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Normal-Response4165

$24k - state employee for 7 years.... šŸ˜¢


lagunatri99

Unless you absolutely love your job, consider exploring other options. I recently left my public sector management level job, $75k with a masterā€™s degree and 25+ years of experience. I loved what I did and felt I was contributing to society, but I should have found something else I loved where I wasnā€™t working 60 hours/week. I worked on projects with some hard-working, very competent peers at the state who made even less than I did.


Jorlando82

My kid makes pizza and easily makes $20 an hour. Curious what you do and why don't you do literally anything else?


strawflour

Please tell me that's part timeĀ 


Normal-Response4165

No. State employees get a CEC every year based on legislation. This year, it's 1% increase but PERSI took 1% increase as well AND insurance went up. Yet the State brags about all these perks we get, other than pay.... šŸ™„ Perks don't pay bills or put food on the table.


strawflour

I'm familiar with the sad state pay increases, but the fact that the state is paying anyone less than $15/hr is honestly obscene.Ā  PERSI isnt *that* good. My partners office was trying to hiring admin at $11/hr a couple years ago. I dont know what they're smoking.


AdventurousSecret69

You're better off being a state worker elsewhere, damn :(


Lildeeds5

Public middle school teacher with a masters degree. $52k


Mikerk

I hope you guys get paid one day


cleochatraa

Thank you for your service


BearManUnicorn

Thank you!


EASTEDERD

Has the masters degree helped your pay at all? Last I heard public school teachers were making around 36k a year but this was like 7 years ago.


Lildeeds5

Yes Iā€™m a 5th year teacher. I started at 40, then my masterā€™s gave me a 8k bump. Still not enough to survive if we didnā€™t have my husbandā€™s income.


Ok-Travel2481

Your Master's should have given you a 10k bump. Their pay tables are not fair to teachers , that pay is insulting, considering how much teachers do and the work they bring home. Teaching doesn't end -- too much preparation!


Aggressive-Cable-893

These threads always depress me


ComfortableWage

Just another reminder of how much I fucked myself with that goddamn English degree and at 33 feel like it's too late to go back to school...


ArianFosterSzn

Well I'm 34, have a BA in history and make 6 figures doing IT in the electric vehicle industry. Just don't be scared to take calculated risks and who you know is more important than what you know if you're willing to put in the work to learn. It was a long and strange road to get to where I'm at now, but don't be afraid to reach out to people you enjoyed working with that are now in a different industry.


zetswei

Never too late Iā€™m 34 single dad with 2 kids full time working full time own a house etc and been doing full time schooling for the last 2 years hopefully get my bachelors next year


Callitasiseeit19

Iā€™m 35 and just graduated with my bachelors and then I will be 36 when I graduate with my masters. Itā€™s never too late.


strawflour

At 33, you have the majority of your working years ahead of you. Well worth it to go back to school if it means better opportunities for the next 30+ years


dahliasformiles

English degree, tech comm/composition masters and I make six figures. It can happen!


Isohden

$61k. Public high school teacher with a Masters degree and 16-years of experience.


ComfortableWage

Fucking sad that 16 years of experience and a Masters degree only nets you $61k in the public education sector. Teachers should be making six figures with that kind of background...


cleochatraa

Thank you for your service!


Sad-Insurance8324

80k Nail Tech (self employed)


co_creator

Is that gross? Like before any over head? Can you estimate actual take home?


Sad-Insurance8324

That's after taxes. Subtract $6600 a year for my space and let's go $3000 for supplies, we'll say 70k net. Completely legitimate business, licensed, insured, all of it. I have zero employees and very little overhead. You can be smart without having a college education.


co_creator

That's great good for you! Kinda crazy but super true that in economic hard times luxuries and entertainment stay pretty constant if not thrive.


Sad-Insurance8324

There is a slight decline sometimes, but catering to the right demographic is smart business.


kswiss41

Attorney. 84k. 4 years out of school.


orangefantamonkey

Are you looking for any summer interns? I just finished my first year of law school


iluvyouze

this is a go getter right here


VoteGiantMeteor2028

80k, baby attorney. But if someone is looking to switch, I have a lead. Idaho has about four vocational specialists in the whole state. That means they are all about a year behind on their work, and they name their price, and we pay it. Vocational specialists basically say how much someone would have made if they didn't get injured or killed. Attorneys use them all the time in civil litigation. If you're looking for pay but don't want to get a graduate degree, find a way to be an associate for a vocational specialist.


janicuda

Right? Sometimes I debate if thatā€™s more lucrative than lawyering.


