I don’t know what others think (besides myself and thomblake, clearly), but I think it’s between 3 and 4x under market for a person with those skills in the Bay Area. It’s between 2 and 3x under market in a place like Austin, TX, depending on experience.
People with experience doing the things listed above make high 5 and low 6-figure salaries plus benefits (medical, 401k with some matching, etc.) in industry jobs, or they are university or secondary school teachers who have reasonable salaries, health care, and other benefits like tenure not available to industry workers.
It’s also possible, for example, that they don’t actually want people with work experience doing these things and would settle for folks who are decent at them but have so far only done these activities as a hobby/self-training exercise. If that’s the case, then $36k/yr might be OK, and it might be a good opportunity for someone to get these skills on their resume for a later job search in a relevant industry. If that’s what they’re really looking for, they should state it as such. Otherwise, I remain highly skeptical of the position.
It’s a lot if you’re a student, I guess. The most I’ve ever made was about $2500/month, and that’s working 55 hours a week...at $12/hour. Pretty much any non-student job pays more.
We pay grad students ~$45k for 40 hours a week. Most of them only work half time, so they take home a lot less than that. Of course they also get health insurance. Also, this doesn’t appear to be seeking a student.
There would not be many people who meet the criteria mentioned that couldn’t earn a lot more than that if they wanted it.
You’re right, but they don’t need many people, they only need one.
(Speaking as someone who applied, has most of those skills pretty solidly (from unusual experiences that employers generally don’t care for: professional hula hoop instructor???), but has rarely made more than half of what they are offering)
No you aren’t. $3,000 a month would easily cover rent, utilities, Internet, transportation costs, a healthy diet, a textbook or two per month, and the occasional eating out or moviegoing (at least, it would where I live).
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I don’t know what others think (besides myself and thomblake, clearly), but I think it’s between 3 and 4x under market for a person with those skills in the Bay Area. It’s between 2 and 3x under market in a place like Austin, TX, depending on experience.
People with experience doing the things listed above make high 5 and low 6-figure salaries plus benefits (medical, 401k with some matching, etc.) in industry jobs, or they are university or secondary school teachers who have reasonable salaries, health care, and other benefits like tenure not available to industry workers.
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It’s also possible, for example, that they don’t actually want people with work experience doing these things and would settle for folks who are decent at them but have so far only done these activities as a hobby/self-training exercise. If that’s the case, then $36k/yr might be OK, and it might be a good opportunity for someone to get these skills on their resume for a later job search in a relevant industry. If that’s what they’re really looking for, they should state it as such. Otherwise, I remain highly skeptical of the position.
Note that in the bay area, $3k/month is a reasonable rate for a 3-room apartment.
It’s a lot if you’re a student, I guess. The most I’ve ever made was about $2500/month, and that’s working 55 hours a week...at $12/hour. Pretty much any non-student job pays more.
Agreed.
We pay grad students ~$45k for 40 hours a week. Most of them only work half time, so they take home a lot less than that. Of course they also get health insurance. Also, this doesn’t appear to be seeking a student.
Edited to add: We pay their tuition, too.
More or less. There would not be many people who meet the criteria mentioned that couldn’t earn a lot more than that if they wanted it.
You’re right, but they don’t need many people, they only need one.
(Speaking as someone who applied, has most of those skills pretty solidly (from unusual experiences that employers generally don’t care for: professional hula hoop instructor???), but has rarely made more than half of what they are offering)
Your position sounds suspiciously like mine. I also applied.
Rooting for ya :)
No you aren’t. $3,000 a month would easily cover rent, utilities, Internet, transportation costs, a healthy diet, a textbook or two per month, and the occasional eating out or moviegoing (at least, it would where I live).
It is where I am, but I guess the Bay area is way more expensive...