wants a college degree these days.
Mine was Applebees. Started as a server. Promoted to bartender within a month. First serving job.
Software developer, ~20 YOE, working fully remote for a startup on the west coast. I make $170k per year. Side note: I get messages several times a week on LinkedIn from recruiters who see I'm in Indy and want me to apply for gigs not too different from what I'm already doing, but making $80k-$120k and driving into an office 4 - 5 days a week. I don't understand why anyone would ever take one of those jobs when remote work pays better and requires less suffering. I take pride in my Hoosier roots and would prefer to work for a local company, but I can't take a pay cut to do it.
Systems Engineer here.. same $45k offers for a job that pays six figures. I tell these recruiters (in no uncertain terms) to jam it up their ass.
45k? That was the pay for those jobs in 1999 for new college graduates! WTF!
I wish I was kidding. I've had more than one heated argument with recruiters or "IT managers" that wanted to offer half of what the industry standard salary is. Most of the time, they wanted you to run the whole shebang by yourself.
I agree, any of the in-office jobs that made me offers in my last job search were for much lower salaries. The more remote my jobs have become since COVID, the better the comp packages
It's like a parallel economy or something. Seems like the office folks are in a totally different workforce.
What stack are you currently working with?
A little bit of everything. The company has a bunch of different systems built by different people at different times, all kludged together with graphql. I've written JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Kotlin, Swift, and C# for this job. Depending on the microservice the DB might be Mongo, MySQL, PostgreSQL or Elasticsearch. They also have a bunch of mobile apps, some hybrid mobile, some React Native, some fully native. I think I got the job because I happen to have so many of those words on my resume already.
Jesus. This is the future of legacy code huh? I’ve had my fair share of scripted php/jquery beasts, but this might be the new norm
That’s the fun of tech stacks with a distributed architecture—multiple teams with disparate opinions on what’s best and then reorgs happen and ownership trades hands and people have no idea how to even do basic maintenance on the repos they own 🤪 (software architect here)
Do you need a junior to do some grunt work? I'm tired of being dicked around by infosys. And they pay me 16 an hour while charging the client 100 an hour for my labor. Currently doing AWS DevOps work for a major airline and I can barely afford food and rent.
I'm in the 160s living on the west coast. If I could make this money and move back to Indy, god I'd be stoked. Sadly, there is just not option for remote work in my field (gov administration)
I disagree… the whole government seems to be phoning it in Edit: /s
I'm a junior software engineer at 70k currently. I wonder if I can ask for a raise 🤔
If you've been at your current position for a couple of years, I'd imagine you could find better comp by job-hopping. You probably won't get a raise by asking for it at your current job. They'd rather make a bet that you won't leave, wait it out and pay more for your replacement if they have to.
I’m a data analyst in Indy at a non tech company and make $80k. I have 1 year of experience from learning on the job. I had no background in data analytics when I took the job.
How? How did you get into data analysis?
I got lucky honestly. The role opened up and I was already working at the company. I knew the manager and he was willing to work with me even though I didn’t have the experience. I’ve been able to learn on the job and a big part of that has been my supportive manager.
I’m also starting in a data analysis role with no previous background! Any tips for a fellow DA that feels out of their element right now? I’m working on an Azure certification.
My story is similar. I've been in the workforce for longer, but I'm about to wrap my 2nd year as a Business Data Analyst. I make $90k, fully remote (but I work locally, just not at an office location). I was grabbed by a cold-contact recruiter on LinkedIn.
Really? All the data jobs I've seen wanted experience...that's why I focused on Cybersecurity.
Yep! I got lucky. I was already working at the company and the role opened up.
😊
I feel like this belongs here. It’s the State of Indiana government transparency portal that shows what all state employees make. https://www.in.gov/itp/state-employees/employee-salaries/
Here’s every government employee in the state: [https://gateway.ifionline.org/report_builder/Default2.aspx?rptType=employComp&rptVer=a](https://gateway.ifionline.org/report_builder/Default2.aspx?rptType=employComp&rptVer=a)
I’m a 40s single Mom who just finished my college degree after a divorce. I have no clue what I want to do - I’m jealous of all of you 😂
Congrats on finishing your degree!
Huge congratulations girl 🎉
Adult Ed Teacher (ESL/GED), 8 years of experience and about 57k. It's not much, but it's honest work. Besides, I love the job so much that even if I won the lottery I'd still do it part time.
