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that's crazy high even for most of the US
by kome 5y ago
that's crazy high even for most of the US
- weakfish 5y agoThe fact that you're being down voted shows the HN bias in action
- pc86 5y ago$200k is not "crazy high" - it's higher than a lot, for sure, but if you're in a HCOL area and work for a big company (not even FAANG-level) you can make that much within a few years at most. FAANG is even higher - median new grad total comp at Google is about $190k. Senior is almost twice that.
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- whimsicalism 5y agoGoogle is one of the best paying companies for new grads in the world, much better than government work
- Retric 5y agoTop computer security professional can make a lot of money. 10+ years ago I knew someone making 350k in northern VA and a few people over the 200k range. It’s generally an unpleasant job with a small talent pool and plenty of options to move into other areas.
- echelon 5y ago$350k isn't an "incredible" compensation package, and $200k shouldn't be considered high. You can earn that remotely pretty much anywhere working for a FAANG or fintech. I'm making $500k+ in Atlanta as a reference point. As are my coworkers. I'm not super senior, and I'm not bragging. I just want to spread awareness of the existence and obtainability of these salaries.
- crikeym8 5y agoYou are hilariously out of touch.
- echelon 5y agoHow am I out of touch if I'm reporting my actual total comp and that of my coworkers? Some businesses pay more than others. 100 billion, trillion dollar companies can afford to throw money around. They need lots of engineers to keep their services running and will do what it takes to attract them. Just look at levels.fyi! That's real data. You'll see 600k, 700k jobs.
- crikeym8 5y ago350k is an incredible amount of money. You're not adding much to this discussion other than bragging about how much you make.
- echelon 5y agoI'm telling people to shop around. And I've always told people to shop around: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28561460 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28561460 Etc. all throughout my post history. People in Atlanta in particular aren't aware of these salaries and they need to know. I'll tell people more details if they reach out. It behooves me to get people paid more in Atlanta. It drives up market rates and brings more talent here. It also brings more high quality work and venture capital. Before the pandemic, I spent a lot of time recruiting and telling people about this f2f. My improv buddies, people at bars, literally anyone who also worked in software. If you aren't making this money and aren't happy, keep looking. There are places that are trying to fill headcount that will pay this salary. Conversely, there are a lot of new startups that can't compete in the salary dimension and will use other perks such as 4-day work weeks, work abroad, and other desirable things that drive recruitment and retention. There are very few jobs that aren't plumbing crud at some level. Find something that gives you what you want in exchange for crud plumbing. When I start a company I likely can't afford this kind of comp either, so I'll do my best to make it up with other tangible perks. Like 4-day weeks and interesting domain work. Even if you're not making these wages now, it doesn't mean you can't or won't. I want all of us to make bank. It gives us FIRE, financial mobility, ability to pursue bootstrapped startups, etc. Please don't normalize lower pay. It hurts us all.
- dr-detroit 5y agonorthern VA cost of living is about 100x
- kodah 5y agoBeing a SWE with even an implementor background in security is quite lucrative. Someone has to make all the crypto libraries that mathematicians come up with.