Starting salaries for designers??

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  • ukit0

    I would personally not take a job at $30K out of school - what is that, around $10/ hour? You may as well be the in house designer at Kinko's at that salary:)

    Look for stuff around $40-50K that allows you to work on good projects and if you are not complacent you will be making $60-80K within a few years. I would say though that work experience is very important in this business. Without any job experience you are at a natural disadvantage, once you have at least a few years of work experience and a good portfolio you'll be able to charge more.

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