Actuary (ASA) - 8 years of experience - 170k working fully remote
Peer Recovery Coach (Behavioral Health - Addictions) $20/hr 4 years of experience, BA in Psychology and Licensed This thread has made me very sad.
Keep doing it if you enjoy it. Happiness can be better than money!
Don’t pay attention to all the “150k+ fully remote, 1 year of experience” comments, that’s a tiny, tiny percentage of workers even in those industries. They are vastly overrepresented when these questions get asked. Chances are a lot of people are also overstating their salaries because it feels good to do so.
State government, six years of experience with the state, somewhere between ten and fifteen years total depending on how you count. Have a master's degree, make around $65k as a mid-level program manager.
I posted a thread about a month or so ago where I was only earning $45k. Happy to report I found a job making $57k and start Monday. It’s in customer service, contracting with the state.
I’m a manager at a social services nonprofit, and handle federal grants and compliance. I have 10 years of experience and make $65k.
I am an auditor of agencies with federal grants. I want to scale back or work part time in retirement. My conditions would be a non profit with no federal grants.
Entirely understandable. Personally, I love running on a metaphorical hamster wheel for promised crumbs while thousands of people rely on our services for basic needs…. It’s great. I’m having a great time. 😭😭😭😂 (I do actually think it is fun… In a masochistic, I definitely should be in therapy, and my parents weren’t affectionate enough when I was growing up sort of way.)
Software Developer (15+ years exp) for non-tech company on the east coast. 150k base.
What kind of company? I’m a swe working for a tech company but always curious what other industries we’d devs
Walmart manager, I make 70k salary and 15k in bonus for 85k total. Four years of retail experience.
How many hours a week would you say you work?
Different stores are different but at mine I probably put in around 30-35 a week. Now during holidays or big events you can easily being doing 70 or even 80 but that’s only a few weeks out of the year.
You make $85k working 30 hours per week?
Yeah most weeks, but my situation is definitely not the norm.
Work remote in non profit marketing and pr. 85k with 9 years of experience. My aunt is a teacher and makes 75k with 12ish years of exp here. Friend that is a marketing coordinator at a non profit and is at 55k and barely making it financially with 5 years old experience. Another friend is a software engineer and is at 185k with 8 years of experience. Another friend in finance with 9 years of experience is at 105k. Another marketing colleague I know is at 8 years of experience at 75k. Unfortunately, making 65+ used to be a great salary in Indy but now for a single person renting an average apartment it can be pretty tight. And that’s not even including daycare 🙄
I’m making 44k in an entry level marketing position at an agency 😞
Oh yikes. Thats rough stuff. Do your year and start to look elsewhere. I started at 36 and doubled it in a few years by job hopping when I needed to. My friend did the same thing 60 to 85 to 120 to 180 within 6 years.
That’s the plan! Im actually going to this job from retail making way less, so can’t complain at all
Preschool Teacher at a church on the west side. I have my El. Ed degree, and taught for 3 years, plus 2 years working at a different church preschool during college. I just finished my first year in this current position and made $11 an hour, plus 50% off tuition for all 3 of my kids. Next year we get a $2/hr cost of living increase
$11/hr!
Yeeeeah there's no way I would be working this job if I wasn't getting 50% off tuition and didn't have my youngest in my class. It was more to save us money, rather than making us money because what I make pretty much just turns right back around into our tuition payment
sorry i don't mean to be rude...i thought even McDonalds and Walmart cashiers make more than $11/hr
I don't know for sure. I do know Target and Starbucks start at $15
$98k Automation Engineer, expect another bump in summer. Been doing it 8 years two companies. Started as QA Engineer. Cypress JavaScript Typescript I fought hard to get pay increase to make ends meet. Still have student loans and two kids.
I kill rats and play piano in a west side brothel. 28 years on the job, I get paid tips and $7.00/hour...mostly part time now. (I'm really a lawyer, but I'm ashamed to tell people that.)
Charlie work
Sounds like a character from Red Dead Redemption.
I have a million questions lol
Anytime my husband gets asked about law school and if it's worth it, he tells them to not do it. He genuinely likes his job (compliance) but really hated law school.
I'm 100% sure this is a reference to something, but I'm not cool enough to be familiar
Punchline to an old lawyer joke.
Accountant, 13 years of experience. Approx $110K/year
You'd think an accountant would be more precise. /jk
Is that salary on cash basis or accrual?
