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The graphics in this article is very misleading. The first three salary values are average values from SimplyHired.com while the last value for rock stars is th
by alphaoverlord 16y ago
The graphics in this article is very misleading. The first three salary values are average values from SimplyHired.com while the last value for rock stars is the "average salary for the top 10 best paid music stars". If you use the same criteria to search for the last category (rockstars), you simply find an average salary of $54,000, not $50,000,000.
http://www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/search/q-(rockstar+OR+%22rock+star%22)+-+developer http://www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/search/q-(rockstar+OR+%2...
That's not to say the website's information is accurate or indicative of what people each of these categories actually make.
Salaries probably not a normal distribution, and the real high earners wouldn't be captured by guesses based on mean income. I would rather make the argument that the graphics displayed and information provided are really bad metrics. They are at best confusing, at worst misleading.
- JoachimSchipper 16y agoNot to mention the fact that the author confused 1622% and 1622x...
- gaius 16y agoRock stars not rock musicians in general.
- Retric 16y agoIf you want to find the income from the top programmers you would need to include people like Bill Gates. While he spent most of his life as management most of his wealth from stock gained while he was a programmer.