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I'm very excited about this reckoning. New grad engineers making 200/300k a year in the US vs Sr 10+ YOE engineers make 40k a year globally will be a wonderful
by throw123123123 5y ago
I'm very excited about this reckoning. New grad engineers making 200/300k a year in the US vs Sr 10+ YOE engineers make 40k a year globally will be a wonderful collision.
Better get more tech stock when that happens!
- throwawaygh 5y agoNew grads don’t make 200k a year. There are some rare exceptions. Top kids from top schools. Very occasionally a quite special kid from a non-top school. It’s not normal. And IMO the majority of 10+ Yoe engineers are actually 1 yoe * 10, or more usually 2 yoe * 5.
- rawtxapp 5y agoI think the parent comment is talking about Silicon Valley salaries where the ballpark starting compensation at FAANG is roughly in line with ~180k$ (that was my starting comp many years ago, it probably has increased since). In the Bay, that's the norm, but then again, cost of living is also very high. You don't have to be from a top school, but it does help.
- throwawaygh 5y agoYes, I know. But again, it’s not even close to normal. There are a LOT of engineers outside of the bay and the fangs. It’s a bit like saying that finance pays well in Manhattan. Sure. But most people in the USA who work in finance are making mid/high 5 figures. Wall Street is small.