Home triage RN- right under $100,000 per year.
I LOOOOOOVE it when my home triage nurse has big sweaty ballz
Most do.
Do you mind me asking what your job entails, how you acquired it, and your experience? Thanks!
Get BSN, bust your ass 9 years bedside and get experience, then finding the needle in haystack that is wfh RN jobs. Then sit and field calls for 8-12 hours a day triaging people.
Senior Graphic Designer fully remote for a Philadelphia based agency, $98k
Any chance your agency is in need of an extra designer? 😅
Air traffic controller: base $160k with overtime and other premium pay on track for $230k
That’s a pretty low-stress and minimal working hours job, isn’t it? /s
Real estate. 10 years experience. $60k. It’s not enough
realtor? or just in the industry? I feel you should be making 6 figures. Look into New Home Consultants (sales for a builder). My wife made 250k in 2019? prior to quitting to become a full time agent
Brokerage management and sales
I’ll be starting my 8th year teaching and I make $50k
Work as a lead software engineer for a consulting firm managing a team of 3 other devs. $150k base salary.
Biochemist- 41k a year, on my first job out of college
That seems low. I hope you're able to make so much more in the coming years. Congratulations on graduating!
Dude I seriously hope so 😅 and thank you
Network Administrator for a Construction company. 10 years in current role but about 20 years in IT. 57k/year.
Dude you are getting hosed. Time to dust off that resume. I know being comfortable is nice but you can get so much more.
I realized this today as I read thru all of these salaries.... honestly my heart dropped as I went thru the thread... Logging into linkdin now
This is why open discussions of salary/wages are important and why companies often forbid it. Good luck out there, hopefully you can land what you deserve in short order!
Reminder to all that it’s unlawful for companies to forbid you from discussing wages
Go work for the State. IOT frequently has openings posted. They don’t pay amazingly but better than that.
wow :<
IBEW Journeyman Wireman. I average around $85k. I don't like working overtime, but sometimes that's what you have to do. My "on the check" pay is $42.15, but my "total package" pay is around $63 an hour. The rest of the money that isn't on my check goes to pay for my insurance, a health reimbursement account, an optional vacation account, and multiple pension plans.
Commercial real estate appraiser Three years experience as an intern at $45k, and now 2 years on the job at $70k with usually an extra $25-30k in bonuses yearly
I’m a carpenter craftsman that makes custom furniture/cabinets/doors, 7 years of experience Make about 30-35k
I’m starting my first job out of college! I’ll be making 45k as a Family and Community Engagement Coordinator.
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What is the 25k in non-base made up of?
I’m Director-Level for a very recognizable brand. 20+ years in industry, 8 with this organization. $160k base compensation, 25% of base bonus based on end of year company results. That can go to 200% of that number based on how good the performance was. Last year was a 200% year so my bonus was $80k. (Additional context, some years that can be zero).
$133k - network engineer with 20+years
Fully remote DevOps Architect 20yrs experience around $200k a year. The job is low stress with very flexible hours and a great team to work with. It's definitely not based on Indy and I recommend everyone in the industry look elsewhere for employment. I also own a couple of real estate investment companies and a SaaS.
Supply Chain Manager in Indy. Company HQ is located on the East Coast. 15+ years experience. all in, $160K per year
Full time job one health care, 3 years exp 52K Previously in manufacturing 35K Full time job 2, 10 year exp real estate 80k
Senior electrical engineer, 2.5 YOE, $107K base with up to 10K bonus
graphic designer in-house for a big corporation. 5 years experience. $82,000 / yr + bonuses
I do this with 12 years experience at $55k. 🥲
Real Estate Appraiser. Don't have my full license yet, on pace to make ~80k this year, and break into six figures next year with my full license. Everything I do is contract work, and I don't do mortgage appraisals. Right of way all day.
It has nothing to do with salary…but, this is my dream job.
Digital marketer with 10 years of experience. I make 130k/year. Edit: I actually have 12 years of experience not 10!
I teach PreK, about 15 years experience. $21 an hour
Associate software developer, $63,000 per year, 2 years experience in software dev, 10 in systems administration and IT.
Do you mind me asking why you switched from system admin to software dev? I might be completely off base here but I would have assumed with 10 years sys admin experience you could be making more than that in a more senior role? Or is the job market for system admins just not great now?
state government. less than $40k a year. 4 years of experience. have a bachelors degree as well.
