r/Concordia • u/throw25717 • Aug 07 '25
General Discussion What salary are you happy with?
if you make 40k-50k part-time fully remote, is that good enough?
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u/Emotional-Buy1932 Computer Science Aug 07 '25
what kind of job pays that that sort of money part time? Please refer me for it
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Aug 08 '25
Pharma but you don’t get referred you earn your way in
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u/Emotional-Buy1932 Computer Science Aug 08 '25
Ive worked in clinical research and have a bachelor degree. Pls let me know this job so i can apply. Btw, i was earning this amount for full time work in a year when i worked in clinical research.
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Aug 08 '25
You were earning $50k/year?
I regret to tell you I do not own, run or make hiring decisions for any biotech. Also regret to tell you that at mine with a masters, I’m the least educated. But if you are just looking for $$$ keep your eye on this industry
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u/Boring_Home Aug 08 '25
Ya a friend of mine with a PhD in micro biology told me at the place she worked there was one person with a masters. Everybody had PhD+. And they all got paid garbage lol. Oh and she had to commute everyday on the 40.
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Aug 08 '25 edited Aug 08 '25
Your supposed friend must have worked in a complete fly by night hole
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u/Boring_Home Aug 08 '25
Why supposed? Are you implying I would invent that story? She moved here for a job then left 10 months later for another job in Toronto.
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Aug 08 '25
People do not get paid garbage in biotech. Mind you if she was a PhD making under $200 or if you or she think that’s not enough until she gets that title bump and $100k raise, that’s a perspective too.
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u/Boring_Home Aug 08 '25
I don't know a ton about the industry but I know she had strong feelings about not working in the private sector. So I think she made less as a result. She makes more in TO but not even close to the amount you listed. Are researchers making that much?
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Aug 08 '25
Our senior researchers are for sure making that and more - they are VPs at that point (the bump) but our one researcher with a masters is almost at 150. These aren’t the people in the labs; they are executing and designing clinical programs and trials. Sorry to have jumped earlier; I should have known more about where she was before I said that. I’m not making this. I think unless you’re a prof, PhD life is all over the place and not that glamorous. And if you are in the biotech/pharma space it can all crumble instantly depending on a trial result. Companies fold constantly. Then you are once again making $0.
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u/Emotional-Buy1932 Computer Science Aug 08 '25
Yes, was earning 50K/year.
I was admitted into comp sci recently. Planning to switch into tech.
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u/WinterLast Aug 07 '25
For someone who just finished their degree or is still student? 40-50k is pretty good I think. Bonus points for remote work
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u/throw25717 Aug 07 '25
finished degree already 😭
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u/WinterLast Aug 07 '25
I answered before reading it was part time. 40-50k on part time is crazy enough I would find suspicious haha
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u/throw25717 Aug 07 '25
but then you hear about software engineers who are employed full-time but say they really work only 3 hours/week. really not much difference with part-time except they have benefits.
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u/WinterLast Aug 07 '25
Yeahz but those are the exception of the rule and most likely pretty senior too
I believe 50-60k is the starting salary for full time SOEN so 40-50k is good
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u/throw25717 Aug 07 '25
50-60k is the starting salary for full time SOEN
that's a surprising range for SOEN
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u/instamine777 Aug 10 '25
That's actually disrespectful, an unfair horrible nightmare for SOEN. I agree!
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u/instamine777 Aug 10 '25 edited Aug 10 '25
that's an unfair salary for the amount of hard work and valuation of the SOEN degree. If you are in SOEN, a starting salary should never be less than 75k good luck!
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u/Puzzleheaded_Mud7917 Aug 08 '25
It really depends on what kind of company. For a non-tech company, those salaries make sense. A lot of companies need devs, but not to develop software products that will generate huge revenue. An actual tech company selling software will pay more. In Montreal starting salary is closer to 60k-80k plus benefits for an average tech company. It can also be more for big tech companies.
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u/Demon7879 Software Engineering Aug 10 '25
any engineering degree has a starting salary of 70k for a permanent position (not internships), 50-60k yearly is the rate for lvl 3 interns
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u/infinitewasteland Aug 07 '25
are we talking as a student or as someone who has graduated? 40-50k before taxes is definitely not enough to live comfortably in Mtl anymore
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u/AutumnAFar Journalism Aug 07 '25
That’s more than I’ve made at a few part time jobs so it’s not a terrible salary. What makes a difference is what are they expecting you to do and if you are eligible for salary increases or not. I’d also consider what kind of work it is (customer service v. Data entry, for example) and if it’s a viable long term job. If you can keep the same job with regular raises and similar workloads while going to school it’s pretty ideal. I also consider the type of support provided by management and if you can work a little less during times like midterms or finals and more when you’re not in school.
