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what a perfect job! unregistered	posted 04-30-2001 12:10 PM quote: Originally posted by SF Bay, Calif.: mostly scketching, brainstorming some 3D, photoshop, graphics Design Firm $40k + small bonus + 401K +great medical, etc 2 yrs. experience 4 week vacation + 5? holidays but unpaid overtime IP: Logged
sebasx unregistered	posted 05-13-2001 11:14 AM Damn it! sound's like people in US having hell of time of their life! 3 years of ID in Taiwan. $400,K ($1200us)monthly! sucks to hell!but freelance work here can goes from $US 1000 - 4000)from concept to CAID- ProE. what do you think? IP: Logged
slippyfish unregistered	posted 05-14-2001 04:19 PM I'd stay where you are in Taiwan. 40K gets you nothing, I repeat, nothing, in SF area anywhere, unless you live in a cardboard box and ride a bicycle everywhere and have no TV, cable, cellphone, or girlfriend. IP: Logged
Russia Moscow unregistered	posted 05-16-2001 03:35 PM Some 24K annually Some 2,4K annually Many 0,6Ê annually Pension 250 USD annually IP: Logged
slick rick unregistered	posted 05-17-2001 09:40 AM 2 years out of school OEM automotive designer in Detroit 45k a year plus profit sharing (last year $4250) Full Benefits -matching 401k -full dental, vision, medical -tuition reimb., 3 weeks vacation etc. Great working conditions, New Macs, Promotion coming soon!! IP: Logged
DZINER unregistered	posted 05-17-2001 10:43 PM -So. Cali Senior Designer -in-house design w/ office nr the beach -4 yrs exp. -53k plus bonus -401k w/ 50% match -45hr/wk work -travel to Hongkong -enough time to do freelance too!! IP: Logged
kickassdesign unregistered	posted 05-24-2001 10:53 AM 4yr. exp. BID from Syracuse product and web / interface design experience. Recently relocated to the east cost working for one of the big name elec. company as a designer for new business dept. $65+k with great benefit, 401k with 100% match up to 6%, good people, good boss, company paid for my relocation... My past experience with dot com venture and design firm in Palo Alto was hell but finally it's all paying off. Training and education ( degree / non degree) programs are also offered by the company. no overtime pay though... IP: Logged
crisco unregistered	posted 05-29-2001 12:54 PM From Europe Italy interior design, disco design, furniture staging, 3Dstudio, Photoshop,Flash5 Freelance My studio-factory 40.000$ years A lot of trouble to stay in IP: Logged
to kickassdesign unregistered	posted 05-29-2001 07:27 PM Way to go kickassdesign, Congrats... From the boards it seemed you had time at Innodesign, Palo Alto. Way to go to get out of there.... IP: Logged
ace unregistered	posted 06-16-2001 02:43 AM quote: Originally posted by Web Monkey: 1st class Degree in ID Working as Flash Consultant in medium size Web consultancy in France 1yr experience in Flash 16000 pounds a year roughly Should i get more??? No - Your doing alright - What part of France are you in? IP: Logged
my journey unregistered	posted 06-16-2001 10:39 PM re-graduated from a southern public university in 89 with one bs (non-design related) and one master in id started 28k for rendering, model-making, sculpting, carving, pattern making, designing & fabricating production fixtures. later, moved to work for plastic molder and got laid off due to company buyout learned how to use 3d cad with another older and moved on transferred to fortune 500 company for doing project management as in-house design liaison promoted recently for overseeing a couple junior in-house designers, two design firms, 7 oem molders, six mold makers... higher management level, currently making less than 100K (w/everything and w/o ownership) prices paid: eye sight, half of index finger, life style and hours of sleep earned: self-confidence on design IP: Logged
jr unregistered	posted 06-21-2001 02:30 PM How do you get this deal? quote: 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 IP: Logged
naysayer unregistered	posted 06-25-2001 05:58 PM you dont, it's total bullshit unless you work in daddys firm. IP: Logged
forget it unregistered	posted 06-25-2001 07:15 PM $23,000. I do a lot of errands, running around for the senior people. Am trying to get a better salary but my education was so-so. IP: Logged
Perforated unregistered	posted 06-26-2001 08:06 AM Midwest - manufacturer. Concept through production: sketching, 3D modeling, lots of meetings with marketing and engineering. 45k + health + dental optical+ 401k w/match +a couple weeks vacation. Great working environment. IP: Logged
Bullshit unregistered	posted 06-26-2001 08:18 AM quote: 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 I think if you drove a Porsche you could spell Porsche!! IP: Logged
hello unregistered	posted 06-26-2001 12:28 PM CA educated, 4.5 years in CA bay area ID firm 60k+401+3 wk vacation+profit sharing+ benefits+decent bonus+some misc. living expense paid and some after hour work added up to be 75k without bonus. IP: Logged
Canada unregistered	posted 07-02-2001 11:46 AM 65,000 Can, 16 years, low. IP: Logged
id unregistered	posted 07-04-2001 04:22 AM anyone knows how much UK or Japan designers make? IP: Logged
curious unregistered	posted 07-14-2001 02:59 AM What school did you go to? Thanks.. quote: Originally posted by SF Bay, Calif.: mostly scketching, brainstorming some 3D, photoshop, graphics Design Firm $40k + small bonus + 401K +great medical, etc 2 yrs. experience 4 week vacation + 5? holidays but unpaid overtime IP: Logged
rachael unregistered	posted 09-10-2001 02:33 PM I am interested in becoming an interior designer, but I am still in highschool, can I take the classes while you are still young or do you have to wait till you get older, and how long does it take to finish the classes and actually get your first job, and how much do you get paid for the job. IP: Logged
