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> really really good (and senior) engineers at organizations that have money / are somewhat large, are known to easily hit salaries of 300k-400k. That's really
by samspenc 13y ago
> really really good (and senior) engineers at organizations that have money / are somewhat large, are known to easily hit salaries of 300k-400k.
That's really high. I work in NYC and know of a small set who're hitting 175k-180k max (not me, I make less!), and those people are a rare bunch. I realize there are people who may be getting up to 300k, but that's probably the top 0.5%-1% percentile.
I've heard these urban legends of 200k+ in SF and NYC - are there people here on HN who make that much, even in SF or NYC?
110k-150k seems to be a realistic range for a pretty good software engineer in NYC.
- carterschonwald 13y agoI agree, 110-150k is the normal good range. The folks I know who are above that range are some of the best engineers I have the pleasure of knowing on the planet. When I say really really good, think "epic, world class level threat" amazing. :)
- samspenc 13y agoAgreed. :) But IMHO, that puts them in the top 0.1% of engineers, and isn't reflective of the "middle class" or vast majority of programmers, even in SF or NYC. ;)
- carterschonwald 13y agoCome to the NYC Haskell meetup sometime! There's really really good interesting (yet accessible) tech talks and really nice smart folks.
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