Entry-level means you entered. It doesn’t mean you’ll stay there.
STILLNESS
STILLNESS
The word describes a door, not a ceiling. Starting at the bottom feels like a verdict on your worth, when it is just where the road begins for nearly everyone. The people above you came through the same door with a worse title and less of a clue.
Stop measuring against where others are and measure against where you were in March. Learn one thing at this level that the next level will need. The job you want is mostly made of skills you can pick up right where you are standing.
Where are you starting out and calling it permanent?
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.