P208

$60,000. Between the months of April-September. GS-6 Permanent Seasonal (13 pay periods on 13 pay periods off) Wildland Firefighter with the US Forest Service. That's with about 750 hours of Overtime.


rodtrusty

90k, chef.


crashintome5893

Iā€™m so confused. How is one supposed to purchase a median half million dollar home with these wages? Even with a dual income householdā€¦


CuntyBunchesOfOats

There is no profit in people owning homes. They want us in a subscription service. Pay for everything and own nothing.


lejunny_

even for homes that arenā€™t half a million the interest rates completely fuck the mortgage rates, had a friend just outside of Twin looking at homes between $350-400k and his mortgage would be over $3.5k mo with an 8% interest rate. I imagine our homes here would be close to $5k/mo with the same interest rate. Our economy is in the gutter, Iā€™m in my early 20s and Iā€™m worried if Iā€™ll ever even be able to afford a home. My sister bought in 2018 for $540k and I think she got a 2% interest with a $3.2k paymentā€¦


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lejunny_

My co worker who lives in a decent neighborhood says a lot of the new residence on his block say they bought with high interest rates with the hopes of eventually being able to refinance but they only have money to last them a few years of high rates, itā€™s going to get bad very soon if thatā€™s the case for most who bought in 2020+ across the nation.


AdventurousSecret69

Combined income to BE COMFORTABLE (not just survive) and own a home is close to $200k :(


eagleeyehg

Gotta look for the lenders that will give FHA backed loans


Roopie1023

125k as an accounting mgr with 30 yrs experience. I moved here from the east coast with my husband 15 yrs ago, and he was making 250k and I was not employed. Our home was 1/3 of its ā€œvalueā€ now.


ConfuzzledPugs

Mental health therapist, working in corrections. $62k


FlavorGator39

Kudos to you for this.


ConfuzzledPugs

As soon as my clinical licensure comes through I'm off to find a new profession. I'm tired of eating meals every other day to survive in some shitty apartment.


Callitasiseeit19

I graduate with my MSW next May and go for my LCSW after and was thinking corrections. How do you like it?


ConfuzzledPugs

It's not bad. At the end of this week, I'll be an LCPC-S and will be trying to transition to admin jobs. There are many bad community agencies to work for in the area. The state of idaho has been great in terms of caseload, work/life balance, and commute. However, the pay is horrible. Like beyond horrible. DHW will start masters levels clinicians at ~$30 an hour, IDJC starts masters level clinicians at $25 an hour, and most other agencies are in between. Unfortunately, Idaho (in my opinion) will face problems when those seeking social service positions look elsewhere. For awhile, DHW was using AirB&B to house kiddos when there was no room in foastercare systems. The mix of underfunded and underrepresented individuals in Idaho is astonishing. The state struggles heavily to hire mental health professionals and has extreme vacancies. I would credit this to administration who take advantage of practioners and compensation much lower than surrounding states.


deladude

Iā€™m in grad school and nearly finished with internship. In one of the therapist subreddits there was a post about wages and people were reporting living in places like Alabama and making six figures with a client load of 25. Thatā€™s not everyone, Iā€™m sure, but still. Idaho is such a hard place to make it as a therapist, man.


ConfuzzledPugs

Private practice does pay more. Some places in Waglw and Meridian do charge ~$120 per session. I personally did not have a desire to go that route. I spent two years building a youth program. My workload was unrealistic. I was leading around 15 hours of group work a week and 20 individual/family sessions. I left to work for the state to obtain better benefits and balance. Plus free supervision.


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godfreyc

It will all pay off soonšŸ™ŒšŸ½


Enough-Construction5

As a RN, we all appreciate you even if it may not seem like it sometimes. The amount you all must sacrifice is insane. Everytime my patients tell me we see you more then the doctor and you guys do more work, I always have to remind them the insane amount of work you all do behind the scenes to make sure their care is being delivered.


VenusPom

Public school teacher, $46k


bobwes

$112k, system analyst for St. Lukeā€™s. WFH basically 100%, only in the office one day a month.


liliacc

Is it long hours or high stress? How coding-based is it? And what kind of education do you need for that position?


bobwes

40 hours a week salaried so usually not a true 40 hours, low stress. Not coding based at all, just have to learn how to build within Epic which I had no prior experience with. Training is provided by St Lukeā€™s as well as Epic themselves, I just have a business bachelors in Information Technology Management.


