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> decent developer Working in (or for a company from) a very expensive/rich technological hub of the world, i.e. couple of places in US, couple in Europe and c

• distances 8y ago
  I think you read the parent wrong, they meant $15k total expense to employer, so $180k per year. I don't know how large are the US employment costs in addition to the salary, but assuming 40%, the employee would see ~$130k before taxes. Way above "decent" engineer salary for the rest of the world, but I guess that's plausible in US?
  • im_down_w_otp 8y ago
    The common rule of thumb is to estimate ~16% over the top of salaray for taxes, benefits, etc. in the U.S. So I was estimating roughly a $150k engineer. That's high in some places and low in others. But at least in the U.S. in any significant metro area, that's not an unreasonable marker for a senior engineer. However, it hardly seems meaningful to squabble over where $150k sits in the range of software engineer pay scales when we're comparing it to a $495/mo potentially productivity boosting alternative. $6k is a lot less than $50k, $100k, or $150k.