Inventory Salary in Austin
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
25th pctl
$63K
Median (p50)
$76K
75th pctl
$89K
90th pctl
$102K
Adjusted for Austin at 1.05× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Inventory in Austin pulls a median of $75,600 at mid-IC, with a top-quartile band reaching $89,250 and the 90th percentile at $101,850. Austin sits at 1.05× the national average for comp. $89,250 is what top-quartile Inventory pay looks like in Austin. Don't undersell.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$89,250 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$82,425 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$75,600 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
Carry the math. Not the maybe.
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