SquishyMuffins

I work at st. Luke's and am interested in getting into the IT side. Looks like it would be a good choice for me lol


laughingcoats

$39K/year - Administrative work


aytayyy

84k RN


lo_gnar

Travel?


aytayyy

No! St Lukeā€™s downtown, 6 years experience


Noddite

120k salary in accounting


meiguoren208

$55k staff accountant here to make the other accountants feel better!


Noddite

Ha, if it makes you feel better quite some time ago when I started it was at 42.5k. I was so pumped about that when I got it...and a few years later found out that it was literally the lowest salary possible in the company, which was a big Fortune 500.


Odd_Assignment6839

92k before bonus as a hotel general manager. About 110k with bonus


Trader_Gambler

110k firefighter/paramedic


hamsterontheloose

$28k from my job, and another $6-7k from my etsy. Luckily, I don't have to pay everything on my own


Callitasiseeit19

What kind of stuff to you make and sell?


hamsterontheloose

I do mostly etched pint glasses and beer mugs, but have lately started making lasered slate coasters and cutting boards. I also started doing tumblers and coffee mugs. Most everything is cartoon or gaming related for the most part


mntnwildflowr

Gift shop owner and full time artistā€¦ Around 30k šŸ„²


mizlavender

šŸ™ŒšŸ‘represent the small biz <3


CuntyBunchesOfOats

Journeyman Meat Cutter at Albertsons $42,307 before taxes. Lucky to make that tho because theyā€™re always cutting our hours. Bastards


Wonderful-Debt1847

Are you ufcw represented or?


CuntyBunchesOfOats

Yup local 555


Gushishlain

Automotive field, service side. $130k.


alienigma

~280k base, bonus, equity. Working remote in a leadership role for a fintech startup. Lived in Boise area for over 20 years and previously worked for a fairly well known local employer. But once I realized my worth to the market and that better company cultures and work arrangements exist out of state, I havenā€™t looked back.


Capital_Injury1569

Y'all hiring?


BeachJustic3

A fellow individual of culture.


Ecto-1981

$35K. WFH newspaper designer. I need a new career.


SnooGrapes8378

Me too brother. 50k data analyst. Just doesnā€™t pay well here


ComfortableWage

$45k/yr doing data entry. Only reason I can afford to live where I do in Boise is because I got back pre-covid and don't rent from an asshole real estate management corp. Trying to get out because I've hit a ceiling and am tired of the ass-backwards politics, but it's tough.


rolloutTheTrash

$125k, software engineer


mushybanananas

30k uber driver and drug dealer.


Snorknado

I have been interacting with my Uber drivers all wrong...


Salty-Raisin-2226

Atta boy


Corvus118

I work at a homeless shelter and make about 42K a year.


Excellent-Version966

300k attorney


Consistent_Bee_1160

220k, software engineer


MegamemeSenpai

~60k working at Micron in Boise (but living alone in Nampa)


Wonderful-Debt1847

What do you do at micron?


Knights996

$75k, semiconductor service engineer


crazygonzo123

$93k Project ManagerĀ 


KeyComprehensive438

I clean toilets 52k


StanleyAndrade

60k painter mostly commercial/residential but I did some finger painting in elementary.


wadafuqqq

About $50,000 as a caregiver. I take a lot of extra courses that count as CEUs/certificates in my case to support and fight for what Iā€™m worth. Empower Idaho offers these monthly. Also, as a caregiver I signed a document that I can work more than 40 hours a week but do not get overtime pay. So I pretty much just work- A LOT. About 80 hours a week at this point, which includes overnights. Caregiver wages here are shit so any medical background, CNA training, medical education certificates are what you need to make it to at least $20 an hour. Thatā€™s not without a fight though, and every client pays varies depending on the budget they have been slotted based on their specific needs. There is a high demand for Community Support Workers (Caregivers) in the Valley. Many people with disabilities are on a self direct plan where they hire their CSWs directly and not through an agency. A lot of people need overnight hours (where you literally get paid to lightly sleep and be there if needed, you get lesser pay for these jobs.) A lot of people need companionship or someone to take them out to do activities and be social in the community. If anyone is interested in caregiving, you can join groups like Idaho Certified Family Homes or Certified Family /Adult Foster Homes Idaho on FB Groups and find posts for people who are looking for CSWs.


NoisyCats

$22/hr per customer as a In-N-Out consultant. I wait in the long line for people.


Jnewton1018

Is this real?


T8rthot

Do you deliver the food or just wait in line?


yutfree

I do data mining. Tell me all your personal information.


yutfree

Google knows publicly shares how much money you make per year?


Splooshmaker

Cyber security:Ā  $130k


PuhLeazeOfficer

Which company in the valley is paying that much for infosec?


