Another problem with many salary related articles/discussions is statistical oversimplification. For example, downthread I linked to a page listing the Canadia

Another problem with many salary related articles/discussions is statistical oversimplification. For example, downthread I linked to a page listing the Canadian software dev salary at ~67k CAD, but I know for a fact that there are companies paying 150k for senior level talent. What this means is that average alone doesn't tell you the whole story.