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> SV/US bubble It's not SV, it's the US. 200k is easily achievable for a senior engineer anywhere in the US with the rise in wfh. But what percent of software
by time_to_smile 4y ago
> SV/US bubble
It's not SV, it's the US. 200k is easily achievable for a senior engineer anywhere in the US with the rise in wfh.
But what percent of software engineering jobs are in the US? It's not really a bubble if it's the majority of software positions.
Reminds me of Dijkstra's "On the fact that the Atlantic Ocean has two sides" followed by Alan Kay's rebuttal "On the fact that most software is written on one side of the Atlantic Ocean."
Sure developers in the EU get paid less, developers in Mobile Alabama working locally also probably get paid less, but most developers aren't in these areas.
I also know plenty of EU citizens working for US companies making 200k+ remotely, so it's not like these positions are closed off from people residing in the EU.
Even Dijkstra eventually ended up at UT Austin.
- ChuckNorris89 4y agoI was talking about the millions in assets part. And 200k for EU citizens is definitely not easily achievable. The median is far far below that.
- imustbeevil 4y agoMedian total compensation for a senior software engineer in the US is $138K on glassdoor, and I'd wager even that is a bit inflated. There is no reality where most engineers expect to be paid 200K+. I really don't understand technical people perpetuating this idea when you can find data pretty much anywhere that indicates otherwise. There is just no reason to inflate this number.
- bradlys 4y agoGlassdoor notoriously undershoots and is off by quite a bit. I’d not use that as a resource at all.
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