posted 01-31-2001 11:34 AM              

Was in Boston, corporate, doing 38K + 10K bonus (small startup).

posted 01-31-2001 11:55 PM              

Experience: 4 years

Area: Indutrial/ Interior Design

Location: Melbourne, Australia

Company: Design and manufacturing company predominately asscociated with glass, stone and metal products for wet areas and interiors, both commercial and domestic.

Position: Designer and Project Manager

Salary: $43,000 (Australian dollars - equates to approx. US$25,000)

....As a whole, the design profession is poorly paid in Australia. In fact Architecture is the lowest paid profession here and graduates start on the equivalant of US$12,000. My contemporaries and I are aware that our US and European counterparts earn close to double our incomes regretfully. Manufacturing is quite stagnant in Aust. Hence, industrial design positions have dwindled...

...Overseas positions are looking more and more attractive!

posted 02-01-2001 09:30 PM              

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Originally posted by Junior deigner:
$80,700 first year, 401K/ 100% match , Life, health, visual, dental insurrances.

Just a junior designer, design sketch, drawing, computer(solidwork, photoshop,etc), playing games, surf internets, smoking, etc. Vacation paid full, company car Porch boxter.

So happy

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posted 02-02-2001 08:47 AM              

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Originally posted by No more phones:
Senior Designer for multinational telecom manufacturer, 10 years exp., batchelors degree from eastern canadian university, I stare at a computer all day, designing switching boxes, web phones, home/buisness phones, phones, phones... $100,000 (Can.)(thats about 50 dollars U.S.) w/benifits, I live in western Canada and the cost of living is reletivly low compared to New York or Toronto. There are 4 others below who make $50,000 - $70,000(Can.). There are 5 designers in a 50,000 person company.

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posted 02-05-2001 06:58 PM              

15 years experience. My hourly rate is $85/hr, but I prefer to bid jobs and if I do it right, I usually make $800 to $1000 a day.

posted 02-08-2001 12:44 AM              

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Originally posted by cowpattie:
ha ha feel bad for this little girl....
19K (canadian) a year in Atalantic Canada.
Interface Design

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posted 02-11-2001 04:42 PM              

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Originally posted by working:
automotive design,lead stylist-tier one supplier-midwest-bfa-15 years exp before school,now 3years exp after getting degree, 50% alias-50% sketch-50% meetings=(150%)-46k start w/ full benies,401k w/match,5%raise after 6months,5% raise after first year,now $68.5k/3weeks vac.

asistant for me in studio (new job opening)(filled)
55-60K start/ full benies, matching 401k, 1 week paid vac-alias/sketching/meetings

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HELLO, Is this company in Michigan,

posted 02-11-2001 08:10 PM              

12yr experience, 50K AU$ (eq 30K US$)

posted 02-15-2001 12:27 AM              

They paid 32k with full benefits. (remember, i had no degree)

Now, in last year at University. (last semester to BSD in ID.)

working PT at a small design firm close to campus. 9 bucks/hr. Major flexibility and fun environment.

posted 02-15-2001 12:36 AM              

They paid 32k with full benefits. (remember, i had no degree)

Now, in last year at University. (last semester to BSD in ID.)

working PT at a small design firm close to campus. 9 bucks/hr. Major flexibility and fun environment.

posted 02-15-2001 03:33 PM              

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Originally posted by Homer:
I'm a free-lance, one person firm. I work at home designing sporting goods mostly. Small university town in NW USA. BFA in sculpture, mostly work in clay, some 2D CAD and sketching.

15 years experience. My hourly rate is $85/hr, but I prefer to bid jobs and if I do it right, I usually make $800 to $1000 a day.

I grossed $133,000 this year. Fortunately, my lifestyle is highly conducive to deductions and my taxable income will probably be around $80,000.

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posted 02-16-2001 06:56 AM              

1yr experience in Flash

16000 pounds a year roughly

Should i get more???

posted 02-20-2001 05:45 AM              

job profile : designing electronic products ex. music systems, domestic appliances etc.
only designer in organization

experience: 5 years after national ID school with leading firms

salary : US$ 7000 per annum (approx. 3 lakhs rupees in India) No designer, unless he is a manager gets paid around 5 lakh rupees which works out to US$11,000

benefits: part medical insuarance, partly paid 7 day vacation annually, 20 days paid leave, indian version of 401 k plan

tax: 34% of income

we need a revolution!!

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Originally posted by more from melbourne:
Chief designer for manufacturer in Melbourne, Australia heading up major product development projects. (generally subcontracted to design consultancies), as well as hands on work in smaller projects. No other in house design staff but good engineering, drafting group available as a resource

12yr experience, 50K AU$ (eq 30K US$)

Yes Ingrid, we are underpaid

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posted 02-20-2001 09:01 AM              

Some how picked up a job doing webdesign.
http://www.fusiondesign.com.au (sites not up yet...real organised place)

35k shit conditions shit equipment. Its not the worst pay but its still not even close to the effort I put in.

I am killing for an Industrial Design Job. A job where I get to do more then just draft and model other peoples ideas.

Oh and I COULDN'T AGGREE WITH THIS MORE

"....As a whole, the design profession is poorly paid in Australia. My contemporaries and I are aware that our US and European counterparts earn close to double our incomes regretfully. Manufacturing is quite stagnant in Aust. Hence, industrial design positions have dwindled...

...Overseas positions are looking more and more attractive!"

And on that note, I will be in Milan for most of April this year for the the big design conference exhibition (satelite something its called).

I will be exhibiting with the www.melbournemovement.org (I am still to finish their website) so if any of you guys are over there look me up or if any one knows of any jobs going give me a yell!!

posted 02-20-2001 11:31 AM              

ProE, brainstorming, sketch, sourcing, prototyping, engineering

posted 02-20-2001 05:31 PM              

A$31,000 (US$15,000) as head of pre-production (design manager) for WA based Arcade Game manufacturer. Heavy responsibility, but enjoyable. 4 weeks holiday.

(Yes Australian pay for designers is an insult)

Now living in UK. Working for leading Architecture firm doing commercial office interiors and space planning (yuck). Pay = £33,000 (US$43,500). + Benefits such as health pension, 4 weeks holiday per year+ small xmas bonus.

I also do freelance CAD work for which I get approx £20/hr.

posted 02-23-2001 09:49 PM              

untill recently
Senior Industrial/graphics designer/manager for telecomms manufacturer based in Sydney Aus, AU$58k 4 weeks paid holiday/sick leave , no paid O/T- pathetic stock options (priced at above market value). but nice environment- high living costs.