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Since it's getting hammered here's one screencap I just made: http://i.imgur.com/YxDb9Sz.png http://i.imgur.com/YxDb9Sz.png And here's the top 250 median salar

Since it's getting hammered here's one screencap I just made: http://i.imgur.com/YxDb9Sz.png http://i.imgur.com/YxDb9Sz.png And here's the top 250 median salary counties as a google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U-opUT1wyVtrWuXxfvARV7xtCq7kJYVgbRniYBOfXoE/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U-opUT1wyVtrWuXxfvARV7xt... Are tech job salaries really correlated to anything at all? When I mention my salary to other software people I get either "I wish I made that much" or "why do you make so little?"

jpdoctor 14y ago
448K in Frackville PA? Looks like an extra zero got added. Either that, or it is about to be overrun with hipster geeks toting iPads.
- spennino 14y ago
  There are only two data points for that
Swizec 14y ago
Tech salaries are correlated only to your ability and willingness to negotiate. That's what happens with a market starved for good people.
- afhof 14y ago
  How do I know if I'm good? If I'm a fresh grad I have no idea if the salary I'm getting is good. Without an objective measure of skill and without knowing how "good" other people are its pretty hard for a greenhorn to know.
  - Swizec 14y ago
    That's why a greenhorn asks everyone how much they earn. Screw politeness and anglosaxon pride and whatnot. Ask everyone. Tell everyone. Observe reactions. When you get to the point where nobody comments on how cheap you are. That's when you've reached the bottom limit of what you should be earning. Ask for more. Also, if you start out as a freelancer, you can iterate your paycheck every couple of months. Do that. Ask each new client for 25%+ more than your previous client. Eventually you will find a ceiling. Figure out how to go beyond the ceiling. Encourage all your friends to do the same. This gives you an environment that always pushes you to earn more.
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jpdoctor 14y ago

448K in Frackville PA? Looks like an extra zero got added. Either that, or it is about to be overrun with hipster geeks toting iPads.

spennino 14y ago
There are only two data points for that

Swizec 14y ago

Tech salaries are correlated only to your ability and willingness to negotiate. That's what happens with a market starved for good people.

afhof 14y ago
How do I know if I'm good? If I'm a fresh grad I have no idea if the salary I'm getting is good. Without an objective measure of skill and without knowing how "good" other people are its pretty hard for a greenhorn to know.
- Swizec 14y ago
  That's why a greenhorn asks everyone how much they earn. Screw politeness and anglosaxon pride and whatnot. Ask everyone. Tell everyone. Observe reactions. When you get to the point where nobody comments on how cheap you are. That's when you've reached the bottom limit of what you should be earning. Ask for more. Also, if you start out as a freelancer, you can iterate your paycheck every couple of months. Do that. Ask each new client for 25%+ more than your previous client. Eventually you will find a ceiling. Figure out how to go beyond the ceiling. Encourage all your friends to do the same. This gives you an environment that always pushes you to earn more.

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