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Why not use the Bay Area instead to compare? Seattle tech wages are definitely lower than Bay Area tech wages.
by partingshots 7y ago
Why not use the Bay Area instead to compare? Seattle tech wages are definitely lower than Bay Area tech wages.
- klipt 7y agoTake home in Seattle might be higher though due to no state income tax. And cost of living in Seattle is way lower.
- hellisothers 7y agoWhat does take home or cost of living have to do with a competitive wage comp dataset?
- EpicEng 7y agoBecause when I'm evaluating two jobs I'm going to do so based on how much money I'll have left at the end of the month. Not saying that's the actual reason, but why _wouldn't_ you consider cost of living?
- bilbo0s 7y agoLess clicks maybe? To be honest, the Seattle part drew me in. I'm not sure I would have been terribly surprised to find that the tech guys in San Fran are richer than the bankers in NYC. And I'm positive I wouldn't have clicked. I'm kind of over hearing about how rich the San Fran guys are.
- chipotle_coyote 7y agoAs a San Fran -- well, Silicon Valley, technically -- tech guy who, after many years, is not making nearly that much, I'm kind of over hearing about it as well. :) If the figures batted about on HN are correct, average salaries for software engineers have almost tripled in a decade.
- Pfhreak 7y agoCould also be company specific. I did programming at one company and literally doubled my income when changing jobs.
- seattle_spring 7y agoI've worked for 2 Bay Area companies from Seattle and both pay the same rate for both locations. It's also far higher than the average listed in OP.