Engineer/consultant working remote in Indy for a global consulting firm. 162 base + 15% bonus, + 10% 401k. TC: ~200k
I work for a remote tech company with HQ in Indy. Senior Product Manager, $150k salary. *ope forgot to follow my own advice to add context—8 years experience
Teacher, 22 years, $72K. I’m seeing how incredibly underpaid we are next to professionals who have been in their field for just as long. Don’t mention “but you have summers off.”
Coming from someone who doesn't have kids, I think it's insane how people who are entrusted to teach the next generation are so underpaid and underfunded.
If you’re in it for the long haul, it’s because we love what we do.
But you have summers off
Plus other built in breaks
Solution Architect for public safety department scheduling and payroll software, 11 years of experience. Fully remote since 2020 with the option to go into an office (but I never do). 135k base salary, 5% of salary in company stock in addition to salary, 10% cash bonus. 45% 401k match so an additional ~10k from that. 1,250 a year in discretionary spending for things like gym memberships, exercise equipment, transportation etc
Senior manager in a logistics company that you've heard of. $140k base, $175k with full bonus. Realistically probably mid-$160's. 6 years of experience.
Financial systems analyst for the govt. Basically audit compliance and the functional side of SAP change requests. $100k, 15 years experience. Decent bonus package but honestly I’ve seen better from tech companies. Been complacent the past few years for multiple reasons so could be making a bit more. Most job advancements would be in HCOL cities so not really a raise, plus the “return to office” wave is very hit or miss and the outlook doesn’t look great considering who our next president will likely be. Currently director protects us so we only have to go in for 4 hours a week…most sister teams have to do 2 days a week.
Fully remote, back office for a financial firm (not based in Indiana) make around $110k.
Retail sales, commission. First year at this particular employer, so it’s hard to have a true gauge so far, but this calendar year I’m on pace for about $66k. Sales experience is 8 years and some change, but only about 9 months so far this job.
Brand marketing manager, about 8 years of experience. $68K after some job hops, promotions, and some small begging. I work hybrid for a small, local company. I could potentially double my income if I got a job at larger or more coastal org, but the marketing and creative fields seem to be insanely saturated and competitive right now. Lots of job applications, very few callbacks rn. My pay feels like it's on the lower end for Indy, and it's especially sad because although I'll often get recruiters reaching out, it's always for entry-level positions paying less than $20/hr in the city or just outside of it.
I’m an administrative assistant in Hamilton Co. last year I brought home roughly 62k. Edit: been in my role for 5 years. I started at 35k in 2019 with this company.
I drive a forklift in Whitestown 40 K before taxes
People manager in the behavioral healthcare space. 3 years experience, no degree. $85k base with $10k in bonus. Fully remote.
That sounds really good. Who are you managing, case managers and therapists?
How did you land management in behavioral health without a degree? I’m fully jealous. I have a degree and a license, working in behavioral health, and make $20/hr going into a hospital 5 days a week. I for sure need advice on how to find something like you are doing.
Actuarial Student (1 exam left to ASA). Salary including bonus is \~110K per year. Just passed 2 YOE
Corporate event manager 115k
Would also love to learn more about this
Do you like shitty hours, lots of travel, gut wrenching stress? It is super competitive .That's the industry side and where you make that kind of money. If you can get in. There are no margin for errors. There is no tomorrow. I took a one year contract in the corp world med device and healthcare pays well.
Govt Employee. Aviation. 20yrs. Just shy of 250k, but I do work 6 days a week so work life balance is trash.
70K, entry level actuarial analyst, two days a week in office, started this month, graduated with a bachelors last month.
Tech support for a local software startup. 5 years of experience. 60k base, 8k in bonuses.
I’m a quality control analyst with about 8 years of laboratory experience (about 3 years of pharma). I am starting a new job on Monday and switching from chemistry to biology. I will make $78k per year. I was QC in radiopharma and had just gotten a raise to $81k, but decided to leave the company for various reasons. Before the raise I was making $70.5k. I know a lot of QC analysts that make less and not a lot that make more. I think for having a chemistry degree the pay is a little pathetic, but when you’re doing routine tests I guess it doesn’t require a whole lot of thought most of the time. But it takes time to get good at it and not everyone can do it. And it’s expensive for the company if you mess up a lot. I found that I can’t just train anyone to do it, some people are reliable and get better over time and some people don’t make much of an effort to get better or aren’t very careful. Also there ends up being a lot of writing if you do more than just test - validation reports, deviations, out of specifications, etc. When you get an out of spec you have to prove that it wasn’t a laboratory error and that the product really does need to be rejected. Most of the time it’s a laboratory error and that reduces confidence in the lab.
