Do you find salary.com to be representative of your salary given your location and grade level?
Do you find salary.com to be representative of your salary given your location and grade level?
(OP)
I just passed and got my stamp and am making what a fresh out of school engineer would be making. I'm making 65k working 45 hour weeks when in reality I should be making 100-110k per salary.com





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RE: Do you find salary.com to be representative of your salary given your location and grade level?
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RE: Do you find salary.com to be representative of your salary given your location and grade level?
That 40k came from the recruiter I talked to 401K, guaranteed bonuses, healthcare, profit sharing, allowances, vacation/sick...etc. I don't know how it came to 40k though
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Here are some other postings I've found that are helping me. I posted the 2 to reddit.
http://engineerboards.com/index.php?showtopic=2517...
http://engineerboards.com/index.php?showtopic=2525...
In the Portland area
http://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/comments/37ikkw/p...
A subreddit just for engineers
http://www.reddit.com/r/engineering/comments/37h68...
Then from the recruiter
Hope you are having a good week and congratulations on passing your exam. That is a little high from what I have seen, but I am curious what all is factored in. I have helped hire 2 mechanical PE's this year and had many conversations with others about pay and what the market is looking like. Salary is somewhat relative to what all is included- bonuses, profit sharing, benefits, allowances etc. One gentleman I was working with had roughly 6 years of experience, a PE and was making in the mid 70's for a base but his total compensation package came out to be around 110K. Another woman I worked with 15 years of experience and was given an offer of $85K base with a total compensation package valued at nearly $127K. These compensation packages included guaranteed bonuses, profit sharing, 401k matching, full healthcare coverage and a few other incentives. With other people I have spoken to the median range for base pay seems to be in the low to mid 80's.
Greatest advice I have for your negotiation is to look at 1) where you are at, 2) what you think the added responsibility of stamping is worth, 3)what benefits you have/want , and 4)what you think the company can sustain. A lot of companies will get creative with compensation outside of base pay in the forms of incentive bonuses, guaranteed bonuses, etc., so know that you can sometimes get more if you are flexible with the base. If you have any questions or want to talk about this further, feel free to give me a call. 503-403-1928. Good luck and its great to hear things are going well for you!
-Brady
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Hello Brady,
I know that we've talked before on the phone about jobs but I just have a general question for you right now. I just passed my PE exam to become a licensed engineer which puts me around the grade level IV engineer. Is salary.com representative of what an engineer should make in Portland? It shows the lowest 10% making 90k and the average (with bonus) at 112k, this seems high compared to colleagues I've talked to. When I sit down for a raise I would like to know what I'm worth. Should I be going with salary.com numbers or could you send me over numbers or give me better data?
Thanks,
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Base pay for a local ChE level V at Salary.com came in pretty close to my base salary, so not bad!
Good luck,
Latexman
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If you go down this route dont volunteer your salery now (or lie).
Best regards, Morten
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Sorry, but my personal experience shows that to be a false statement.
OP, yes Salary.com tends to run a little high from what I see.
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
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What I am saying is that it doesn't make any business sense to hand out a 30% increase with or without serious discussion. If you're that indispensable, and losing you is totally unacceptable, it's still bad business for the employer to even be in that position. What if you get hit by a bus? That 30% raise won't eliminate any more risks than a 15%, or maybe 10% raise. If you get 10-15%, you'll stick around a bit longer.
Unfortunately, everything depends on your current salary, that's why we're talking in percentages. You're at a disadvantage even trying to change jobs if your salary is way below market value. Best bet is to get what you can where you're at, until a 20% increase at a new job will get you where you want to be.
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