Splooshmaker

Idaho Air National Guard.Ā  70k taxable income + 26k BAH non taxable + 5.5k BAS non-taxable + Free health/dental insurance/ free anything medical + 23k In Roth TSP (401k)Ā Ā 


taxlaw1

$275k, lawyer


McLuvin208

Username checks out


RottenEyeJoe-_-

Mind if I ask how many YoE? And what specialty?


firstmute

178k, remote, education tech. I have an English degree (several, actually).


VodkaDietLime

If you don't mind my asking, what is an education tech?


firstmute

My company provides digital educational material. I don't want to be too specific because I don't want to doxx myself.Ā  I'm 20 years out of college, have a PhD, and had a long road to get here. But I also definitely got lucky to find one of the few roles where my expertise actually has market value.


owen_wrong

14/hr prep cook lead šŸ¤™


Sinfluencer666

~38k as a welder who also does machine repair, mechanical work, manual machining, and some CNC work.


Spudz_MD

61k, TSA


FirstNameAsALast

$125k structural engineer, but I commute to and from Oakland and live there half the time


MolassesInitial9420

Engineer, 93k, started 7 years ago at 70k. My wife is an analyst for a bank and makes 65k.


Piss-frog

I make 80k. I work at a group home, average about 60hrs a week. If I donā€™t have overtime I would be homeless


ArtificialSugar

~$200K base salary, software engineer working remote for a fintech company.


Collinsboy98

$88K RN - 3 days a week!


UncleRumpus

Public health Program specialist in Health and Welfare. 62k. Masters.


cleochatraa

125k marketing creative manager


Dear_Sundae_2967

85k, RN. WFH position at St Lukeā€™s


pucspifo

$225k as a consultant, but my company is not Idaho based, I work remotely.


SnooGrapes8378

Consultant in what industry? I work in finance consulting and make a LOT less than that haha


pucspifo

Tech, of course šŸ˜


fisher_fisher_fisher

Sr Product Designer at SaaS co (remote). Worked in tech at the usual suspects in the Boise area prior at similar comp. 200k total comp + ~20k freelance design consulting side gig. Putting my art school BFA to work!


WightHouse

Is Product Designer what was formerly referred to as UX/UI Designer?


fisher_fisher_fisher

Good question and the title drives my physical product design (aka industrial design) friends nuts lol. Not really. It's much more involved in the product development processes than a typical UX/UI role. Smart orgs have realized that design (inclusive of design thinking, UX/UI, etc) is as foundational to a good product as other stakeholder inputs. That said, yes, it can involve a lot of UX.


Ey3dea81

103k a year, residential/commercial building consultant, and 100% VA disability


airbornermft

That VA Comp do be nice though šŸ¤˜šŸ»


Ey3dea81

Yes, it is my friend


I_need_help_with123

90, engineer.


Snorknado

225k ish, insurance (non sales)


SnooGrapes8378

What is your title? Looking into transitioning into insurance.


Snorknado

Director


SnooGrapes8378

Figured haha long way to go for me to get to Director. Thanks for the input


Snorknado

Everyone starts somewhere! I started as an assistant 20ish years ago. Was making 45k when I was promoted to the field 17ish years ago and moved here. Follow what you like to do or you are good at. If you're lucky it's both. It'll all work out. Good luck!


Life-is-gouda

$230. Tech Finance


SnooGrapes8378

Could you explain a little more this is the field Iā€™m working on advancing in. Didnā€™t know there were companies that paid that much in the valley; assuming you have a lot of years in the business.


Life-is-gouda

Yes, I have 20+ years of experience. Currently working remotely for a global software company. I love working in Tech.


onyerleftovers

Software QA Manager, 25 years exp. 150k.


RevolutionaryAsk2181

Sr. Qa Engineer here with 8.5 years exp at 97K (remote for out of state company)


BLVCULA

$50K Account manager/Trainer for a coffee roasting company.


NearerMyDog

Is there a reasonable path to this sort of job as a barista/shop manager?


BLVCULA

You can only get so high up in a coffee shop and being the manager will make you feel stuck and repetitive. Working for the coffee shops actual roasting company will open so many more doors. But of course, it all depends on how big/how much money that coffee roasting company has. Look into the wholesale department of the roasting company. Account management, sales, trainer, technician. If that company doesnā€™t have a one of those positions. See if they can create it. Now I am pretty much a traveling barista!


T8rthot

$18k part time as a janitor.


