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It depends on the area. In Seattle, it'd probably be seen as junior-mid-level compensation. In the Midwest, it is more solid-mid-level. Generally speaking, $60k
by cookiecaper 14y ago
It depends on the area. In Seattle, it'd probably be seen as junior-mid-level compensation. In the Midwest, it is more solid-mid-level. Generally speaking, $60k income is solidly middle class, perhaps with a hint of "upper middle class", again dependent on the region.
Salaries for web programmers in the US usually cap out around $100k for the most senior guys, +-20k, depending on the region (the Bay Area being the exception, where senior-level guys will get closer to 200). Programmers who do lower level stuff (OSes, etc.) can usually expect to cap out at something like 140, +-20k. In most cases, you're not going to get more than that unless you either a) become a manager or b) have unusual circumstances around your employment (like name recognition).
- philwelch 14y agoIf you're in some sort of "web developer" ghetto, maybe that's possible. If you have a software engineering job title, you can get over $100k entry level in Seattle, even if your actual job duties involve web development. This is total comp, not base.
- edwinnathaniel 14y agoMicrosoft offers $72k (or used to) for entry-level SDE. Over $100k for entry-level around Seattle seems too much unless that company is printing good money every milliseconds.
- jlgreco 14y agoI don't think that MSFT figure is accurate at all anymore. From what I understand from some of my peers, they start somewhere around $85-90k now, base salary. Glassdoor more or less agrees, for whatever they are worth.
- philwelch 14y ago"Used to" are the key words. Check Glassdoor. It's gone up in the past few years.
- pacaro 14y agoAlso note that "Middle class" doesn't translate well between British and American English.