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For every engineer on six figures there will be many many of them on five figures. We read about six-figure engineer salaries because people write about them. $
by tomfanning 5y ago
For every engineer on six figures there will be many many of them on five figures. We read about six-figure engineer salaries because people write about them. $100k is well above the US median. I don't think there should be an absolute expectation that every engineer position earns $100k even at 10 years experience. Some will, but many won't.
- giantg2 5y agoActually, BLS says about $110k is the US median dev salary.
- yitchelle 5y agoThat figure must be for a particular niche, ie Software engineering based around SF.
- conro1108 5y agoNo, it isn't: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/software-developers.htm https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/...
- yitchelle 5y agoThanks for the link. That link says it is a the median salary for "Software Developers, Quality Assurance Analysts, and Testers". I thought the OP meant the median salary for the entire American population.