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I know developers with government clearances that would be happy to make half that. Where are there mythical high paying jobs? FantasyLand?
by dsolomon 15y ago
I know developers with government clearances that would be happy to make half that.
Where are there mythical high paying jobs? FantasyLand?
- sounds 15y agoMaybe I'm stereotyping you as one of the LockMart/Boeing/Raytheon new hires. I know a good dozen personally. They have problems. * underpaid * false promises of a career track to avoid giving you real compensation like stock options or bonuses * deep cuts when the winds of politics aren't blowing your way * poor workplace ergonomics The mythical high paying jobs are in the "private sector."
- dsolomon 15y agoI continue to work for the governments larger contracting companies. Top 50 http://washingtontechnology.com/toplists/top-100-lists/2011.aspx http://washingtontechnology.com/toplists/top-100-lists/2011....
- sounds 15y agoI omitted Northrop Grumman intentionally; they seem to still value engineering prowess. Please don't misunderstand me - there are awesome opportunities working for a US government contractor. However, the "golden days" of the cold war are long gone.
- davidhansen 15y agoThe mythical high paying jobs are in the "private sector." Well, no. In my local market, $120k is very, very well paid for a typical developer at a typical company. The > $120k salaries you see mentioned on HN are an artifact of two types of companies: 1. Venture-backed startups who don't particularly care about cost management. 2. Large, highly profitable software enterprises like GOOG, MSFT, AAPL. Step outside these two realms, and developer compensation drops very rapidly.
- 3pt14159 15y agoGood devs can make that, even in Toronto.