Entry level job salary

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<p>What is considered a high end salary for an entry level job?</p>

<p>Just out of curiosity what was your salary for the first entry level job you had right out of college?</p>

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<p>It depends on location.</p>

<p>I graduated Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a BS Computer Science with zero debt. I applied to a few software engineer level 1 positions at a couple defense contractors. I accepted an offer for $80,000/year out of the Baltimore, MD area. Because of the generous military leave policy with most defense contractors, I made about $105,000 in my first year by double dipping. I worked about 35 hours a week on average and had over 4 weeks of vacation. In order for me to accept a position in NYC or any high cost locale, they would have needed to guarantee me at least $200,000/year to match the standard of living in the Mid-Atlantic region.</p>

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<p>Polo08816, can you please tell me which company you worked for?</p>

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<p>The big tech companies pay $100,000-110,000 plus non-trivial stock and various bonuses.</p>

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<p>It depends so much on the field. Tech and engineering are definitely going to be the top earners.</p>

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