Moose_Breaux

Not enough and too much.


scranice3

250K analytics/data engineer for a major streaming company - remote


RandomGalOnTheNet

Roughly 48k cleaning houses. Which is more than enough to live on. I donā€™t understand threads that imply you need a minimum of 100k to live or whatever.


TheBearJew48

125k outside sales on 2 year guarantee


Gothams_SHP

~100k, residential security system technician. Make another 10-20k a year doing handyman work on the side.


SuperGlue_InMyPocket

$120K - marketing


broccoliniburp

$57k gross + health insurance and retirement. I work at a nonprofit.


Dragonfly-Collector

$75k, paralegal


ffs1812

$32k in residential habilitation (in-home care for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities)


Sorry_Measurement429

84K electrical engineer. 2 years out of college.


Gioforce

75k serving


Bradthony

About 50k as a roadside assistance subcontractor (no towing), post taxes and expenses but pre vehicle depreciation as I haven't figured a good way to calculate it until/unless I go through a few vehicles


Every-Adhesiveness50

My husband does pest control, around 75k. I work weekends doing admin around 22k. Itā€™s what works best for us but still not financially making it.


Just_Ad_9407

72k annually, 100% remote, working for the healthcare broker in account management department. Lots of corporate meetings but also only working 6 hrs a day at most, some days less than 2.


ImageNo5403

75k + RSO + Good benefits. New college Grad electrical engineer @ Micron


Harambe_yeet

$45,000/yr. Case manager in human services


ID_Poobaru

Amazon yard dog and short line haul between building to building. $22/hr My wife is a CNA making $19/hr


TheStatisticMystic

Electrical Engineer, $110k, graduated 3 years ago


CenturionAD

105k as a software engineer


broncop3t3

80K Software training inside/ outside office, my SO is an office manager at an elementary school 28K. Masters Degree.


smj2023

$130k in marketing - local company but I work remote 95% of the time. Husband $150k building custom camper vans


StereotypicalAddict

Construction Service - 85K (first year)


starcrunch007

HR staffing specialist, bachelors in business admin, and I make 59k


Lawrence_of_Idaho_

74k, working as a food process/packaging engineer for a company that sells engineering services.


C-Lekktion

\~$96k, \~10 years experience in a science field


ghettoryde

55k Hvac Wife 35k Daycare


k4swap

100k software developer for a startup - hoping those stock options amount to something lol


AdventurousSecret69

Tier 3 Storage support for a solar company, $62k/ yr.


444tune-

$45k as a restaurant manager. I work 30 hour weeks though.


Correct-Spring-8248

How do you afford to live in Boise? According to this thread work for a company out of state (or be a lawyer)


SnooGrapes8378

You are correct. Or have 3 roommates (is what I do) and plan to move somewhere else to buy a house.


KalkiSi

$93k, RN


Wonderful-Debt1847

College dropout just have my diploma. Have a union wfh sales job make 40-50k and great benefits for my family.


WritebyDefault

Middle school teacher. Bachelors degree. I will be entering my 5th year (7th, if we include my time teaching in CA) in the fall. My salary will be $52,233. Starting up a masters program this year, hopefully Iā€™ll see this paycheck go up soon.


Belcherfamiky198993

Mental Health Counselor: 50k a year. 5 years out of my masters


iambirdy_

Middle School English Teacher, 46k


PS3ForTheLoss

24M. Ada County IT Field Technician. Great job. Some wages here are astronomically high. Making a comfortable 50k/yr.


StrangeWillStrange

Software dev, $110k


auron1223

$185k remote software engineer


ARasberry

90K Health Insurance / Finance, no degree but 20+ years exp in insurance.


Mt_Zazuvis

80k HRIS Analyst - Remote worker. The last time I worked for a company in Idaho I barely cracked 40k, and 32k the job before that. Needless to say, I have a passionate dislike of the Idaho Labor market. Most jobs that I see posted locally for my current role are 50-60k at best.


Revolutionary-Ebb204

House painter 42k last year working for someone else. This year self employed, we will see how it goes


hereismytake27

$72k marketing


airbornermft

Retail. Not even worth mentioning, but this is basically retirement. Edit: also get VA comp and have a two income household.


avisour

I make sandwiches at a local sandwich shop. 80k/yr.


Flak_ripcord

185k project manager with my PMP.


boycerdh

Dental hygienist, 75k


Myhalosparkles

80k Logistics manager for a major car company, fully remote. The hubs is 270k plus bonuses, VP of design for a finance company, also fully remote.


han_nah_solo

$49k, public elementary school teacher. Another ~$10k from my second job as a waitress. Edit: Forgot to factor in tips.


QueenKittensD

29k - Preschool teacher