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I'm currently negotiating for a director level post... This confirms what I thought : way too low ! I'll wait for more data, but this is a great help for me !

philfreo 16y ago
probably not enough data yet to be significant... but hopefully soon will be useful
sgk284 16y ago
Keep in mind selection bias when looking at these results (and location).
keyle 16y ago
It's not all about the money too. There is happiness at work, prospects, experience gain, distance from home, day to day... At least that's what I found from the highest paying jobs I got.
- jister 16y ago
  depends. if you're single then that be great but if you have a family then that's another story.
  - dagw 16y ago
    I have a family and still consider the money I minor part in the whole job choosing scheme. A minimum of overtime and no weekends and reasonable vacation days so that I actually can spend time with my family is much more important to me. As is having a boss who doesn't get pissy if I have to stay home to take care of a sick child now and then.
  - haploid 16y ago
    That depends entirely on whether you married a woman who demanded vacations, jewelry, expensive dinners( e.g. saw you as a walking wallet ), or a woman who actually likes you for who you are.
- yannickmahe 16y ago
  In my case, what I'm considering is either this post or starting my own company. With the "other factors" close to equivalent (at least in my opinion), money remains a pretty big differentiator.
- hackinthebochs 16y ago
  Discussions about salary compensation are so dishonest on this site. Everyone is so quick to say "its not about the money", yet it's easily proven to be the single biggest factor in any job. If your compensation were 0, literally 0, you wouldn't take it no matter how great it was. However, there are other benefits you could do without assuming everything else checked out. When your compensation is above a certain threshold other factors begin to weigh more. The only difference between people is where that threshold starts. This should be obvious, and thus renders these posts completely moot. I'm only ranting here because any honest discussion about salary always gets short-circuited by the "it's not about the money" folks. It's frustrating, and at this point it adds nothing to the discussion.

philfreo 16y ago

probably not enough data yet to be significant... but hopefully soon will be useful

sgk284 16y ago

Keep in mind selection bias when looking at these results (and location).

keyle 16y ago

It's not all about the money too. There is happiness at work, prospects, experience gain, distance from home, day to day... At least that's what I found from the highest paying jobs I got.

jister 16y ago
depends. if you're single then that be great but if you have a family then that's another story.
- dagw 16y ago
  I have a family and still consider the money I minor part in the whole job choosing scheme. A minimum of overtime and no weekends and reasonable vacation days so that I actually can spend time with my family is much more important to me. As is having a boss who doesn't get pissy if I have to stay home to take care of a sick child now and then.
- haploid 16y ago
  That depends entirely on whether you married a woman who demanded vacations, jewelry, expensive dinners( e.g. saw you as a walking wallet ), or a woman who actually likes you for who you are.
yannickmahe 16y ago
In my case, what I'm considering is either this post or starting my own company. With the "other factors" close to equivalent (at least in my opinion), money remains a pretty big differentiator.
hackinthebochs 16y ago
Discussions about salary compensation are so dishonest on this site. Everyone is so quick to say "its not about the money", yet it's easily proven to be the single biggest factor in any job. If your compensation were 0, literally 0, you wouldn't take it no matter how great it was. However, there are other benefits you could do without assuming everything else checked out. When your compensation is above a certain threshold other factors begin to weigh more. The only difference between people is where that threshold starts. This should be obvious, and thus renders these posts completely moot. I'm only ranting here because any honest discussion about salary always gets short-circuited by the "it's not about the money" folks. It's frustrating, and at this point it adds nothing to the discussion.