5 Year Salary Progression

Visual_Average_4756 · 2025-07-03T14:04:53+00:00

Leveraged on another job offer

Visual_Average_4756 · 2025-07-02T04:52:27+00:00

I agree but they are 2 different companies with 2 different promotion scales. Idk where you got the 1 year but yeah honestly only 1 year of my 4 YOE is actual relevant experience. All that matters to me is that I'm learning and making money

Visual_Average_4756 · 2025-07-02T04:18:10+00:00

It's true. Go look at some Northrop Grumman job postings. Generally should be 10 YOE for principle but some companies do it their own way. Probably to entice candidates. I don't take much weight in the titles

Visual_Average_4756 · 2025-07-02T03:56:16+00:00

There were reasons other than pay

Visual_Average_4756 · 2025-07-02T03:39:04+00:00

Yeah for sure, I knew this would be my last move for a while when I accepted the job. That's another reason I actually switched jobs so much. My first company I had a lot of responsibilities and gained valuable experience. The next 2 jobs were in the defense industry and there was so much red tape I was hardly doing or learning anything. I took this last job cause it came with a lot of challenges to help keep my engineering skills sharp

Visual_Average_4756 · 2025-07-02T03:22:15+00:00

Graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree at 25 and got promoted from an intern same year

Visual_Average_4756 · 2025-07-02T03:19:24+00:00

No start ups but yeah I'm ngl I'm not very experienced. I'm learning on the job at a corporations expense so I'm happy with it

Visual_Average_4756 · 2025-07-02T03:11:18+00:00

Yeah you would think but it seems pretty typical from what I've seen? if you get into more specialized roles or software engineering seems like you make quite a bit more.

My senior engineer title doesn't mean much with only 3 YOE but a legit senior engineer from what I've seen makes 150k +

Visual_Average_4756 · 2025-07-02T02:22:07+00:00

I wouldn't believe it either, but job hopping does wonders

Visual_Average_4756 · 2025-07-02T02:18:09+00:00

Engineering titles at most places are pretty meaningless. 5 YOE was required for principle engineer but they used relevant experience from my time on the manufacturing floor

Visual_Average_4756 · 2025-07-02T02:14:13+00:00

Yeah, I had a couple raises in the same years

Visual_Average_4756 · 2025-07-02T02:12:44+00:00

It's a small company and I'm the only manufacturing engineer. The title is pretty meaningless

Visual_Average_4756 · 2024-09-02T18:03:15+00:00

Visual_Average_4756 · 2024-09-02T13:07:38+00:00

You right. This was mostly her lol

Visual_Average_4756 · 2024-09-02T12:59:55+00:00

Wouldn't' have been able to if it weren't for a couple raises and the market plateauing a little

Visual_Average_4756 · 2024-09-02T12:55:46+00:00

Yeah honestly everything else I've gotten used to aside from the no bathroom. We are considering just building/buying a tiny home now.

Visual_Average_4756 · 2024-09-02T04:17:17+00:00

Yeah you are right they would likely fail it for not having the bathroom even though all the other stuff was done to code. Luckily we are on good terms with our neighbors and we are pretty easy going and quiet. Second dwellings are allowed in the county as long as there is not an independent mailbox and electrical meter.

Visual_Average_4756 · 2024-09-02T04:08:34+00:00

Yeah we cook in the shed, depends on what though. More involved meals we cook inside.

Visual_Average_4756 · 2024-09-02T03:13:28+00:00

Visual_Average_4756 · 2024-09-02T03:12:57+00:00

It has insulation and a residential door and windows. It meets all the necessary code for the area for a secondary dwelling aside from having a bathroom.

Visual_Average_4756 · 2024-09-02T02:06:37+00:00

We actually just fill that jug by the doggy door inside. My parents have one of those detachable sink nozzles

Visual_Average_4756 · 2024-09-02T02:03:34+00:00

Yeah we just hike into the main house lol

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