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Does anyone have an opinion on how these numbers square with market rates? I make $113k/year as a juniorish engineer at a VC backed startup in SV. Am I hilario

Does anyone have an opinion on how these numbers square with market rates? I make $113k/year as a juniorish engineer at a VC backed startup in SV. Am I hilariously overcompensated?

rpedela 13y ago
$113k/year for a junior engineer is definitely overcompensated even for SV. Congrats. :) software engineer 1: http://www1.salary.com/CA/San-Francisco/Software-Engineer-I-salary.html http://www1.salary.com/CA/San-Francisco/Software-Engineer-I-... software engineer 2: http://www1.salary.com/CA/San-Francisco/Software-Engineer-II-Salary.html http://www1.salary.com/CA/San-Francisco/Software-Engineer-II...
simoncion 13y ago
It seems that market rate for a junior (0->2 years experience) web developer is ~$110k + benefits. You are not hilariously overcompensated. Ignore the various salary estimate sites. There's no way that they have an accurate view of the world.
- krisgee 13y ago
  Are you serious? I'd feel like a fucking idiot walking out of university with a brand new degree and demanding 100k off the bat. I guess the market is different outside SV though right?
  - minimaxir 13y ago
    For fresh 2013 Carnegie Mellon CS graduates, mean salary was $94k, median was $100k. http://www.cmu.edu/career/salaries-and-destinations/2013-survey/pdfs-one-pagers/SCS%20Post%20Grad%20Handout%202013.pdf http://www.cmu.edu/career/salaries-and-destinations/2013-sur...
  - philwelch 13y ago
    In Seattle, you can get similar money and rent is cheaper.
  - simoncion 13y ago
    I am absolutely serious. I know people who are pulling this salary with that experience. I strongly suspect that salaries in the area have been depressed for a while and are now thinking about catching up to the rising cost of living.
sgk284 13y ago
Nah, that's pretty standard if not a little low. Without any change in experience, you could probably get up to $120-$130k with a little shopping around.
smm2000 13y ago
You make what you should make in SV - I think 100-120 base is about average for new hires. Guys at Buffer are underpaid though.

Does anyone have an opinion on how these numbers square with market rates? I make $113k/year as a juniorish engineer at a VC backed startup in SV. Am I hilariously overcompensated?

rpedela 13y ago

$113k/year for a junior engineer is definitely overcompensated even for SV. Congrats. :) software engineer 1: http://www1.salary.com/CA/San-Francisco/Software-Engineer-I-salary.html http://www1.salary.com/CA/San-Francisco/Software-Engineer-I-... software engineer 2: http://www1.salary.com/CA/San-Francisco/Software-Engineer-II-Salary.html http://www1.salary.com/CA/San-Francisco/Software-Engineer-II...

simoncion 13y ago

It seems that market rate for a junior (0->2 years experience) web developer is ~$110k + benefits. You are not hilariously overcompensated. Ignore the various salary estimate sites. There's no way that they have an accurate view of the world.

krisgee 13y ago
Are you serious? I'd feel like a fucking idiot walking out of university with a brand new degree and demanding 100k off the bat. I guess the market is different outside SV though right?
- minimaxir 13y ago
  For fresh 2013 Carnegie Mellon CS graduates, mean salary was $94k, median was $100k. http://www.cmu.edu/career/salaries-and-destinations/2013-survey/pdfs-one-pagers/SCS%20Post%20Grad%20Handout%202013.pdf http://www.cmu.edu/career/salaries-and-destinations/2013-sur...
- philwelch 13y ago
  In Seattle, you can get similar money and rent is cheaper.
- simoncion 13y ago
  I am absolutely serious. I know people who are pulling this salary with that experience. I strongly suspect that salaries in the area have been depressed for a while and are now thinking about catching up to the rising cost of living.

sgk284 13y ago

Nah, that's pretty standard if not a little low. Without any change in experience, you could probably get up to $120-$130k with a little shopping around.

smm2000 13y ago

You make what you should make in SV - I think 100-120 base is about average for new hires. Guys at Buffer are underpaid though.