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The only thing that bothers me about the software developer payscale is that there doesn't appear to be any merit pay. Being a "10 to 1" will only net you mar
by spamizbad 15y ago
The only thing that bothers me about the software developer payscale is that there doesn't appear to be any merit pay. Being a "10 to 1" will only net you marginally more than your "average" counterparts. Whereas top performers in other fields appear to bring home more than double the average.
- danielharan 15y agoOne of the main reasons why you should start your own company :)
- orijing 15y agoInterestingly, there was a discussion on Quora on this exact point: http://www.quora.com/10X-Engineers/Why-are-the-best-programmers-10x-more-productive-than-mediocre-programmers-but-paid-only-3x-as-much-Why-aren-t-they-paid-10x-as-much http://www.quora.com/10X-Engineers/Why-are-the-best-programm... Yishan Wong, one of the early engineers at Facebook, claims that 10x engineers are actually compensated much better than they appear to be, and suggests that many of these 10x engineers make their fortune in their own ventures.
- nandemo 15y agoBut he provides no evidence for the hypothesis that '"10x" programmers typically do not work for salaries, but end up leaving companies and starting their own (or joining as very early key employees)'. I think there's little connection between being a "10x" programmer and being entrepeneurial.
- eliben 15y agoSadly, this is because about 80% of programmers think they are "10 to 1".