Found out my 2018 salary yesterday:


2013 - x
2014 - 1.05x
2015 - 1.05x
2016 - 1.1x
2017 - 1.22x
2018 - 1.26x

1990 - x
1995 - 2x
2000 -3.2 x
2005 - 4x
2010- 5x
2017- 9x

Marketing & mgmt
Industrial sales mgmt

2015 Q4 - x - first real job after graduating
2016 - 1.15x - promotion
2017 Q1 & Q2 - 1.3x - promotion
2017 Q3 & Q4 - 2.3x - Job change
2018 we shall see. For less then 3 years out of school I'm proud of myself for doubling my salary.

BeastmodeAg said:

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2015 Q4 - x - first real job after graduating
2016 - 1.15x - promotion
2017 Q1 & Q2 - 1.3x - promotion
2017 Q3 & Q4 - 2.3x - Job change
2018 we shall see. For less then 3 years out of school I'm proud of myself for doubling my salary.

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Congrats. Is that job change internally or to a different company?

2010 - X
2017 - 2X

Engineering into sales.

2006 - x
2007 - 1.2x
2008 - 1.3x
2009 - 1.3x
2010 - 1.5x (switched companies)
2011 - 1.7x
2012 - 1.8x
2013 - 2.3x (switched companies)
2014 - 2.4x
2015 - 2.5x
2016 - 2.6x
2017 - 3x (internal promo)
2018 - 3.6x (anticipated as a result of change in bonus structure from 2017 promo)

EE undergrad + MBA in defense industry.

fire09 said:

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2010 - X
2017 - 2X

Engineering into sales.

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how do you like the transition? Are you selling what you previously engineered?

2014 - x
2015 - 0.001x (Grad school stipend minus fees)
2016 - 0.0015x (Got to teach an extra class)
2017 - 1.3x (Got a post grad job I really enjoy)

NW vs 1st yr salary

2009 - .5X
2010 - 1X
2011 - 1.5X
2012 - 2.5X
2013 - 5X
2014 - 6.5X
2015 - 8X
2016 - 9.3X
2017 - 13.3X

Salary:

2009 - X
2017 - 1.8X

2009 - X
Job change
2009 - 1.1x
2010 - 1.2x
Used other job offer for raise
2013 - 1.6x
Ended up leaving for company above
2014 - 2.5x
Pretty awesome bonus structure taken advantage of
2017 - 4x (with bonus) 3.25x (without bonus)

This is insteresting, as without knowing X some might think I make loads of money (I don't) I just started off WAY down the chain but typical for my field.

2006 - x
2007 - 1.17x
2008 - 1.28x
2009 - 2.71x (expat assignment)
2010 - 3.02x (expat assignment)
2011 - 3.14x (expat assignment)
2012 - 2.06x
2013 - 2.13x
2014 - 2.34x
2015 - 2.50x
2016 - 3.13x
2017 - 4.74x (expat assignment)

Banking/Commercial Real Estate

03 - x
04 - 1.25x
05 - x (job change/move)
06 - 1.08x
07 - x (Job Change)
08 - x
09 - 1.17x
10 - 1.25x (Job Change)
11 - 1,25x
12 - 1.25x
13 - 1.67x (Job Change)
14 - 1.83x
15 - 2.17x (Job Change)
16 - 2.67x
17 - 2.83x
18 - 3.08x

I have to leave my dead end job at a sugar beet operation.

95 x

2018 12x

95 was chump change though

ISEN

Didn't move for 2.5 years due to O&G market conditions. Comp has increased dramatically in last 12 - 16 months due to two internal promotions.

2015 x
2016 x
2017 1.14x
2018 1.42x plus stock and bonus (total 1.94x)

2015 BBA-Accounting

2015: x
2018: 1.5x

Worlds Foremost Ag said:

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2012-- x
2012-- 1.033x
2013-- 1.20x
2014-- 1.33x

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2015-- 1.22x (industry change)
2016-- 1.30x
2017-- 2.02x
2018-- 2.56x (expected)

Garland, you sure you don't want to change jobs?

Base Salary (annualized rate) Only:
2012: 1x
2013: 1.05x
2014: 1.25x, left for business school
2015: FT MBA
2016: 3.56x (after graduation)
2017: 3.75x
2018: 4x

Sometimes, it pays to be a little lucky.

