Starting salaries for designers??

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  • cinder0

    Your work and skills are good enough to get well above average.
    You will probably not make 50K or above right away.

    Many places will not understand your value (since a lot of it is in technology that is very, very new)

    Some larger places will try to lowball and make a killing off of your skills.

    You would do well to be a little humble your first year or two out of school even though you are probably in the top .5% of people fresh out of school.

    However, 1-2 years out - double your rate and get the salary you deserve.

    You do need to be road-tested as a worker and as someone who can be relied upon and who can hopefully work with clients.

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