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Same things apply. Contractor and Intern positions are very similar in IT. Hell, interns are just underpaid contractors.
What was your starting salary after college?
Same things apply. Contractor and Intern positions are very similar in IT. Hell, interns are just underpaid contractors.
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$46,500 in CA back in 2005.. went up to $56,500 after 3 years. Management job, so it was salary, which sucked.
After a couple years I realized how much management wasn't for me.. so I did some self study and went into the IT field. Best decision I ever made.
After a couple years I realized how much management wasn't for me.. so I did some self study and went into the IT field. Best decision I ever made.
Right. Markets in public accounting in general play a factor.
Just look at Robert Half's annual comp book about it, too.
$45-50k is avg starting salary of larger firms (non-big 4) in most metro markets.
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Same things apply. Contractor and Intern positions are very similar in IT. Hell, interns are just underpaid contractors.
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I had 4 different internships, all in engineering, before I got my first real job.
And the fact that geographic location does play a role.
For example, I work at a Big 4 and my starting salary of $45K is peanuts compared to someone starting in NYC probably making $55K+, its all relative to the cost of living in the area though.
Damn... the salt.
The hell would we be lying for?
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This is something I don't get. I don't put it past anyone to exagerrate the truth on the interwebz in general but threads like these are to inform/help people.
There are plenty of other threads on here that make more sense for people to front. Staring salary out of college during these times?
Come on son. The highest salary I heard from a friend straight out was 80k doing accounting and I knew the work she put in to school, internships, etc. Pretty sure other NTers are capable of that. I wasn't even cracking 30k straight out and that was because I didn't network or do what I needed in the classroom.
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Man I wish, I'm in Portland though.
And I don't think people are openly lying about their salary, It doesn't effect me either way so I don't care, however I do think it would be naive not to take the #'s without a grain of salt.
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No one is getting 80k for accounting straight out of college. No one.
Unless you've seen their paystubs, your friend is lying to you.
Unless you've seen their paystubs, your friend is lying to you.
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only way I can think is a masters in accountancy...
Or some type of consulting and being the accounting arm of the group
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She got a degree in Accounting. Don't remember what the actual job was. Believe it or not, its up to you. The point was that if you take care of business in school it will payoff.
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Yeah that's lies. A lot of kids with their first jobs buy a nice whip and want to maintain that image so they lie about their salary, especially if it should a financially responsible one like accounting. This false hope only hurts future grads.
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$80k starting out is possible, but for accounting?
First year investment banking analysts at major banks get $70k base + $5-10k signing bonus.
First year investment banking analysts at major banks get $70k base + $5-10k signing bonus.
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Most people that graduate in supply chain starts off at $60k.
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Yeah. That's the only way I see it as well. You need to be head honcho of whatever accounting department exists in your company.
80k is HUGE for an accountant. I don't even think self-employed CPAs make that much unless they are well-established, and that's after many years of business.
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Ok guys. If it's that unfathomable then take it with a grain of salt and keep it moving. Haven't talked to the girl in years (actually an ex of a friend), don't have any paystubs or whatever. But I don't think its giving any undergrads on here "false hope" by saying a company would undoubtedly place a higher value on a candidate with a 4.0 GPA, studied abroad, had multiple internships, and served as president for one of the larger organizations of the school. Far from your average undergrad, but anyone is capable of putting in that kind of work during undergrad and networking.
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Well, I'm not treating it that serious. I hear what you're saying though. Your reasons are just.
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You can start at 80K with a BS in Comp Sci , Comp Engineering , Mech E , and EE it all depends on how hard the person worked in undergrad. Just because you get a certain degree it doesn't guarantee you anything its all about how you apply yourself, network, and obtain internships. I know many people who have graduated college (engineering majors) with starting salaries between 65K-80K , and I also know people with those exact same majors who didn't get a job straight out of college. Took them months to obtain a job and their starting salary was in the 45K-60K range.
You really can't assume that someones salary is a lie, because you didn't get it or its above the average. You really never know, there are so many factors that go into starting salary.
Pretty much sums up what I was saying...
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Man that CS figure looks so promising, by the work I'm going through to achieve it is :x
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Wasn't referring to you about not believing someone's salary.I'm also not mentioning the obvious their are alot of people that still believe GPA > networking & internships when it comes to obtaining good jobs/salaries. That is quite obvious in this thread.
Lol it sucks all the way through man, but it will be worth it.Man that CS figure looks so promising, by the work I'm going through to achieve it is
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Nah that was to those other people saying that the girls salary was impossible. I was just adding on to majors that can land you a high starting salary. Wow thats crazy do you know his position, or his background (internships, gpa, etc?
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His base salary is 375k, but that doesn't even include his signing bonus or end of the year bonus. My man is probably making at least half a milli
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No it's not.
edit: $15/hour for me. Didn't even have a salary that's how bad I goofed in university
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80k isn't a lot for an entry-level accountant who only have their bachelor degree? i don't care how many internships they had in college
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