hopefully helpful unregistered	posted 09-10-2001 02:43 PM dear 'interior design hopeful girl' if you would like a fruitful and proper response to your good question I would suggest you post it as a topic of its own. Use the post new topic button. I can give you some suggestions then and we will not interupt this string which is strictly for incomes. IP: Logged
Kitchen design unregistered	posted 09-17-2001 10:15 PM -10 years experience for retail building supply company; northeast -$25,000 base, comm.+ bonus (total annual approx. $32,000-$37,000) -3 weeks vacation, 5 personal days, 401k, long-term disability, dental, medical svgs. account -40 hours, includes working (1) evening and most Saturdays w/day off during week, closed Sundays IP: Logged
lighting designer unregistered	posted 09-18-2001 01:33 PM BSID - Arizona State 20 years experience Southern California location Lighting fixture design (All phases from concept through manufacturing) 100+K/yr + bonus + 401(k) + benefits + 4 weeks vacation IP: Logged
BCdesigner unregistered	posted 09-20-2001 04:12 AM I'm living in Vancouver and with more than 10 yrs. experience in Product Development. Could you tell me are you working in the East or West of Canada? If possible more information about your company as I'd like to find a job? Thanks! quote: 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. IP: Logged
BCdesigner unregistered	posted 09-20-2001 04:33 AM I'm the ID designer with over 10 years experience, living in Vancouver. Forget to tell you my email: smartc63@hotmail.com, if you can tell more about your company please email to me. Thanks! quote: 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. IP: Logged
Update thread unregistered	posted 10-18-2001 09:32 AM Just bringing this back to the top so it does not get lost. IP: Logged
heartbroken unregistered	posted 10-19-2001 08:53 AM South central US - Retail kiosk / fixtures design and exhibit design. 4 years exp. Auburn University 46k per yr - 401k w/ 15% match - 2 weeks paid vacation plus 7 holidays - excellent health, dental, vision and life ins. Appx. 5-10 hrs of unpaid o/t per week. 50% modeling (3d studio viz) 20%/ CAD / 30% design and sketching Corporate deemed me to be just another number when they eliminated my position due to "restructuring" this week IP: Logged
question unregistered	posted 10-22-2001 04:22 PM I am looking into studying ID at the Art Insititute in Denver. I noticed that you work in Colorado, and would like to know if you have any thoughts on the school. If you have time, I would really appreciate your feedback. Thanks. quote: Originally posted by Colorado, vp design: 72000.yr, I'm #2 in a 15 person design consultancy. the usual 'benefits' i.e. medical, dental, a xmas bonus 2 to 5 grand depending on how profitable we were. ps i have to devote a lot of time in this job after hours, weekends, and all nighters, I don't know if this is fair compensation. (4.5 months of unrecouped comp time, it'll never come back to me) IP: Logged
About Colorado unregistered	posted 10-22-2001 06:32 PM That is not that great considering the overtime put in say 72K or 75K including bonus. Divide by 1.375 for unpaid overtime. That's 54.5 K. For a #2 guy in a firm. Well that's not good. IP: Logged
thread update unregistered	posted 11-05-2001 04:06 PM just making sure this doesn't get lost. IP: Logged
ayune unregistered	posted 11-13-2001 09:13 PM Technology consulting, as it relates to ID. What will work and what won't. Electrical design, circuit board layout, 3D modeling of circuit boards and electrical assemblies. BA Physics. 8 years as consumer electronics designer in Silicon Valley paid $75K. Now have one-man consulting gig in NYC for $75/hr. IP: Logged
tubes unregistered	posted 11-14-2001 03:04 PM 62,500 2 years out 3 yrs exp BSID Footwear and equipment ,one of two in house 40 to 50 hrs/wk Asia trips twice a year plus one to two market trips overseas. three weeks total vacation/yr SoCal location If the Swell is big enough we get the day off IP: Logged
NYC unregistered	posted 11-14-2001 03:32 PM 77,300 First job out of school Full time freelance position No health care or vacation Corporate design office for a major cosmetic company Beautiful office environent (and co-workers) CAD work, concept sketches and renderings. Cost of living in NYC is very high!! IP: Logged
sebasx unregistered	posted 11-21-2001 11:51 PM quote: 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 IP: Logged
zee unregistered	posted 11-26-2001 04:21 PM Chicago first job out of school 40K + bonus (potential 15%, it varies from year to year) full benefits, 401k IP: Logged
Morley unregistered	posted 12-15-2001 01:58 AM OK, time for a little "reunion". Those of you who posted responses to this thread in the past year, how are you doing now? Are you still employed at the same firm? Are you making the same salary? Or did you have to take a paycut? IP: Logged
self employed unregistered	posted 12-16-2001 08:43 PM Just started a new company- I have health insurance. I don't get paid anything, in fact it costs me money right now, but man, can't beat having your own gig, if you can get work, which happens. IP: Logged
EnCor unregistered	posted 12-18-2001 07:38 AM Akron Ohio, 2nd year out of school $36,000 2 wks vaca. 401K, dental, health. Free calinder with company products on it every year. IP: Logged
zee unregistered	posted 12-18-2001 09:26 AM Where in Akron do you work EnCor? I am looking to relocate in that area! quote: Originally posted by EnCor: Akron Ohio, 2nd year out of school $36,000 2 wks vaca. 401K, dental, health. Free calinder with company products on it every year. IP: Logged

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