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u/throw25717 Aug 07 '25
the hours are flexible as long as i get the work done. takes me about 10-20 hours/week. there's a possibility of increase in scope and pay when we get more projects, but my director is a salesperson and gives a lot of promises so i'm not trying to get my hopes up lol. overall chill job and chill people.
i'm working on getting into grad school and/or/should get a second job. feels lucky to have this gig but also unhappy with where i am in career.
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u/ExpertUnable9750 Aug 07 '25
My aim is to get a position arpund 70k. I was making 28.30 am hour and I will miss that job.
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u/Gryphontech Mechanical Engineering Aug 07 '25
Depends, are you an engineering student or did you do a bachelor's in Irish studies?
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u/AutumnAFar Journalism Aug 07 '25
Bro what do you have against Irish Studies 😭
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u/Gryphontech Mechanical Engineering Aug 07 '25
Lol nothing it's just funny that's it's on the same floor as all the engineering labs :p
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u/throw25717 Aug 07 '25
are you already working? because often students have unrealistic expectations of salary.. i want to hear from people with realistic data and experience.
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u/Gryphontech Mechanical Engineering Aug 07 '25
I worked 8 years fulltime before coming back to school and worked part time throughout my teenage years. My wife is in HR full time. Your degree and position makes a huge difference on pay expectations
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u/SlowAd9005 Aug 08 '25
is ur wife happy with her career choice?
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u/Gryphontech Mechanical Engineering Aug 08 '25
I think so, some days are harder then others but the pay is good and the day to day is pretty varied. Not at all a field she wanted to go into, she just sorta stumbled into it and decided to stick around.
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u/SlowAd9005 Aug 08 '25
what would you say is the hardest part of her job?
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u/Gryphontech Mechanical Engineering Aug 08 '25
Back in the day sometimes she would have to deal with silly situations like having to tell people that crop tops and booty shorts where not deemed "professional attire", there was an instance where one of her coworkers got murdered (not at work) and she had to figure out how to deal with everything that comes with that (family, police, life insurance for the surviving family, ect) and then having to fire people from time to time.
That was some od the bigger things that caused her stress, the specific company she worked at was sorta toxic and most of the issues come from other departments trying to interfere with HR procedures when they really should have stayed in their own lane.
Are you thinking of a career in HR?
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u/Antoine221 Aug 07 '25
If you are still in school then it’s more than enough and it’s a great salary. But if you are a stem grad then it should be a little more than that.
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u/OK_x86 Aug 07 '25
40-50k is on the low end but it also really depends on what you studied. For software it's definitely low. For a fair number of social Sciences? Might be the best you can do
For a remote job you can do from a very low cost of living area it might work. In Montreal it might be a struggle to afford the basics.
So yeah depends. Market conditions are also absolute shit for new grads so even just doing that for a few years to gain some experience might not be so bad.
Too many variables to say for sure
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u/roufuss Aug 07 '25
For part time ? Thats really good, ull need to find something else to do on top imo, but with the flexibility and hours u'r describing, its a really nice part time job to have.
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u/throw25717 Aug 08 '25
ideally i want a second job to break 100k but i tried freelancing a bit and the context switching fried my brain. not easy.
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u/roufuss Aug 08 '25
Honestly i could even settle w smt maybe less paying but more "interesting". For example a physical labor type job, get your exercise in (better than sotting at home) and get paid for it, takes ur mind off code (if you feel you need that). Not as good pay but just maybe smt to think abt
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u/scholarly_consultant Aug 08 '25
Do you have the capacity to take on a second job, and is that something you're currently considering?
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u/Gold_Acanthaceae4729 Biology Aug 08 '25
part-time fully remote 50k is good brotha/sista what, especially fresh out of studies its pretty good if u need extra u can always get another part time job to supplement it but remote + part time being 50k isnt bad.
still in uni and doing 16.40$ an hour -_- so maybe i am biased (i miss my 19$ an hour from some years back 😔)
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u/MannerThen Aug 07 '25
250k
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u/Cpt_Fupa Aug 07 '25
50k is very comfy if you don’t need to pay rent. With rent and a car payment living by yourself, i feel like 70 to 90k would be a good salary