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re: What was your starting salary right out of college?

Posted on 4/29/17 at 6:30 pm to
Posted by Koach K
Member since Nov 2016
4092 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 6:30 pm to
We got some W2 ballers on his board.
Posted by sonicsam
Member since Oct 2012
318 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 6:32 pm to
Denver, Colorado
Posted by blueridgeTiger
Granbury, TX
Member since Jun 2004
20304 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 6:33 pm to
In 1965, $660 per month as a chemical engineer.
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124482 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 6:34 pm to
Good for you
Posted by dale10
The Red Stick
Member since May 2006
928 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 6:37 pm to
$48,000ish right out of college in 2006

Has quadrupled since then ( my hours have to probably )
Posted by StealthCalais11
Lurker since 2007
Member since Aug 2011
12450 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 6:47 pm to
I did immediately out of college. Just depends on career path
Posted by 50_Tiger
Dallas TX
Member since Jan 2016
40110 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 6:51 pm to
My starting Salary w/ Guaranteed Bonus was 75K.

They gave me 6k to move 250 miles.

Electrical Engineering, (Telecom)

Posted by GenghisKhan
Gulf Coast
Member since Aug 2016
960 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 7:05 pm to
$14,500 early 80s. Field Rep purebreed livestock industry. Did that went back to school and then off to the farm..
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19054 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 7:07 pm to
56K

2009 civil engineer in consulting
Posted by nager
Member since Nov 2015
83 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 7:09 pm to
$102,001
Posted by shotcaller1
Member since Oct 2014
7501 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 7:11 pm to
yikes
Posted by dgnx6
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
68694 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 7:11 pm to
You are lying, no way you can get a job paying that much. All the boomers are hording the jobs and money.
Posted by ihometiger
Member since Dec 2013
12475 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 7:12 pm to
$139500
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 7:15 pm to
72k, mechanical engineering
This post was edited on 4/29/17 at 7:16 pm
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65740 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 7:17 pm to
quote:

Just accepted an offer for $60k.
I think mine was $60,000.01.

Yeah, that's it.
Posted by LordSnow
Your Mom's House
Member since May 2011
5517 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 7:23 pm to
160k. But I worked 80 hours a week and got shot at everyday. Contractor in Afghanistan
Posted by dwr353
Member since Oct 2007
2130 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 7:27 pm to
$635 a month in 1975.
Posted by paladine36
Member since Feb 2013
1478 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 7:28 pm to
65k out of College.
89k nowadays. Same job.
Posted by canyon
Member since Dec 2003
18424 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 7:30 pm to
1981 Geologist in Laffy
$25,600 yr
Posted by OKellsBells
USA
Member since Dec 2016
5264 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 7:32 pm to
$119K. That was 9 years ago. Between maxing out the 401k, savings plan, mortgage, and paying off student loans, etc...not much is left over.

When I tell people what I do for a living they think I'm rich but I had more cash to waste as a college student. No regrets though.
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