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I'm a little floored by the average compensation of StackOverflow users. 70% report being in the game more than 6 years, but only 5% are making more than $75/h

I'm a little floored by the average compensation of StackOverflow users. 70% report being in the game more than 6 years, but only 5% are making more than $75/hr ($150k/year). I understand that the numbers are a bit skewed by people in countries with lower costs of living, but seriously, a developer in the 'states who can code his way out of a paper bag shouldn't be taking a job for $60k a year. Yet it looks like a lot of people are settling for them. Guys, you gotta stand up for yourselves.

duffbeer703 16y ago
I'm not surprised at all. The average staff programmer at a big corp isn't making much more than $50/hr. Programmers at small companies are usually making much less.
_delirium 16y ago
I'm not too surprised by 5% making more than $150k/year; there aren't that many $150k/year engineering jobs even in high-cost-of-living countries. Usually you have to move into management, start a business, or have a successful consulting gig if you want that kind of money. For example, the vast majority of Google engineers make under $150k: http://www.glassdoor.com/GD/Salary/Google-Salaries-E9079.htm?filter.jobTitleFTS=engineer http://www.glassdoor.com/GD/Salary/Google-Salaries-E9079.htm... Or, say, IBM engineers: http://www.glassdoor.com/GD/Salary/IBM-Salaries-E354.htm?filter.jobTitleFTS=engineer http://www.glassdoor.com/GD/Salary/IBM-Salaries-E354.htm?fil...
tseabrooks 16y ago
I think perhaps you are jaded by location? I can make that 150k a year in Cali, Seattle, and a few other popular locations... (I've been offered a few) but you've got to understand that the 75k a year folks are making in the middle of the country provides a very similar standard of living for the location that the 150k does elsewhere...
cpeterso 16y ago
Perhaps developers making $150K+ don't need to read SO (and vice versa)?

duffbeer703 16y ago

I'm not surprised at all. The average staff programmer at a big corp isn't making much more than $50/hr. Programmers at small companies are usually making much less.

_delirium 16y ago

I'm not too surprised by 5% making more than $150k/year; there aren't that many $150k/year engineering jobs even in high-cost-of-living countries. Usually you have to move into management, start a business, or have a successful consulting gig if you want that kind of money. For example, the vast majority of Google engineers make under $150k: http://www.glassdoor.com/GD/Salary/Google-Salaries-E9079.htm?filter.jobTitleFTS=engineer http://www.glassdoor.com/GD/Salary/Google-Salaries-E9079.htm... Or, say, IBM engineers: http://www.glassdoor.com/GD/Salary/IBM-Salaries-E354.htm?filter.jobTitleFTS=engineer http://www.glassdoor.com/GD/Salary/IBM-Salaries-E354.htm?fil...

tseabrooks 16y ago

I think perhaps you are jaded by location? I can make that 150k a year in Cali, Seattle, and a few other popular locations... (I've been offered a few) but you've got to understand that the 75k a year folks are making in the middle of the country provides a very similar standard of living for the location that the 150k does elsewhere...

cpeterso 16y ago

Perhaps developers making $150K+ don't need to read SO (and vice versa)?