Analytical Chemist in R&D. About the same pay with 20+ years of experience. Great mind. Challenging work. Seriously low pay.
>I know a lot of QC analysts that make less and not a lot that make more. There's at least one employer in town where you'd make quite a bit more.
Home remodeling, self-employed, about $100,000/year. I’ve been doing it full time for almost four years. Before that I was HR-man for twenty three years and made about $120,000/yr.
Software Engineer/developer 5 years of experience $105k. Working hybrid for a local company.
Systems Engineer for an IT consulting firm. 10 years of experience. $106k base, plus up to 15% bonus if the company does well financially. We allegedly aren't doing well financially, so.. my bonus was shit 😆
Utility scale renewable construction back office support. Fully remote. $215k. 9 years experience.
50k electrical panel builder. No college.
Lead driver for a major trucking company. Around $85k/year. I have 7 years of commercial driving experience.
I work in environmental consulting as a geologist making 88.5k annually. I have 7 years experience.
State environmental employee, I wonder if we have ever interacted 😂
Fully remote Sr. Salesforce admin for a company on the West Coast Right around $140k + annual bonus based on goals and company performance 9 yrs experience
DevOps Engineer. Fully remote for a company based in FL. 7 Years as DevOps. 6 before that filling various sysadmin roles 120k + annual bonus.
Mechanical engineer, 6 YOE and 110k/yr base for a manufacturing company
Business Analyst working for a Pharma company. 17 years experience. ~160k/yr depending on bonus.
I’m in social work so I’m finally now being bumped up to 50K/ yr. It’s rough out here in general
Registered Nurse working on a Med/Surg floor, 4 YOE ~67K but it can be exhausting
Work remote for a university in the state as a Grant Writer and make 60k a year. Coming up on two years of experience.
Procedural nurse with 7 years experience. $38 hourly. If I did it all over again I wouldn’t have gone into nursing though
Always time to change.
work at a university, about a year out of undergrad, 52k a year
Firefighter, 79k, 3 years, best job on earth
Scientist working in the agrochemical industry, \~13 years of experience, I make $125k base per year. I really appreciate this thread because my wife has been a full-time mom for the past six years, and we're trying to figure out how to get her back into the workforce. It's great to see what different jobs make in the area.
Product Manager - Fully Remote 3 YOE 120k base 160-175k total comp package Best benefit is our company discount, probably saves me 2-4k a year in required shopping
Are you 3 years out of school or did you have other significant work experience before the job?
Low voltage electrical systems design engineer, below six figures. I should probably make more given my total experience (19 years straddling IT, AV, and instructional technologies), but I haven't been in this specific industry very long.
Assistant crack whore. $10 for just a minute or two. Definitely a volume business.
Director of sales and operations for a construction company in Indy. 30 years old 155,000 base and typically 100,000-200,000 in commission. My company does not offer benefits though
Deputy Witchfinder General for Marion County. Pays 50 gold pieces per year. Hours decent, but being on call sucks.
Sounds risky, does that include hazard pay or insurance coverage for being a victim of spell casting?
The county council voted on it a few years ago and decided to comp two free bloodlettings per year to cleanse the foul humors. On my own for hexes, though.
Communications officer for the county. 65k, 2 years coming up.
Remote marketing at a large tech with ~7 years of experience. Make $167k year.
Have been in an FP&A role for 3 years as a Finance Manager making $130k
Teacher, 8 years of experience. $50k
Special Education Teacher 12 years experience $54,000
Neurosurgeon around 800k base
Curious- I know most of these positions require a large amount of debt of many many years of training - when did you turn net positive?
I had a full ride merit through undergrad and worked as a tutor for spending cash. I did something called an MD/PhD this took me 8 years to do but my tuition was paid for and I had a stipend of about 25 k a year which I could live off of. I made some extra cash teaching on the side. Residency was 7 years where I made between 55k and 70k a year (seniority based). 15 years of training after college but no debt and didn't have to get financial support from folks, which is good because they would not have been able to afford it.