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Probably not until you're a little higher up the food chain...

Most companies work a Short Term Incentive plan (smaller bonuses yearly), Long Term Incentive Program (usually larger amounts that don't vest until 3-5 years down the road); stock plans, etc.

But those are mostly for manager levels and above.

I know I'm breaking the rules here, but I wanted thoughts on current compensation.

Credentials

TAMU BS Civil Engineering (Structural focus) Cum Laude
TAMU ME Civil Engineering (Structural focus)

4 yrs design experience as project engineer for commercial building design including small office buildings, large retail centers, numerous renovations & remodel projects across nation.

2 yrs design experience of industrial design for utility substations and industrial (process plant) unit substations and power reroute/reliability upgrades for engineering only and EPC projects.

Received passing score on Civil PE Exam, received passing score on 16-hour SE Exam

Working knowledge of
IBC Std Building Code
ASCE 7 Design Loads
ASCE 113 Substation Structure Design
ASCE 48 Tapered Pole Transmission Structures Design
ASCE 10 Lattice Tower Design
AISC 360 Steel Design
ACI 318 Concrete design
ACI 530 Masonry Design
NDS Wood Design
RISA 3D
RAM Structural System

Strong background in structural mechanics, structural dynamics and structural stability.

Licensed PE in Texas, licensed SE in Illinois

Looking for salary expectations in a variety of industries including commercial building design, industrial type design and offshore design.

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This thread is depressing. My company doesn't give out big raises like that.

Graduated May 2013 - x
2014 - 1.04x
2015 - 1.55x (due to incentiives)

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^ Yeah, but they pay you a year in advance, so that's a nice perk.

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2006 1.0
2014 4.4

RENR



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2001 - 1 percenter
2013. - 1 percenter +

BS Biology 2008
PhD Biochemistry 2014

2009-2014 = X (graduate stipend)
2014 = 3.2X (Salary + bonus)

X is a little under $30K

Structural Engineer

1994 - x
1999 - 1.5x
2004 - 2.1x
2009 - 3.7x
2014 - 5x
Sept 3, 2014 - $0

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2011: x
2013: 1.25x

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2014: 1.5x + unknown bonus

Graduated 2011
BS Bioenvironmental Sciences
O&G Industry

2012 - 50k - Environmental Tech
2013 - 50k - Consultant
2014 - 85k - EHS Specialist

Graduated in 2012. Been working for same Staffing Company since I graduated. Currently have a base of 40k, wtih 10k+ off commission, end of year I should be at 52k.

I would be interested to see who else is in staffing, working for agencies versus for corporate recruiting?

Also, how many of you have found success because you stayed in the same line of work for a number of years versus making a jump to a different field?

Political Science Major

Quality Assurance

2008 -32K
2010 -38K
2012 -60K
2013 -82K
2014 -laid off, so 0K right now

Base Salary only. Have been with same company entire time.

August 2011: x
August 2012: 1.1x
August 2013: 1.2x
August 2014: 1.27x
December 2014: 1.44x
January 2015: 1.55x

2003: x
2014: 5X

2000 B.S. Psychology
2005 M.S. Educational Psychology

2000 X
2005 1.23x New Job
2006 1.43x
2008 1.70x
2009 2.1x New Job
2010 2.2x
2012 2.73x (consulting on the side)
2013 2.33x
2014 2.40x
2015 Hoping for 2.6x (Took on more departments)

Laid off week before thanksgiving....

Salary = 0 K

2014 (June-Dec) = x
2015 = 1.05x

Atypical grad. Went back to finish school later and graduated older.

2012: x
2013: 1.2x new job
2014: 2x new job
2015: should be around 3x

Graduated 2011 - Finance

Working at Big 4 - Tech Consulting

2011 - 1 + signing bonus
2012 - 1.12x
2013 - 1.25x + promotion bonus
2014 - 1.38x

I'm EE in active medical implants (migrated to project management and then management)

2007: x+0.15*x bonus target
2008-2014: 1-12% raise per year depending on year.
2015: 1.56*x + 0.25*1.56*x bonus target

Some of these trajectories you guys are posting are pretty sick. I've done very very well compared to similar backgrounds at my company. People getting 2/3/4x increases of total comp 10 years out of school blows my mind.

corndog04 - that 2015 comp plan looks complicated
And don't worry about the multiples - I started out as a US Army 2LT which was only worth about $18K/yr back when I graduated in 1993.
http://www.dfas.mil/militarymembers/payentitlements/military-pay-charts.html
Today that same 2LT would get $35K/yr
The rest is the result of risk-taking, hard-work, a positive job-interview outcome a time or two and an increase in education level and specialized skills.

