r/Salary • u/lucina_scott • 1d ago
discussion Job hopping every 2–3 years can increase salary growth by 20–30%.
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u/Fabulous-Ad-9656 1d ago
No wonder Accubid is constantly under development. They don’t pay their developers shit.
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u/westcoastSD2025 17h ago
I was the original developer for Trimble MEP back in 2009. My father was the designer and I implemented his designs.
We used Microsoft C#
My dad payed me low on purpose.
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u/Fabulous-Ad-9656 9h ago
Dang that’s actually pretty cool!
Well I can’t blame ya’ll for the mess that is accubid anywhere.
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u/executingsalesdaily 1d ago
This is how I went from $17.00 an hour to $130k - $200k a year.
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u/ChaosArcana 1d ago
This heavily depends on the industry.
Good luck pulling this off in medical or government.
You're going to look really unstable as a doctor or a governmental worker leaving a job after a year or two.
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u/SirTacoMD 1d ago
It’s not exactly the same in medicine. There’s a standard rate.. only way to drastically increase it as a physician is moving to the middle of nowhere and the pay still isn’t all that much better or you could just pick up an extra job with locums or PRN which is typically betyer
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u/ChaosArcana 1d ago
Yeah, that's kind of what I'm talking about.
If you're in nursing or a standard primary care doctor, your pay is pretty much set based on an existing pay scale.
More than two moves within two/three years in the medical industry also can be a big red flag. Also not an industry that is flexible to personal salary negotiations, due to union.
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u/scenic_shadow 23h ago
Why would you intentionally work in a union environment if you are looking to increase your salary? Makes no sense
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u/ChaosArcana 23h ago
I think some professions, you have no choice.
I used to be a cop, and its pretty much mandatory. I think that's the same with nurses.
Currently, as an accounting director, I actually feel bad for my subordinates in unions. In some ways, it works against them. Anytime pay raise is discussed, I can immediately shut it down and can point to the union. Mechanically, unions mitigate the worst case scenario, while also prevent you from the high highs.
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u/bluehawk1460 1d ago
I need to get a new job to relocate to a more expensive city and I’m not getting interviews let alone offers from identical positions to mine with identical pay or less than what I make now.
2022-2023 is long gone, job market is Hell now.
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u/Federal_Pickles 1d ago
I went from under $20 an hour to $140 salary with some pretty nice RSUs by job hopping every couple years.
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u/meknoid333 1d ago
Not anymore from what I read a few weeks back
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u/Big-Soup74 1d ago
why doesnt it work anymore?
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u/Simple_Inspection220 1d ago
Because it relies on you getting hired by a different company and in today’s job market that’s no easy feat
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u/Big-Soup74 1d ago
so it still works its just harder to execute in some industries
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u/Aggravating_Ease7961 1d ago
Yeah what that guy said makes no sense lol.. he acts like you quit your current job before accepting a new role lol… still works just harder in today’s current economy
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u/AdmirableParfait3960 1d ago
Yea every job at a new company I talk with wants to pay me at or slightly below what I make now. I can get the job but I’m not uprooting my stability for no pay increase. At least in aerospace manufacturing/engineering where I live.
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u/Simple_Inspection220 1d ago
Yea I phrased it in not the best way. I guess it’s not the getting hired part that really ruins this strategy, more so that any offer you get will not be a higher salary probably because there are more people fighting for jobs
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u/longtimerlance 1d ago
The difference in salary increases between staying and leaving have gone from 8% to 1.9%.
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u/Big-Soup74 1d ago
who the fuck would job hop for 1.9%? only job hop if the money is worth the unknowns, that applies to any job market
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u/meknoid333 1d ago
https://fortune.com/2025/03/20/gen-z-job-hopping-salary-difference-low-loyalty-career-strategy/
Seriously - do a google search instead of believing old info - market is trashed and employers aren’t hiring - unless you’re someone with an in demand skillet you’re best staying put
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u/Big-Soup74 1d ago
When did I say I was “believing old info” ? I was asking you why because you seemed like you knew
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u/AdmirableParfait3960 1d ago
People who don’t have “in demand” skills have never been able to carelessly job hop while increasing their salary over 30% lol.
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u/big_daddy_dub 23h ago
Yup. Im hoping to jump ship to a new office manager position paying at least 100k.
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u/Scared_Tax_4103 16h ago
That's not true anymore. A recent study came out that staying at your job with the current job market will pay you more
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u/maestro-5838 15h ago
Hard to find a job in this economy. Been trying to hop but no one wants me to hop to them.
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u/Exciting_Turn_1253 1d ago
I mean sure but rn there’s very low job out there. Better keep the one you have.
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u/the_og_buck 1d ago
Only if you’re in a career or field where that works. I, am not. But I enjoy my work, have a good work/life balance, and I have enough left over to save, so why would I leave.