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I work 9 to 6 on one of the most prestigious companies of the country, write high-quality C++ and Java for a complex domain almost on daily basis, and only make

I work 9 to 6 on one of the most prestigious companies of the country, write high-quality C++ and Java for a complex domain almost on daily basis, and only make $15,000 a year. You people live in a great country.

throwawaytoday5 7y ago
Are you willing to say what country and what company you work for?
- deleted 7y ago
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- Bombthecat 7y ago
  At least which country...
gexla 7y ago
That's great pay. I know a lot of developers in the Philippines who make around USD $300 / month.
- nick_kline 7y ago
  $300 a month is astoundingly low. What can they be doing for that amount of money, I'm amazed the cost is living is so low. If they got remote jobs to first world countries they could make 30 times as much if they could do java or c++.
  - Mirioron 7y ago
    It's difficult to get jobs like that though.
    - NotSammyHagar 7y ago
      Yeah, but a 1000 a month for a remote worker who can do java would be feasible. Think about how much you could outsource with just one person's salary. Of course that's the fantasy of moving work away. I don't want that exactly, I'm fortunate and privileged to be an american programmer. But I need to justify my high salary by being very productive, careful, use good techniques and use good engineering practices.
  - gexla 7y ago
    There's an agency here which employs developers for different sorts of client work. Some of them I talked to were doing Javsacript and others were .Net. The employer is Swedish. Other employers are small businesses which have a need for a developer and pay the lowest they can get away with. Cost of living is really low here. You can get cozy two room apartment for under $200 / month. There are a lot of "boarding houses" where you can get a room and a shared bathroom for $35 / month. A small studio apartment may be as cheap as $100 / month. Young adults here will often say with their family though unless they are working in a different city.
keiferski 7y ago
Have you looked into working remotely? It can be tougher for international developers but there are companies out there that will pay American rates.
Grangar 7y ago
Those are American salaries, you should account for cost of living and possible lack of employer-covered pension savings cost with that.

throwawaytoday5 7y ago

Are you willing to say what country and what company you work for?

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Bombthecat 7y ago
At least which country...

gexla 7y ago

That's great pay. I know a lot of developers in the Philippines who make around USD $300 / month.

nick_kline 7y ago
$300 a month is astoundingly low. What can they be doing for that amount of money, I'm amazed the cost is living is so low. If they got remote jobs to first world countries they could make 30 times as much if they could do java or c++.
- Mirioron 7y ago
  It's difficult to get jobs like that though.
  - NotSammyHagar 7y ago
    Yeah, but a 1000 a month for a remote worker who can do java would be feasible. Think about how much you could outsource with just one person's salary. Of course that's the fantasy of moving work away. I don't want that exactly, I'm fortunate and privileged to be an american programmer. But I need to justify my high salary by being very productive, careful, use good techniques and use good engineering practices.
- gexla 7y ago
  There's an agency here which employs developers for different sorts of client work. Some of them I talked to were doing Javsacript and others were .Net. The employer is Swedish. Other employers are small businesses which have a need for a developer and pay the lowest they can get away with. Cost of living is really low here. You can get cozy two room apartment for under $200 / month. There are a lot of "boarding houses" where you can get a room and a shared bathroom for $35 / month. A small studio apartment may be as cheap as $100 / month. Young adults here will often say with their family though unless they are working in a different city.

keiferski 7y ago

Have you looked into working remotely? It can be tougher for international developers but there are companies out there that will pay American rates.

Grangar 7y ago

Those are American salaries, you should account for cost of living and possible lack of employer-covered pension savings cost with that.