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But how can companies in SFO/NYC make money while paying these salaries? My pet theory is that because engineers elsewhere are cheaper their time isn't valued
by snovv_crash 10y ago
But how can companies in SFO/NYC make money while paying these salaries?
My pet theory is that because engineers elsewhere are cheaper their time isn't valued as much and they end up being assigned work which is far below their potential. Eg work being done manually instead of being automated.
- mooreds 10y agoWorking on high leverage problems in high value markets.
- user5994461 10y agoNah. You can do the same work as in SF, or more interesting stuff, or less interesting. Whatever. You're paid less because local companies have less money, there is less competition to drive wages up, and costs of living is cheaper. SF has lots of EXTREMELY profitable companies, it could pay anything.
- nine_k 10y agoA (software) engineer that would not automate their work, the kind of work routinely automated elsewhere, looks pretty doubtful to me. Making machines work instead of people is basically the engineer's job description.
- EduardoBautista 10y agoYou are making the assumption that most companies in SF are trying to be profitable. 100k for a junior Rails CRUD developer is a bubble.