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Thanks for some reasonable(?) numbers. I too often see people here and other places positing that mid-level developers easily net $500k a few years out of coll

Thanks for some reasonable(?) numbers. I too often see people here and other places positing that mid-level developers easily net $500k a few years out of college. I've no doubt that some at FAANG companies make that, but those seem very much at the high end. "Total comp" vs "total cost" are different numbers as well - stock, 401k, etc all can add to the final numbers too, but $200-$250k seems a lot more in line with the top end numbers I'm familiar with.

pault 8y ago
I've been told I'm pretty close to top of market in Austin at ~225
- eclipxe 8y ago
  That's a great negotiation strategy for a company that doesn't want to pay more. That isn't top of market in Austin.
  - pault 8y ago
    Okay, but to be fair I said "close to" and the person that told me that was not offering me a job.
    - mgkimsal 8y ago
      it's also going to depend on how you define "market". At some point at high salaries you're looking at pretty narrow/specialized skills, and 'the market' may only be a handful of qualified people in a given geography.