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Man, I'm 34 with 10 years experience and a CS degree. In Alaska I make 65k as a Sr. Programmer/Analyst. Been at the same job for 6 years. Wages for programmers
by gnarbarian 10y ago
Man, I'm 34 with 10 years experience and a CS degree. In Alaska I make 65k as a Sr. Programmer/Analyst. Been at the same job for 6 years. Wages for programmers is lower than the national average despite a dramatically high cost of living.
Economy up here is in the toilet thanks to the price of oil so looking for a job is terrifying.
I need to find a remote gig... Or leave the state with the intention of moving back in a year.
- 64738 10y agoI'm in my mid-40s and making the same amount in Ohio as a "Senior Software Engineer". But, I've been with the same small company for about 20 years. No degree, though, just self-taught and the odd online course here and there. I have the feeling that I'm shorting myself quite a bit, maybe by $30K or more according to the salaries I researched several years ago for similar roles (full-stack dev minus visual design) in the same town. My problem is I got comfortable. I get along with the boss and other employees (and one of them has been there almost as long as I have!), and am afforded some perks that are very useful, such as flexible hours, private office, no supervisor (just the boss/owner), etc. And, due to being "comfortable", I haven't pushed for occasional raises or seriously shopped around for better positions. In fact, I think the only reason I wrote this was for it to act as an attempt to nudge myself away from "comfortable". TLDR: don't get too comfortable.