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Old 09-13-2007, 06:47 PM   #11
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bank branch manager... i guess my question is more of what most 26 year olds might be making with a 2 year degree (which is worth nothing of course).. I have friends who have completed their 4 year degrees a few years ago and none are making over 40k..
Really? Wow, is the pay level really that low in SLC?

Our starting salary for a new college grad is over 40K.
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Old 09-13-2007, 06:50 PM   #12
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Really? Wow, is the pay level really that low in SLC?

Our starting salary for a new college grad is over 40K.
40k goes a lot further in SLC than it does in California.
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Old 09-13-2007, 09:48 PM   #13
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Salaries in Utah do suck. Before moving back to Utah last year I interviewed for several positions with various builders here. I had 3 offers and they were laughable. One was 25K less than my base salary in Virginia. When I asked if there was a bonus program where I could make up some of the cut in pay I would be facing they said their bonus program maxed out at $1500 a quarter. I could reasonably make that type of bonus on each home I closed. I closed 50 homes that year. The other two offers weren't much better and none eclipsed $45K a year.

That's when I decided to go to work for myself if I were going to move back here to Utah.
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Old 09-13-2007, 10:28 PM   #14
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Salaries in Utah do suck. Before moving back to Utah last year I interviewed for several positions with various builders here. I had 3 offers and they were laughable. One was 25K less than my base salary in Virginia. When I asked if there was a bonus program where I could make up some of the cut in pay I would be facing they said their bonus program maxed out at $1500 a quarter. I could reasonably make that type of bonus on each home I closed. I closed 50 homes that year. The other two offers weren't much better and none eclipsed $45K a year.

That's when I decided to go to work for myself if I were going to move back here to Utah.
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Old 09-13-2007, 10:42 PM   #15
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40k goes a lot further in SLC than it does in California.
40K in Utah still isn't a lot of money. Cost of living in Utah seems to be steadily rising. A starter home in Santaquin is now in the low 200's.

That's one of the main reasons I like Ohio. I have no data to back this up, but it has to be one of the most affordable places to live in America.
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what do you do?
I was a construction manager/superintendent (each builder has a different title). I was offered by Destination Homes and Fieldstone and one other local/regional builder though I can't remember.

I started my own development company working on the commercial side of things now. It's less volatile and speculative than residential in my opinion. At least right now.
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25K is right about $12/hour. That's pretty good for flipping burgers, isn't it? For a bank manager, I think it's on the low end, but for a small branch of a small bank, it is in the ballpark, I believe. I'm not positive, I work for a bank, but not on the retail side. Bank Managers generally get paid less than I thought they did before I came here (of course, if you are experienced, in a large branch, you can do OK).
In-n-out really does pay about that much.
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In-n-out really does pay about that much.
True. I have some friends, a married couple actually who both work there full-time and can afford to live in Valencia, CA on their combined salaries.
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25K is right about $12/hour. That's pretty good for flipping burgers, isn't it? For a bank manager, I think it's on the low end, but for a small branch of a small bank, it is in the ballpark, I believe. I'm not positive, I work for a bank, but not on the retail side. Bank Managers generally get paid less than I thought they did before I came here (of course, if you are experienced, in a large branch, you can do OK).
Managers of In n Out make over 100K.
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