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I'm not sure if that math checks out. What are usual starting salaries in SF for mid level engineers?
by dyeje 10y ago
I'm not sure if that math checks out. What are usual starting salaries in SF for mid level engineers?
- skylark 10y agoWhen I was a junior engineer, I was making 115k in SF. On average I'd put 2-2.5k/month into savings.
- b3b0p 10y agoWhen I was a starting developer in Oklahoma, making just a smidgen more than half of that I was saving the same ($55k-$60k). Worked barely 40 hours per week and lived in an apartment less than a block from work. I left because I wanted and liked living in the middle of the city and wanted a change. I'm in Austin now and I feel like downtown Austin offers a nice compromise between expense of living and salary and tech community (like minded individuals) when compared to San Francisco. My salary is similar to what I was offered in San Francisco (almost negligible difference), but my apartment is substantially nicer than anything I had a fighting chance for in San Francisco. I bike or walk everywhere and don't need or use a car. I'm very close to feeling like I've hit the sweet spot and being content.
- cblock811 10y agoI've heard of junior engineers making anywhere from $60k - $110k, usually on the higher end of that range. Personally, I wouldn't live in San Francisco itself. I live in Alameda (quiet small island life ftw) and that lets me save quite a bit every month.