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> Honestly...160k salaries for some sw roles are silly When you think about the value that a single SWE can create it's not that crazy

• eitally 11y ago
  That's not a fair way of looking at it, though, from a business-owner's perspective. You need to look at the overall market, and you can find equally good developers in cheaper parts of the country for fractions (50-60%) of that cost.
  • s73v3r 11y ago
    It's an entirely fair way of looking at it. Just because other developers live in cheaper areas of the country doesn't change how much value a good developer is bringing to your business.
    • suryon 11y ago
      Nope. They are overvalued. Iphone will cost the same or with small differences everywhere in the world. Ironically in some "poor" places it's more expensive than in the US. The costs of living in SF are too insane.It will not create more jobs but instead push bigger chunks of money to fewer people that will not really benefit from them.