I quadrupled my salary in 9 years

How pivoting jobs can be pivotal to your career (and earning potential).

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Jean Kang
January 22, 2024

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This week I’m opening up about pay. Here’s the post where I share my salary growth over the past decade (and a 60% raise).

Today, I’m going to break down my base salary for each role that I’ve had. You may or may not be surprised.

Let’s dive in.

I went from $35K to 182K in 9 years

  • Sales Development Rep at Intuit - $35K

  • Account Manager at Remerge - $70K

  • Client Solutions Manager at Meta - $80K

  • Client Solutions Manager at Pinterest - $90K

  • GTM Enablement Program Manager at LinkedIn - $134K

  • Ops Program Manager at Figma - $165K

  • Strategic Program Manager at Figma - $182K

*note: this is not total comp. My total comp at Figma is ~$250K.

Long story short, pivots can be pivotal to your career. For me: it gave be better titles, more diverse experiences and increased my earning potential.

I believe in salary transparency so I hope this arms you with knowledge to get paid what you’re worth (and ask for what you want).

PS Glassdoor is great for checking salaries across industries and experience levels. It’s served me well over the years.

PPS Here’s how I landed my first full-time role as a program manager at LinkedIn. Check out my story.

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Until next time,

Jean

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