Some points to add here... 1. The ROI is all that matters. Perhaps he should try hiring one of these more costly developers, it may pay off. 2. There is a glo

Some points to add here... 1. The ROI is all that matters. Perhaps he should try hiring one of these more costly developers, it may pay off. 2. There is a global market for good developers, which means a good developer in X developing nation can charge as much as a good developer in N. America. However, you can get a crap developer far cheaper in developing nations! ;) 3. That same global market is why the recent grad can ask for 75K. If he were applying for MdD's, then he wouldn't be asking that.