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Is this really true? Define plenty of people. An average doctor in America would probably make much more than an average software engineer. If you are comparing
by strikelaserclaw 3y ago
Is this really true? Define plenty of people. An average doctor in America would probably make much more than an average software engineer. If you are comparing the top 10% of software engineers, then we should probably compare them the top 10% of doctors (who probably make close to a million dollars).
- game_the0ry 3y agoAt the top tech companies, yes. [1] That would be standard TC for a senior level engineer. But not at at a typical fortune 500, bank, or any other traditional type company that does not have tech as their main strategic business offering. [1] https://www.levels.fyi/ https://www.levels.fyi/
- strikelaserclaw 3y agoyes but comparing the top x percent of software engineers to the "average doctor" seems a bit misleading.
- SkyPuncher 3y agoWhy? There's a clear skill and education floor between the fields. It's probably reasonable to compare the top 90% of doctors to the top 10% software engineers. In fact, I'd suspect most doctors would be 1% engineers if they put the same effort being a great engineer as they do for med school/residency.