I'm 25, and compared to when I was 22, I'm a much better programmer than I was... So yes experience does have an impact on salary... and age can be an indicatio

I'm 25, and compared to when I was 22, I'm a much better programmer than I was... So yes experience does have an impact on salary... and age can be an indication of how much experience you've had... (of course one still need to make the distinction between 3 years of doing exactly the same thing and 3 years of learning and discovering new techniques)