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$100,000 Please do not listen to anyone who even mentions that the average salary is below $80,000, which is completely uninformed and basically an insult to t

by py777 16y ago

$100,000 Please do not listen to anyone who even mentions that the average salary is below $80,000, which is completely uninformed and basically an insult to the profession.

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mattdeboard 16y ago
Citation needed. I think maybe you're basing your statement on a healthy dose of sampling bias.
- astrodust 16y ago
  Since they stated they're not listening to people who say it's under $100K, then obviously their sample set was skewed.
otto 16y ago
$60,000 But, that is with the federal government. 3 Weeks vacation + holidays & sick leave is nice, but with furloughs I'm beginning to look elsewhere for employment. I know spacex is hiring, a buddy of mine left for them.
- bmelton 16y ago
  I don't know your level of experience, and don't take this as rude, but in the DC area, which isn't as expensive as SF I believe, seasoned developers are getting GS13s and 14s here. I was recently offered a GS14 step 8 (which I think is around $110k or so) for Python development.
  - spoiledtechie 16y ago
    Its pretty simple to command 80-100k job in the DC area just working for government contractors. 4 years experience and solid dev skills of the major languages will fetch 95k a year in DC.
    - bmelton 16y ago
      Absolutely correct. For the record though, that offer is for a government position, not contracted.
  - otto 16y ago
    Fresh out of college. Discussing with others it was pretty standard from conversion through a co-op program.
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- ivey 16y ago
  Why do you value your abilities so little? The company should pay you what you're worth to them, not the minimum you need to survive comfortably.
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- trustfundbaby 16y ago
  I'm in this field because I love to code, I love to build things and I immensely enjoy technology. ----------------------------------- I see where you're coming from, but you must understand that a lot of people capitalize on what you just said to underpay you ... and if they do that to enough developers, they can drive down wages for every software developer in the area.
- HeyLaughingBoy 16y ago
  I'm in this field because I love to code, I love to build things and I immensely enjoy technology So do I. But if you want me to do those things for you as opposed to doing them for myself, you'll have to pay me market rate+
gte910h 16y ago
100k in SV = 70k in Atlanta (if not even less) as far as buying power. 200k will get you a 2 bedroom 1000sqft 2br-1bth condo facing the biggest park in the city. If you say 100k, you have to say where. I'd rather make 175k in Atlanta than 250k in SV looking at buying power.

by py777 16y ago

$100,000 Please do not listen to anyone who even mentions that the average salary is below $80,000, which is completely uninformed and basically an insult to the profession.

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mattdeboard 16y ago

Citation needed. I think maybe you're basing your statement on a healthy dose of sampling bias.

astrodust 16y ago
Since they stated they're not listening to people who say it's under $100K, then obviously their sample set was skewed.

otto 16y ago

$60,000 But, that is with the federal government. 3 Weeks vacation + holidays & sick leave is nice, but with furloughs I'm beginning to look elsewhere for employment. I know spacex is hiring, a buddy of mine left for them.

bmelton 16y ago
I don't know your level of experience, and don't take this as rude, but in the DC area, which isn't as expensive as SF I believe, seasoned developers are getting GS13s and 14s here. I was recently offered a GS14 step 8 (which I think is around $110k or so) for Python development.
- spoiledtechie 16y ago
  Its pretty simple to command 80-100k job in the DC area just working for government contractors. 4 years experience and solid dev skills of the major languages will fetch 95k a year in DC.
  - bmelton 16y ago
    Absolutely correct. For the record though, that offer is for a government position, not contracted.
- otto 16y ago
  Fresh out of college. Discussing with others it was pretty standard from conversion through a co-op program.

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ivey 16y ago
Why do you value your abilities so little? The company should pay you what you're worth to them, not the minimum you need to survive comfortably.
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trustfundbaby 16y ago
I'm in this field because I love to code, I love to build things and I immensely enjoy technology. ----------------------------------- I see where you're coming from, but you must understand that a lot of people capitalize on what you just said to underpay you ... and if they do that to enough developers, they can drive down wages for every software developer in the area.
HeyLaughingBoy 16y ago
I'm in this field because I love to code, I love to build things and I immensely enjoy technology So do I. But if you want me to do those things for you as opposed to doing them for myself, you'll have to pay me market rate+

gte910h 16y ago

100k in SV = 70k in Atlanta (if not even less) as far as buying power. 200k will get you a 2 bedroom 1000sqft 2br-1bth condo facing the biggest park in the city. If you say 100k, you have to say where. I'd rather make 175k in Atlanta than 250k in SV looking at buying power.