The art to getting a high pay is not so much a high starting
pay, but well-timed, strategic and usually frequent leaps to higher
paying jobs.
x2 
Starting pay for your first job can close eye one
As long as you get the experience first so that you have
something to bargain with as well.
If you don't even bother taking the first step, you might
as well just bitch and cry about low pay and no pay all your
life
