r/Salary is a subreddit with 450k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests, and the community frequently discusses salary, career, job, engineer, and hate.
This subreddit is meant to help encourage discussions related to salaries, promotions, negotiations, relocation, market research based on title, location, education, and experience.
Popular Themes in r/Salary
#1
Solution Requests
: "Need help negotiating salary for new job"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Salary
#1
Salary
: "[UPS Driver] [East Coast] - $149k"
182 posts
#2
Career
: "High-Paying Careers To Start After 30 And How To Get Started"
45 posts
#3
Job
: "[UPS Driver] [East Coast] - $149k"
43 posts
#4
Engineer
: "[Software Engineer] [New York, NY] - 200k + equity"
20 posts
#5
Hate
19 posts
#6
Usa
19 posts
#7
Struggling
18 posts
#8
Tech
: "5 Years of Full-Stack Dev. Is it time to pivot to DevOps for a salary bump?"
17 posts
#9
Change
9 posts
#10
Salary Progression
9 posts
Flair Used in r/Salary
#1
discussion
: "Ranked: The 30 Highest- Paying Jobs in America"
96 posts
#2
💰 - salary sharing
: "[Neurosurgeon] [NE, USA] - $1M plus bonus"
86 posts
#3
Market Data
: "Yes, Lineman do make a lot more money than a Google search would indicate (actual payroll data)"
11 posts
#4
shit post 💩 / satire
: "[Redditor] [Bum Fuck Nowhere] - The current state of this sub"
4 posts
#5
News
: "Housekeepers in New York City hotels will now make over $100,000 on average"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/Salary
Yearly
+127k members(39.3%)
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Last updated: June 2, 2026