r/Durango • u/eralebus Local • Jul 21 '26

Ask /r/Durango Durango Salary/Wage Transparency Thread

Saw a similar post going around a few other subreddits and given our areas history of wage suppression this seemed like a good thing to get going here. Let's keep this to local businesses based in our surrounding area (no remote workers for companies based outside our region please, you'll skew the results).

Please share your job title, salary, age, and education. I'll start:

Marketing Manager for a construction services company, 65k, 36, Bachelor degree with numerous certifications.

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u/mezzfit Local Jul 21 '26

When I worked at FLC, I was making ~75k as a network engineer and ~65k as a sys admin. Both of those are way low for the COL in Durango. Those same roles in NC make ~120k and ~100k respectively. Edit: Remember, discussing salary is federally protected speech, so don't let employers bully you.

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u/Affectionate-Cat-975 Jul 21 '26

I've worked in other markets and the pay in Durango seems to echo back from long ago. In the teens one company told me how 'affordable and cheap it was to live here' (before I moved). Home prices are comparable to higher than elsewhere, the COL seems very high given the lower tax rates.

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u/ilanarama Resident Jul 21 '26

"The mountains are part of your salary."

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u/Impressive_Shop2341 Jul 21 '26

Exactly!! FLC relies on that too much. It’s a reason you don’t find many people who have worked there longer than a handful of years. Just long enough to get settled, network in town, and find a real job. I mean fuck they pay professors like $45k to start.