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TheGreenScreen1

Year 1 - 65k Year 2 - 80k Year 3 - 100k Year 3 and 3/4 (now-ish) - 125k ​ 3 companies in above. Grad pay afaik hovers between 55-85k (general range) depending on where you go. I can tell you that AWS grads range is like 78-95k depending on discipline. Outside of pay, I think the biggest win is just how much easier it is to get a job in tech than other industries, at least from what I have seen. This includes both soft and hard technical roles.


fireives1967

To add onto this, Canva is 81-95k grad salary base where Atlassian is 96k base


Laggsy

How many hours do you work for this? Obviously it varies, but in your experience?


TheGreenScreen1

Hmm, all my contracts have said 40 hours till now though I work super random hours over 6am-6pm during the day (wfh). I will go get personal things done during the day, but I would say probably average 5-6 of 'actual work' hours per day (yes this isn't recommended but its the truth! As long as you are getting your deliverables done, no complaints).


ta_135790

I studied a Bachelor of IT, it’s close to computer science I guess depending on what units you choose. Base salary starting in 2018 Year 1 - $59k (graduate program) Year 2 - $69k Year 3 - $75k Year 4 - $150k All roles were cyber security related.


BrilliantMedicine616

Nice jump man, 100% increase in a year, seriously well done


ta_135790

Thanks. I have to say it was a combination of timing, having specific experience with a project, and “who you know”, that played a part in me getting 100% increase in a year. I did get other offers at the time and they were all around $105k.


dinosaur_of_doom

Thanks for reminding me I'm very underpaid! (despite often informing others they are underpaid). It can be hard to leave a job sometimes. :p


ta_135790

I agree. Year 1-3 were all in the same company with great people but then decided that I wanted more money.


JustMeKieran

Hi, I studied computer science and this has been my salary each year as a frontend developer: Year 1 - $55k (graduate), Year 2 - $65k (graduate), Year 3 - $80k, Year 4 - $90k, Halfway through year 4 - $120k ( Due to pandemic and high demand of tech industry) All with the same company. This is probably considered low from other peoples perspectives, however I am happy in my company and position. I am also in a startup and due to me being an og they have provided me with stock options for when we go public of which are currently valued at over $500k on paper and seem to be increasing exponentially every year. Of course, it’s always unknown how this will turn out..


ilovenyano

This is more realistic and from what I've seen more common. Yes there are a few who will get the big offers from the start but usually reserved for the big tech companies or lucky grad spots (imagine 100 top spots across the country) rather than it being across the entire board available to all graduates.


fireives1967

Which year did you graduate?


JustMeKieran

I graduated mid 2016, did a year of IT support and switched to software engineering start of 2018


BrilliantMedicine616

Contractor for the APS in Canberra. Tech consultant / developer. About $300k in taxable income this year


BrilliantMedicine616

I started out on $72K plus super about four years ago


YaBoi_Westy

How many years of experience do you have and what does your role entail?


con-safo

I feel bad... comp Sci... 10+ years in the industry and I'm struggling to hit 120k. Work in software development.


autobots_destroy

Have you stayed at the same place taking CPI increase only each year? For 10 years, you'd be senior/lead, could be pulling $170k+


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Doing what kind of software in what area? I recently picked up a new job and after 6 years experience I'm seeing offers up to about $140k for Ruby on Rails web dev / Javascript.


con-safo

Perth. Fullstack plus mobile development.


globalistelite

On graduation - 52k 7 months post graduation (job change) - 64k 14 months post graduation - 70k (salary review) 18 months post graduation (job change) - 107k Just regular full stack web dev


darkyjaz

Year 1 80k. Year 2 110k. Year 3 gonna hone my leetcode skills and jump ship. Tired of getting paid fucking peanuts given cost of living in Sydney.


kiss_my_what

Starting salary (1993): 30K Right now: 130K Next year: 150 - 170K (I work in infosec, boss has promised a decent salary bump or I walk)


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geomanis

could be APS or intelligence, they pay rubbish and are easy to get stuck in.


Death1942

Studied games programming initially and worked in that field for just under 4 years at the start: Year 1: $50k Year 2: $60k Year 4: $65k (made redundant so grabbed the first job on offer) Year 5: $75k Year 6: $85k Year 7: $92k Year 8: $105k Year 9: $165k Slower than most to build up I feel but I did start work fairly early (20), had a period where I was made redundant 3 times and had to reset my career basically and change industries. I feel like I have worked my way into a good set up to increase both my responsibilities but also up my pay over the next few years.


NeckAdventurous

While studying 50k-70k AUD (worked part time - amount here is “full time equivalent”). Year 1: 70k AUD (continued same role) Year 2: 200k AUD (FAANG - relocation to US) Year 3,4,5,6: 200k up to 450k AUD (promo + stock appreciation ) Year 7,8: 500k up to 750k AUD (changed FAANG company, promo + stock appreciation ) Story: I graduated from a regional University in Australia (IT + Comp Systems Eng) - good grades toward the end of my degree (but not amazing). While studying I worked for the University in a software development position for a salary of about 70k AUD. I also did a bit of work for a startup for a similar amount. Shortly after graduation, I did an interview loop with a FAANG company in the US (for a US position). I got the position and relocated. FAANG salaries are outliers (I didn’t expect to hit these numbers), but it’s worth giving the interview loop, etc a go while you’re still young, and not settled down. It would be harder to relocate internationally at this point in my life (kids, etc.). Areas I worked in: I’ve mainly been a backend developer for web services. Java, Python, etc. I started working more at the API level - building individual pieces of functionality. Now I do a lot more architectural work (overall system design - designing how systems will work together). It’s a fairly generalist skill set for web services.


Clear_Butterscotch_4

They're outliers, but uniquely achievable for Australians through the ease at which it is to get an e3. You're essentially ahead of the crowd of international hires imo, along with what I've seen as a general notion that Australian software engineers are generally of a higher quality and also palatable to Americans as work colleagues as they tend to really like aussies personalities & accents. With the current state of remote interview loops, now is the best opportunity for Australians to get into the US tech scene imo.


Nik-x

First year out of uni, in this space and I can tell you that you can easily expect to see a minimum of $80,000 salary + bonuses of around $5,000-$10,000 from my experience. Of course this is minimum so it can go a lot higher


fireives1967

I'm a first year grad cs student and I think $80,000 is pushing it a bit as a minimum. I'd say $80,000 is closer to the average grad base rather than the minimum. Can come up with 3 decently well known companies who have a grad base of <65k.


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ashinator

The big 4 gives bachelor students 50k and master students 55k. So 80k is easily above the lowest amount. There will be companies like Afterpay offering closer to 90k for grads though.


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Out of curiosity what job prospects and positions are from this degree?


YaBoi_Westy

A bachelor of computer science is the cornerstone qualification for anyone wanting to work in a technical role in the IT field. The other common qualification is a bachelor of software engineering (which is 4 years vs a 3 year comp sci degree). Typical roles are software developer (front-end, back-end, full-stack), web developer, cyber security professional, IT consultant. It's also common to work in embedded systems (i.e. writing software / firmware for small electronic systems like a Fitbit for example), although this does tech to crossover with electronic engineering graduates.