2011: .33x (graduated & couldn't find work.)
2012: 1x
2013: 1.12x
2014: 1.27x
2015: 1.33x
2015 again: 1.42x.
2016: 1.42x
2017: 1.45x
2018: 1.66x (moved cross country to different office of same firm)

Buck Compton said:

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Base Salary (annualized rate) Only:
2012: 1x
2013: 1.05x
2014: 1.25x, left for business school
2015: FT MBA
2016: 3.56x (after graduation)
2017: 3.75x
2018: 4x

Sometimes, it pays to be a little lucky.

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Did you change industries after your MBA? That's quite the jump.

No kidding. I need to look into that. Been trying to decide if I want to get my CPA or not... don't necessarily like the work, but the money is good.

Ag13 said:

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Buck Compton said:

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Base Salary (annualized rate) Only:
2012: 1x
2013: 1.05x
2014: 1.25x, left for business school
2015: FT MBA
2016: 3.56x (after graduation)
2017: 3.75x
2018: 4x

Sometimes, it pays to be a little lucky.

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Did you change industries after your MBA? That's quite the jump.

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Yep. Lower base with higher bonuses (company didn't hit targets when I was there, so no bonus) followed by a short NPO stint. Learned my lessons early about being weary of any bonus structure that wasn't a direct commission or individual performance-based goal.

The key for the MBA is going to a top school with a plan. Wasn't making top dollar going into things, but left into Management Consulting.

During that time, I also did most of my CFA charter as well. Won't use it in consulting as much, but it was another thing that singled me out from the pack.

What MBA program? Sorry if that is too personal for an online forum.

bruh said:

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What MBA program? Sorry if that is too personal for an online forum.

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I would rather not say.

Shoot for top 10. Top 25 is still good, but top employers start to thin out. Know which employers recruit where, and have a list of your targets. If not top 25 and full-time, someone else better be paying for all of it, because you just won't get the value.

2004 - x
2005 - 1.14x
2006 - 1.62x
2008 - .74x (moved cities where market for my job type was SLIM)
2010 - 1.08x
2012 - 1.29x
2014 - 1.18x
2016 - 1.12x
2018 - 1.26x

I likely won't ever have any of the insane numbers some of you have, but that is okay. I enjoy what I do, and this doesn't include my side business.

JobSecurity said:

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2014: x
2015: 1.06x
2016: 1.78x (1.96x total comp) - consulting to industry
2018: 2.0x (2.5x total comp) - new job, title promotion

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Almost 3 year bump because a thread on the GB reminded me of this one and this was interesting back in the day. Looking back there are lots of names that still post here and could update again.

2021: 3.2x (4.3x total comp) - couple internal promotions since 2018

It's hard to say, options and bonuses are a big part of my overall compensation now and the value of both is heavily dependent upon how the next couple years go.

Buck Compton said:

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Base Salary (annualized rate) Only:
2012: 1x
2013: 1.05x
2014: 1.25x, left for business school
2015: FT MBA
2016: 3.56x (after graduation)
2017: 3.75x
2018: 4x

Sometimes, it pays to be a little lucky.

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For you, JobSecurity... timely bump.

Just accepted a new offer to leave management consulting in mid-June after almost six years of grinding, unsure how to value the equity of the new position just yet.

2021: Base salary up to 5.2x

2014: x - first engineering job out of college
2017: ~1.12x - promoted - don't remember exact number here, there were no raises for a while at the O&G company I worked for, left shortly after to pursue MBA to leave O&G
2019: 1.33x - started new job post MBA
Early 2021: 1.4x - promoted
Mid 2021: 1.53x - changed roles internally (same job grade)

2004-present - basically tripled my salary from 35K-$110K

2008 - $40k (first full year)
2010 - $90k (100% commission)
2012 - $123k (100% commission)
2013 - $0; quit job
2014 - $55k - new career
2016 - $90k ($70 salary; $20 bonus)
2018 - $157k ($90 salary; $67 bonus)
- Company Change-
2019 - $225k ($150 salary; $75 bonus)
2020 - $270k ($160 salary; $107 bonus)
2021 - $325k ($181 salary; $144 bonus)

Don't ever stay in a miserable job/career just because it pays well. 2013 was awful, but best decision I've ever made. Also, I recommend trying to have a job lined up before quitting a job.