I do occasionally crack-up when I think back to how expensive some goods that haven't changed in price much since 1993 used to seem compared to how expensive they seem now that I earn more than 10x what I earned back then. 2 years ago I bought a new ski jacket for $300 and I only wear it 7-10 days/year. When I was a 2LT, I needed to spend $140 on a camouflage Gore-Tex Jacket that I wore everyday during the winter at Fort Knox, Kentucky. I remember letting my wife know that things were going to be really tight that month because buying that jacket was a major purchase. On the civilian dress side, I just kept wearing my Levi's denim jacket until I got tired of being insulted by a 2LT from North Little Rock, AR. "You mean you don't got no better jacket than that?" Yeah. I'm from Texas. Don't need one. I had stopped wearing my satin Aggie Band jacket because I didn't think anybody in Louisville would appreciate it

I'd be curious if there is a good source for compensation growth by occupation. I basically got thrust into sales out of college and discovered I enjoy it and they opportunity to grow my salary has been pretty simple. My friends went into other roles that are more detached from revenue and have not seen much compensation growth without moving companies.

'09 Ag Econ
Mortgage Industry

2009 - x
2010 - 1.2x
2011 - 1.6x (started getting commissions on top of base)
2012 - 2.3x
2013 - 3.7x
2014 - 3.7x

Sales

2010 - not a full year
2011 - X
2012 - 1.62X
2013 - 1.78X
2014 - 1.95X
2015 - 2.85X another promotion

Switched to management role in Feb 2013

MIS BANA

88 X
93 0
98 4x
03 5x
08 7X
11 10x
14 12X

Graduated Dec. '12.

Subsurface Data Management

2013: X
2014: 1.21X + $2,500-3,000 quarterly bonus
2015: who knows. Have to wait until April

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MIS BANA

88 X
93 0
98 4x
03 5x
08 7X
11 10x
14 12X

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12x is impressive. assuming, x doesn't equal part time minimum wage, good work. even if it does, good work.

Civ Eng

2012 1x
2013 1.15x
2014 1.25x

Human Resources (Moving from an individual contributor role after graduation to a Sr. Director level)

1994 x
1999 2.7x
2004 3.9x
2009 6.0x
2014 10 x

Graduated May 2013: $60
June 2014: $65
November 2014: $75 (switched jobs)

Def not engineering. Lol

The 1.0x stuff is very hard to read, and varies wildly based on what your first job was.

My wife and I both graduated May 2009.

My salary
2009 - 35,000
2010 - 35,000
2011 - 38,000
2012 - 41,000
2013 - 47,500
2014 - 60,000
2015 - 65,000 (probable 70-75 by end of year)

My wife - (oil and gas)
2009 - 60,000
2010 - 67,500
2011 - 74,000
2012 - 84,500
2013 - 87,400
2014 - 99,600
2015 - 99,600 (probable 105-110 by end of year)


so combined - we look like this
2009 - 95,000
2010 - 102,500
2011 - 112,000
2012 - 125,500
2013 - 134,900
2014 - 159,600
2015 - estimated end of year at 180,000

We have been lucky where she has had years of small salary growth, I have had a big jump, and vice versa. - This also doesn't include bonuses, which each now are above 12% salary target.

We have been lucky to get a minimum 7-8% bump each year. Don't know how long we can sustain that.

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Pimp

1998: $0
2003: $0
2008: $0
2013: $2

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2015 $11.75

May 2014 Industrial Engineering.
Starting Salary: X
After 90 Day Eval: 1.1X

Got me a raise recently.

BBA in Marketing

2010- $38,790
2013- $74,782
2015- $90,823

Should make $107k next year

2001: x
2004: 1.7x
2008: 1.7x
2011: 1.7x
2012: 2.4x
2013: 2.8 x
2014: 3.0x

Who knows this year. Maybe 3.1x

I am getting to that ceiling where I just can't move the needle that much anymore.

Looks terrible in those terms actually.

Sheesh.

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Looking for salary expectations in a variety of industries including commercial building design, industrial type design and offshore design.

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With your credentials and years of experience thi is what your looking at:

Commercial: $70-80K
Industrial: $85K
Offshore: $100K

I know because I was in the same boat and I have worked in all 3 industries. You will not find anything offshore right now. Stay put and wait it out until it recovers but it will go up and down every 5-10 years